The Art Of War And Its Ideals

The art of war and its ideals

Introduction

This work shows what are the strategies in battles that General Sun Tzu denoted, in which he teaches the supreme tactics of applying with wisdom, the knowledge of human nature in moments of confrontation, understanding through the stories narrated the work ofThe roots of the conflict that arouse at different points to give it a solution. As the general mentions "the best victory is to overcome without fighting" and that distinction is between a prudent and ignorant man. The central point of general philosophy on war falls into two principles "All the art of war is based on deception" and "The Supreme War is to submit the enemy without fighting".

Developing

Their ideals extended in Asia (oriental cultures) and for those who compacted with them used them in their favor, adding what they already had, which has generated that this art has gone beyond the limits that is strictly handled in the military zone, so it has applied to businesses, diplomatic issues, sports and has even given an impact on personal behavior. Therefore and in this same sense it has forged a strict in the rhetorical sense, for the human being currently and that have adopted these strategies in their day to day depending on the type of use they give it, either for a good or cause evil.

But that has undoubtedly transformed fighter generations in their walk through life, to face the different challenges and obstacles that it has had to face such a decision generating beneficial or contradictory results.

Sun Tzu refers that to reach the path of survival or loss of the empire, not to reflect on strategic methods that contemplate to make a triumphant struggle, would cause losing control and reach the vile defeat. Without even having knowledge on the battlefield, or analyzing what their strategies would be, the general knew perfectly what were the rules that he should follow.

What made him highlight about his other enemies, was having a behavior, surprising, unexpected was the closest to an unchanged tactic, this was what predicted success after each battle. Having security and cautiously managing the enemy were key points for General Sun Tzu, the information is power, it is vital to learn to interpret certain signals from the adversary as pointed out, verbigracia;"If enemy soldiers produce nocturnal flares, they are frightened," "if enemy soldiers see an advantage and do not take advantage of it, they are tired", "if enemy soldiers support each other, they are hungry".

"If the waterfalls drink in the first place, it is that the troops are thirsty" and "if the birds are flying over a city, is that the army has fled". What provides the certainty that is available from the knowledge, determines the strategy that is used, one of the examples that indicated us in his work is based on the comparative differences in the size of the armies. Given different circumstances, the actions change completely and the planned situation is weighted. According to the general there are five fundamental elements that must be taken into account, when entering battle: doctrine, time, command, land and structure.

These were the key components at the time of some confrontation, to impact the enemy, there are various strategies, such as wars, each of them positioned the same elements, of course there were differences, which barely changed or had a certain small degree, bywhat must be adapted the operation between each battle. War is not a static, but dynamic process, you have to update the information constantly and adopt to the changes as they are presented, things are not what they seem at first glance, far from being fixed and constant characteristics, the aforementioned components arerather;variables, reversible and volatile. 

Therefore, you must have the ability to react with intelligence, before the unforeseen events, that is;those events whose appearance occurs without prior notice. The structure is a hierarchical order, which refers to: subdivisions, size, ranges to mention some and resource planning: communication and transportation, material, budget, etc. The factor of an saving mentality, which plans and dimensions in the long term, is necessary to win a war, in those times poverty was rigid, so it had to foresee for years later prepare for the scarce and misfortune in times of abundanceand fortune. 

The general was very clear about the law of decreasing returns "more is not always the same as better". The moral components of the war are the command: it includes those attributes that the rulers must have wisdom, sincerity, goodness, courage, rigor and humanity and the doctrine: degree of subordination of the lower ranges towards the rulers, so that the degreeof harmony between soldiers, commanders and generals depends on the regulatory framework within the Army. "Virtue is found in moderation" a military strategist must have well -defined wisdom and qualities that concern it and lead to a positive home run to give effect to a specific fact.

And accurate that the components of war are essential and of vital importance to generate good results. When addressing a specific task, "one has to know when it is intelligent. You have to be very intelligent, sober and have a tenacity to pursue a goal, but the ability to recognize when it is convenient to do so only corresponds to the wise, there is no worse decision to remain immersed in a wrong battle.

conclusion

Control is a unique weapon and that entails a great responsibility, satisfying power, wealth, gallantry, but that does not mean that having the imposition of will on another will do what you indicate with the mood and will you want, so thatYou have to know how to stop knowing those tasks that are outside our area of influence, if something cannot be controlled to spend time and effort. What would be impossible for a general that if you do not know how to hide your intuitions, channel information, adapt to circumstances, manage resources, balance your values, learn to rectify and acquire control.