Eps 1: Sun Tzu's Awesome Tips On Banjo
— Sun Tzu's Awesome Tips On Banjo
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Lucas Porter
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We directly fight our own battles, attacking our enemies--in this case, our own worst habits--at points when they are strongest. Numeric weakness comes from having to prepare for a potential attack; numerical strength comes from forcing the enemy to make those preparations against us. If enemy troops come forward in anger, and stand before ours long, neither joining in battle nor disengaging, then this is a situation requiring vigilance and extreme caution.
If you are placed a long way off the enemy, and the forces of the two armies are evenly matched, provoking battle is not easily done, and combat would work against your advantage. An army can march a long distance without suffering, as long as it marches in countries the enemy does not. It would be better if an invading force were allowed to pass, then make their assault. It is a rule of warfare that, if our strength is ten to an enemys, surround them; if it is five to one, attack them; and if they are double their number, split our armies in two.
When capable of attacking, we should appear incapable; when using our forces, we should appear idle; when we are close, we should appear far from our enemy; when distant, we should appear close to our enemy. All we have to do is attack some other point which will compel him to withdraw.
Sun Tzu does not start out attacking where the opponent is strongest. Whenever possible, he preferred to win without combat, or, at the very least, win an easier fight first. Sun Tzu suggested that generals should attempt to capture cities without besieging them, perhaps forcing inhabitants to surrender through psychological warfare. Sun Tzu would never take his armies to a battle in which the terrain was not in his favor.
In observation of the extremely high risks involved in war, Sun Tzu suggested that the best tacticians were those able to overcome their enemies through diplomacy or some other means. Sun Tzus teachings go well beyond the battlefield, as he is focused on finding the easiest means of accomplishing a particular objective. Take a step back and examine the strategies, along with a few words of wisdom from Sun Tzu, and how these strategies inform the way you lead and set up for success. It takes a process of thought, analysis, truly knowing your players, strengths, weaknesses, and what your identity is as a program before you can establish the strategy for your team.
The best teams do not have just a single weapon, or one star, or a single tactic that makes them successful. In fact, any team, when allowed to play its regular game, and to have confidence, is going to be successful. It is still the case, however, that most often, teams who are better trained and have better fundamentals succeed. Ultimate is limited in its reach, usually due to real-life concerns , but the more practice a team can do, the better.
An average match might see three or four defensive tactical changes, as each team adjusts to the others, but the big-picture strategy to mix up an opponent should remain consistent. Tactics are how your team runs, organizes, and proceeds in each fight. Once you get beyond the internal analysis and preparation, then you can start looking out for your opponent. The opponent will be tentative, and will need some time to adapt or adapt.
The military calculation of theSun Tzu wanted the generals to become expert at was meant to include their unique point of view, to prevent an opponent from anticipating them. For instance, if a general planned to attack on the left flank, he would have to disorient the enemy using a decoy to the right, making it seem like an attack was coming from the right. If an enemy is taking his enemys easy, a cunning fighter might pursue him; if he is well supplied with food, he might starve him; if he is encamped in peace, he might compel him to move.
The highest man on Earth plays a fine banjo over this one, with some breaks and great verse connections. It seems best to me to only use one sparingly, since I am still a sucker for a good banjo regular tone. I initially learned this one by hearing it played by Bascom -- but, as with many other traditional hillbilly tunes, it seems like all of the verses are mixed in, with various themes in different verses. Professor Jive has always thought that all of the other verses were just invectives on hidden sexual interests and on life as a sportsman generally.
It is almost to the point AndyW has taken it off the tabbing, I hope by the end of the week I can get the recording done for here.