"With Heaven and Earth as my witness, I stand before the Creator of Mankind. I strive for knowledge and wisdom with the five senses and beyond the five senses.
I will strive for the love of all mankind and there will be no needless shedding of blood.
I bow not in submission to you but in respect to you.
I extend the hand of friendship to you over the hand of war and I look to the Creator for divine guidance.
I am trained to be a warrior of wisdom, if my peace and friendship is rejected.
I stand in symbolism, for I serve only the Creator, my Country, and my family and I owe no allegiance to any foreign king.
With my mind and my heart, I cherish the knowledge my teachers have given me, for it is my very life in combat.
I am prepared to go against you even if your skill is greater than mine.
And if my body should fall in combat, only my physical body is defeated, for my fighting spirit and soul will arise to the Heavens, for they are unconquerable."