6 Weak Points & Strong | The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Animated)

[@Obtaineudaimonia]

"All cruelty springs from weakness." - *Seneca* 0:00 - Lesson 1: First In The Field 0:58 - Lesson 2: Imposing Your Will 1:42 - Lesson 3: Cause The Approach 2:28 - Lesson 4: Harass, Starve, Move 3:11 - Lesson 5: March Without Distress 3:57 - Lesson 6: Undefended Attacks 4:36 - Lesson 7: Subtlety & Secrecy 5:19 - Lesson 8: Force An Engagement 6:07 - Lesson 9: Deceive To Avoid Conflict 7:05 - Lesson 10: Protect The Attack Point 7:50 - Lesson 11: How To Spread Resources 8:59 - Lesson 12: Know The Time & Place 9:44 - Lesson 13: It's Not The Size Of The Dog In The Fight 10:35 - Lesson 14: Compare Opposing Armies 11:14 - Lesson 15: Conceal Tactics 11:59 - Lesson 16: The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy 12:59 - Lesson 17: Surprise > Repeated Tactics 13:56 - Lesson 18: Avoid Strong, Strike Weak 14:38 - Lesson 19: Conditions Are Not Constant 15:20 - Lesson 20: Modify Tactics To Win

[@novkorova2774]

Objective history, not tainted by preconceived ideas, which by any means are present in the text.

[@SiimLand]

12:00 "All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" - Sun Tzu The best quote here.

[@Anas-gb4nx]

Siim Land Saladin won the battle I heard, isn't it a wrong example?

[@MrStenstrand]

Siim Land 

[@setioryski5961]

Actually it is pretty hard to understand.

[@mollywantshugs5944]

Saladin won the war, but Richard won the battle.

[@supremesyb]

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[@demongrenade2748]

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." That's not in this video, but its a Sun Tzu quote I had on my wall for many years. To use a tactic that does not serve a greater strategy is to panic at the moment of truth, and thus, signal your defeat. To have a strategy, even one without a set of tactics, ensures victory against any opponent who lacks a strategy. It's the Strategy that matters, not the tactics. All tactics need to serve a strategy.

[@hudsonsances8240]

Tactics with no strategy are a means with no end

[@gabrialblast2007]

Can you give an example?

[@hazemluo5074]

@@gabrialblast2007You can see in American’s invasion and failure in Afghanistan

[@hazemluo5074]

First example is Egypt vs British over Suez Canal, the second is the Us vs Afghanistan

[@kyriacosstavrinides893]

He really likes drawing swords.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

With the first thing, it's sometimes better to deploy second as you can observe enemy units and formations and plan accordingly. Like with most of these points, context is key

[@foxymetroid]

Sometimes, though it's often better to attack the enemy before his preparations are complete. Attack him before his artillery is properly set up and your forces will face fewer incoming artillery shells. Attack before his defenses are complete and he forces will take more damage while yours take less. Of course, that works best when the enemy isn't ready. Your idea is better in situations where the enemy is ready to defend, but not necessarily ready to attack just yet. Wait too long and you'll be on the receiving end of an attack.

[@SantomPh]

you have to be there first to observe. using scouts and recon turns you into the attacker and rhem the defender

[@foxymetroid]

The attacker often has more say in where the battle takes place than the defender. A good defensive position has the disadvantage of not being able to be moved. If his defenses are too much for your forces, try to bypass them and either attack him from a better position, attack his lines of supply and communication, or just ignore him if taking him out isn't that important at the moment.

[@fisharepeopletoo9653]

"Context is key" is why some of these rules seem to contradict themselves.

[@Alpha-kt4yl]

Even if you're just observing, you're not letting the enemy impose their will on you

[@user-qj1bt1uv2n]

World War I is a perfect example of what happens when you don't follow Sun Tsu' s example.

[@Moepowerplant]

Some of these look like just plain common sense, but then again, I think Sun Tzu wrote the treatise simply to replace aristocratic theatrics and grandiose heroics during Zhou period wars with practical common sense.

[@AlexCio]

Absolutely informative like always! And like you pointed it at the beginning, it is all about making the first move. But we are living in a world where people are waiting to do others something instead of starting it on their own. We totally lost the ability to do things first, we are more a society of watchers and a few that are broadcasting and creating new things....

[@rileyvonbevern4652]

Are you not seeing all the technological leaps humanity has gained in the past 30+ years? We have been innovating better and faster than at any point in history. Human society is unrecognizable even from 50 years ago!

[@PersonalPower]

I watch a lot of videos like this one and I myself make them, but noone is using music and soundeffects that well! keep up the good work!

[@Illisil]

In lesson #19, it should have mentioned that the Spartans were eventually overrun by the Athenians because the Spartans refused to stop using their phalanx tactic. Once the studious Athenians had learns the Spartan's Phalanx they simply devised a means to defeat it. The Spartans, unwilling to innovate or evolve were crushed. The same principle applies to the French Maginot line and its circumvention by the Nazi forces in the second World War.

