THE BASELINE PURPOSE OF BUDO IS TO SEND A MAN TO HIS DEATH WITH A SINGLE BLOW; TO THIS END, MASTERY OF THE WAYS OF DEATH IS OF IMPORTANCE; ONLY THEN, CAN WE REALIZE THE PRECIOUNESS OF LIFE. TO THIS REASON, ONE MUST OBEY ONE’S TEACHER IMPLICITLY IN PRACTICE AND NEVER ENGAGE IN SENSELESS ACTIONS.