▁k u ji ▁symbol ism ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁T ao ism ▁is ▁very ▁apparent ▁in ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁k u - ji , ▁in ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁y in / in ▁and ▁y ang / y ō ▁aspects ▁to ▁k u - ji ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁by ▁the ▁pract ition er . ▁There ▁are ▁five ▁y ang / y ō - s yll ables , ▁and ▁four ▁y in / in - s yll ables . ▁In ▁on my ō do ▁philosophy ▁y in / in ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁relative , ▁to ▁benefit ▁self , ▁def ensive ; ▁y ang / y ō ▁is ▁absolute , ▁to ▁use ▁against ▁others , ▁off ensive . ▁Thus , ▁when ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁imp lied ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁sy ll ables ▁in ▁k u - ji ▁it ▁is ▁apparent ▁that ▁the ▁in - s yll ables ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁self , ▁and ▁the ▁y ō - s yll ables ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁attack ▁outside ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁The ▁y in ▁and ▁y ang ▁theory ▁of ▁k u ji ▁also ▁car ries ▁over ▁to ▁k u ji ▁ki ri . ▁In ▁k u ji ▁ki ri ▁the ▁vertical ▁stro kes / slash es ▁represent ▁the ▁y in / in ▁sy ll ables , ▁while ▁the ▁horizontal ▁stro kes / slash es ▁represent ▁the ▁y ang / yo ▁sy ll ables . ▁Thus ▁in ▁k u ji ▁ki ri ▁the ▁pract ition er ▁is ▁first ▁making ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁horizontal ▁slash