Mongolian Warriors

Signals were given by banners, occasionally by beating the kettle or by smoke signals. Remarkably, the Mongols fought in silence. Among them, there was absolutely no histrionics and striving for effect. This might be because of the more feminine nature of their spiritual origin. In the West, mistaken ideas abound about the merciful feminine principle and the merciless and belligerent masculine. In the Siberian and Inner Asian spiritual universe, the dark female forces have invariably been considered very formidable in every respect, and much more pitiless than the male principle. Accordingly, the most skilled Mongol women (even if they formed a small minority) waged war together with the men. This is a historical fact that has been downplayed, perhaps partly because of a subconscious reluctance to accept that women also can be warriors. Nor did the Mongols subscribe to Western ideals of manliness. One of their most formidable tactical moves was the retreat. In the face of a strong opponent, they would more often than not withdraw. This maneuver was often interpreted as implying cowardice and lack of strength. In reality, the Mongols wanted the opponent forces to pursue them, and thus expose their weaknesses. This is the Asiatic principle, known from martial arts like ju jitsu and kung fu, of being soft and yielding where the opponent is strong, and be hard and offensive at spots where weakness is encountered. This principle was developed into a fine art by the Mongols. The principle of brute strength, heavy swords and armor is effective in narrow streets of cities, inside castles and fortresses, but in the open field it pays off to be nimble, smart and alert.

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[Maro873]

God bless MONGOLIA!

From HUNGARY!

[Enedre]

5 Stars!!!!

[Mongoldai9]

Miss good old days....

Ah~~ Lots of our enemies lost their heads. And arrow shot on their neck and forehead...

Good hunting season, indeed...

[asahakvho]

god bless Hungary too

from Mongolia

[ebutuoymp3]

If you are from russia, hungary, turkey, china, korea and everything in between behold your mongol grand daddy.

[fuzzwarmy]

"the most skilled Mongol women (even if they formed a small minority) waged war together with the men." Celtic women too.

"This is the Asiatic principle, known from martial arts like ju jitsu and kung fu, of being soft and yielding where the opponent is strong, and be hard and offensive at spots where weakness is encountered." Yes, it is a fractal principle.

[jirkhai]

bull shit korean history's full catastrophe

[kx06]

@LightSpeedCripple your wrong, the Mongols controlled Russian for more then 300 years. They did what the Western European failed to do. get your fact straight.

[AltaicUnity]

@LightSpeedCripple There was no need for the Mongols to annihilate the Russians, they were never a threat to the steppes. They just colonized their lands for expansionist purposes. The Kwarezem Empire and the rest of the Central Asian populace was nearby and hostile to Altaic people. That is why Central Asia went under population and language replacement to be filled with predominantly Turkic speakers. Also, losing Russia was not as a big as a blow as losing China to the Mongol Empire.

[AltaicUnity]

@LightSpeedCripple But the point is, Mongols successfully conquered Rus...for 300 years. Your argument was that the Mongol Empire fell since they tried to invade Rus. My argument was that they fell due to internecine warfare and petty inter-tribal disturbances. When the Mongol Empire broke into separate, independent fragments, that was the beginning of the end and the point of no return, Turko-Mongols when united could destroy anyone on the planet, as the full Mongol Empire has proven.

[AltaicUnity]

@xiaotianlang You're a fucking dumbass, stop talking.

[AltaicUnity]

@LightSpeedCripple I don't know if you have studied the Mongol Empire at all, but the Golden Horde not only successfully invaded Rus, but held it under control for almost 300 years, the most successful Mongol khanate during the empire. The only mistakes Mongols made was the centuries old mistake of forsaking our tribal brothers over trivial differences. When the Yuan dynasty fell, the Golden Horde, Ilkh-Khanate, and Chagatai khanates did nothing to help, even though they had the means to do so.