Sun Tzu The Art Of War 10/10

IV. TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS


1. Sun Tzu said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
3. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

4. Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

5. Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.

6. Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.

7. The general who is skilled in defense hides in the most secret recesses of the earth; he who is skilled in attack flashes forth from the topmost heights of heaven. Thus on the one hand we have ability to protect ourselves; on the other, a victory that is complete.

8. To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

9. Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole Empire says, "Well done!"

10. To lift an autumn hair is no sign of great strength; to see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight; to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear.

11. What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.

12. Hence his victories bring him neither reputation for wisdom nor credit for courage.

13. He wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

14. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.

15. Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

16. The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.

17. In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory.

18. Measurement owes its existence to Earth; Estimation of quantity to Measurement; Calculation to Estimation of quantity; Balancing of chances to Calculation; and Victory to Balancing of chances.

19. A victorious army opposed to a routed one, is as a pound's weight placed in the scale against a single grain.

20. The onrush of a conquering force is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep.

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[plateker]

Now how to put thease techniques into use in

starcraft

[MilitiaHQ]

@plateker It would be my hope that you would be gearing yourself up for the real coming storm thats coming. Everyone should be talking about prepping at this stage.

[sniperdude5236]

thumbs up if u watched all 10 of the vids. cause it is definitely worth watching.

[WSWarthog]

I enjoyed this documentary more than I usually do this sort of thing. It went into just enough depth to make it possible for me to learn something without being confused or bored and used just enough special effects and commentary to make it entertaining without making it condescending. What I mean by the second point is that often these documentaries will spew irrelevant and useless information (e.g. the bridge is as long as a hundred cars)...but not so much in this documentary.

[PatrickEngSU]

Despite what I think about some of the doc's views, it is an very entertaining doc. Thanks for uploading it

[HistoryHmoobGuy]

THE GREAT ASIAN RACE !

[DragonOfQin]

@jdotc95 Sun Tzu fought under Wu state during China's Warring States Period. So yes he did participate in wars as Wu State General.

[positiveKani]

thanks!!!!

[jdotc95]

so did sun tzu actually fight in the wars him self ?? 

[reeko3100]

This shit rocks . I think playing GO is more effective than playing Chess in most cases in terms of warfare!!!!!

[WSWarthog]

@PimpingRice

Thanks for the heads up.

[PimpingRice]

Everyone who loved this will also love "Samurai - Miyamoto Musashi Documentary"

[PimpingRice]

@WSWarthog You should also watch Musashi Miyamo documentary, both Sun Tzu and Musashi Miyamoto holds great knowledge of the art of strategy.

[ACX352395]

I keep Sun Tzu in mind when I play chess :P