The Art Of War Sun Tzu

This is an excellent book to read for a general getting ready to go to war.  I am not a general who is leading an army to war.  There are however interesting concepts to use in sparring.  “In battle there are not more than two methods of attack the direct and the indirect, yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.”  During sparring I can fight aggressively going directly in with punching and kicking.  I can also fight waiting for them to attack me first.  I think combining being aggressive, but also passive when close together will help to win the sparring match.  For example, the attacker comes at me kicking and punching I angle off line and perry the punch or kick.  Then I look for the opening to punch or kick them.  I have done an indirect move and a direct move in combination.  The indirect and direct movements can be changed doing the other movements first.  There are endless combinations to use in sparring, but they can all work during sparring.

My current Challenge progress as of September 19, 2024.