Says Chen: "It takes patience to smith a sword. The artistic aspect of the process is a sort of expression through action; the craft aspect is a kind of self-cultivation. You have to concentrate to make a sword. You can't let yourself be distracted."
陳天陽強調：「打劍第一要有耐性，因為『藝』是一種行動的表現，『術』是一種內在的修養，打劍要專心不能分神。」