And there are many cases in which the method of the mind (how to control one's mind, or the techniques regarding the mind) and the religious philosophy attached to Zen, the Esoteric Buddhism, or Confucianism have been closely connected to the physical arts of kobudo and were handed down together.
また禅、密教や儒学と結びついた心法（心の持ち方、心に関する技術）や宗教的理念が身体技術と密接に結びついた形で伝承されている場合が多い。