[@Danspy501st]

@Romano Coombs I had heard somewhere that Athenians was better at naval warfare than the Spartans, and reversed on the ground. If it is true, I have no idea about

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Patton took the force an engagement further. Simply passing German fortifications and leaving them to rot while pushing past them and forcing them to make a break for their lines or surrender

[@satnamo]

Heaven-born Captain!

[@tonybalch5017]

Love this channel very informative keep it up!

[@Hawtload]

3:57 Sun Tzu teaches you a valuable lesson about how gun free zones lead to mass shootings

[@dyingearth]

Yep. It's a nice juicy target for the would be attacker that there will not be opposition in the area.

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Logical

[@williamtower5702]

I really wish sun tzu would of had business advice- thatd be a hell of a store- lol

[@JamesHuggett_]

Business is like War you can use Sun Tzu's Art of War in business tactics plenty of CEOs and others do so

[@popinmo6936]

Good videos deserves more view I now know how to be a general

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

This dude has the perfect british accent

[@nicholaspeters6943]

Very good video

[@thisisbob1001]

Good vid

[@MichaelHarto]

lesson that i got... don't mess with short people like napoleon, they're cunning and shrewd

[@mmafanuk]

can't find a decent summary on the book of 5 rings...might be a good one to do

[@Obtaineudaimonia]

Noted 🙂

[@uexkeru]

The Book of Five Rings would be a very difficult book to do in the same amount of detail, because several sections deal specifically with Japanese fencing and you're supposed to understand the concept through physical practice of his fighting style. It's still an excellent strategy book for the general public, but those of us not practicing Niten Ichi Ryu are going to miss a few points intended by the text. Additional research and good translations with footnotes can go a long way though

[@Pete9071]

Hey, How has your channel blown up so much recently? What have you done differently? Could you make a video on this? Thanks!

[@gibson9516]

My guess is people are preparing for war. The channel hasn't changed, people have.

[@wirwir3124]

@Dude thank you.

[@benquinney2]

Too bad they weren't Shaolin monks

[@CraftingHock]

For lesson 5, there is a misconception that Napoleon/Hitler failed to invade Russia because of the cold, but in reality, it was mud season which stopped the large forces.

[@HungNguyen-sy4oz]

I think that the cold helped decimate the invading forces quicker, plus the scorched earth tactics depriving them of supplies neccessary. But all in all, cold and mud combined plus a gigantic landmass ? Folks, never invade Russia unless you want an utter defeat XD

[@fulcrum2951]

Rasputitsa i think is that is called

[@rileyvonbevern4652]

And didn't Hitler bite off more than he can chew by focussing on sieging 3 Russian cities rather than taking their resources from the start?

[@wirwir3124]

Stalingrad was an important battle. And without proper clothing they didnt stand a chance. Of course it wasnt the cold alone. Sabotage from the german resistens and the will of the russian people did a big part of it too.

[@joaquinandreu8530]

LOL, the English fleet did not defeat the Spanish Navy. Some of the transports sunk in a storm and most of the warships returned to Spain, defeating the English fleet in the Battle of La Coruña.

[@RaccoonNation]

The FBI raided Trump so I’m here to catch up on The Art of War

[@alanhowitzer]

Wasn't Lee a better general than Grant?

[@randygarrett7299]

In some ways . Once Lee got the Generals he wanted in place his Army preformed well against the superior numbers and better supplied Federal army . Lee enjoyed many advantages over the Union . He was on home ground he knew . He was also free to change his plans whenever he needed to while the Union Generals we’re always changing and locked into a plan approved by Washington . When the plan failed the North would pull back and regroup allowing Lee to do the same. When Lincoln found Grant it was the leader he had been looking for . Grant was like a bulldog once he made contact with Lee he never let up . Both men were loved by their troops but for different reasons. Lee’s men idolized him would cheer every time they saw him . Grants men loved him because he endured all that they did the heat , cold , rain , he was there with them a dusty rider on a dusty horse on the side of the road as they marched . While the North could replace their ranks and supplies the south could not. Grant pressed the advantage the North had from the start . Grant and Sherman waged what they called total war destroying the South’s ability to wage war .

[@tangchiprathomo819]

Francis Drake should be the king, instead of Elizabeth.

[@famicomnintendo]

GDI rules

[@santtumutanen1519]

Why do the spanish ships have a finnish flag in the rear?

[@SantomPh]

Santtu Mutanen he reuses certain drawings so it must be a mistake

[@carlrennie1141]

tidy

[@ethanrepublic]

Tzar*

[@giorgigogolashvili3097]

Actually this guy was closer to the correct way of pronouncing the word

[@michaelbaughman8910]

Did Dun Tzu realy live or is he like Homer made up and a group of people

[@wirwir3124]

He did realy lived. He was something like Otto von Bismark in his time. Uniting big Parts of todays China.