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Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
Action has much more credibility than mere threatening or fiery words, hitting back, for instance, even in some small, symbolic way, will show that you mean what you say.
To deter aggressors you must become adept at deception, manipulating appearances and their perceptions of you - valuable skills that can be applied to all aspects of daily warfare:
1. Surprise with a bold maneuver
2. Reverse the threat
3. Seem unpredictable and irrational
4. Play on people's natural paranoia
5. Establishing a frightening reputation
If you learn how to hold back, waiting for the right moment to launch an unexpected counterattack, weakness can become strength.
A defensive position is the perfect way to disguise an offensive maneuver, a counterattack; an offensive maneuver is the best way to defend a weak position.
Fuse defense and offense to set up the perfect trap.
When an attacking army suddenly has to go on the defensive, its spirit crumbles.
In a dangerous moment, when those around you see only doom and the need to retreat, that is when you smell an opportunity. by playing weak you can seduce your aggressive enemies to come at you full throttle. Then catch them off guard by switching to the offense when they least expect it. Mixing offense and defense in this fluid fashion, you will stay one step ahead of your inflexible opponents. The blows are the ones they never see coming.
Aggression is deceptive: it inherently hides weakness.
It is easy to give in to impatience and make the first move, but there is more strength in holding back, patiently letting the other person make the play. That inner strength will almost always prevail over outward aggression.
Time is on your side. Make your counterattacks swift and sudden -- like the cat who creeps on padded paws to suddenly pounce on its prey. Make jutitsu your styple in almost everything you do: it is your way of responding to aggression in everyday life, your way of facing circumstances. Let events come to you, saving valuable time and energy for those moments when you blaze with the counterattack.
The counterattack principle is infinitely applicable to any competitive environment or form of conflict, since it is based on certain truths of human nature. We are inherently impatient creatures. We find it hard to wait; we want our desires to be satisfied as quickly as possible. This is a tremendous weakness, for it means that in any given situation we often commit ourselves without enough thought. In charging ahead we limit our options and get ourselves in trouble. Patience, on the other hand, particularly in war, pays unlimited dividends: it allows us to sniff out opportunities, to time a counter-blow that will catch the enemy by surprise. A person who can lie back and wait for the right moment to take action will almost always have an advantage over those who give in to their natural impatience.
"Sometimes you accomplish most by doing nothing."
"Beyond the reach of the enemy."
"Only your enemy can allow you to win."
Action has much more credibility than mere threatening or fiery words, hitting back, for instance, even in some small, symbolic way, will show that you mean what you say.
To deter aggressors you must become adept at deception, manipulating appearances and their perceptions of you - valuable skills that can be applied to all aspects of daily warfare:
1. Surprise with a bold maneuver
2. Reverse the threat
3. Seem unpredictable and irrational
4. Play on people's natural paranoia
5. Establishing a frightening reputation
If you learn how to hold back, waiting for the right moment to launch an unexpected counterattack, weakness can become strength.
A defensive position is the perfect way to disguise an offensive maneuver, a counterattack; an offensive maneuver is the best way to defend a weak position.
Fuse defense and offense to set up the perfect trap.
When an attacking army suddenly has to go on the defensive, its spirit crumbles.
In a dangerous moment, when those around you see only doom and the need to retreat, that is when you smell an opportunity. by playing weak you can seduce your aggressive enemies to come at you full throttle. Then catch them off guard by switching to the offense when they least expect it. Mixing offense and defense in this fluid fashion, you will stay one step ahead of your inflexible opponents. The blows are the ones they never see coming.
Aggression is deceptive: it inherently hides weakness.
It is easy to give in to impatience and make the first move, but there is more strength in holding back, patiently letting the other person make the play. That inner strength will almost always prevail over outward aggression.
Time is on your side. Make your counterattacks swift and sudden -- like the cat who creeps on padded paws to suddenly pounce on its prey. Make jutitsu your styple in almost everything you do: it is your way of responding to aggression in everyday life, your way of facing circumstances. Let events come to you, saving valuable time and energy for those moments when you blaze with the counterattack.
The counterattack principle is infinitely applicable to any competitive environment or form of conflict, since it is based on certain truths of human nature. We are inherently impatient creatures. We find it hard to wait; we want our desires to be satisfied as quickly as possible. This is a tremendous weakness, for it means that in any given situation we often commit ourselves without enough thought. In charging ahead we limit our options and get ourselves in trouble. Patience, on the other hand, particularly in war, pays unlimited dividends: it allows us to sniff out opportunities, to time a counter-blow that will catch the enemy by surprise. A person who can lie back and wait for the right moment to take action will almost always have an advantage over those who give in to their natural impatience.
"Sometimes you accomplish most by doing nothing."
"Beyond the reach of the enemy."
"Only your enemy can allow you to win."
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