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    Brutal Wisdom: Comments on the 36 Strategies of Ancient Chinese Thought
    Brutal Wisdom: Comments on the 36 Strategies of Ancient Chinese Thought
    Brutal Wisdom: Comments on the 36 Strategies of Ancient Chinese Thought
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    Brutal Wisdom: Comments on the 36 Strategies of Ancient Chinese Thought

    By Master Dutch Hinkle

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    Banned Secret Strategies of the Ancient Chinese !!!

    Imagine:
    - a book of ancient strategies so dangerous that a Chinese emperor of the past banned all mention of the strategies from the history books. Why ? Because they describe some of the most cunning and most devious strategies over devised bythe mind of man, and that they could possible morally corrupt all who read them

    - a book of ancient wisdom, centuries old, only known by a few elite in a hidden society

    - a book of proverbs that describe not only battlefield strategies, but also tactics used in psychological warfare to undermine an opponent's ability and will to fight

    - a book being used to this day to reflect the brutal Chinese approach to business when dealing with foreigners

    - a secret book of knowledge that has no known date or no known author

    - a book of strategies based mostly upon deception and deceit

    - a text where there is no pretense of goodwill or lofty intentions

    - a book with one underlining gaol - ruthlessness

    - a secret book of strategies almost lost to the sands of antiquity

    Learn about these ruthless strategies of ancient Chinese thought which is ranked by some with the wisdom of Sun Tzu and "The Art of War".
    Learn how these powerful strategies have been and continue to be applied this very day in business, warfare, negotiations, government, and world politics.
    Arm yourself with this secret, forbidden knowledge that have given others a distinct, superior advantage !!!

    Welcome to "Brutal Wisdom"..;.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaster Dutch Hinkle
    Release dateJun 5, 2014
    ISBN9781311663184
    Brutal Wisdom: Comments on the 36 Strategies of Ancient Chinese Thought
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    Master Dutch Hinkle

    -3- time "#1 Bestselling Author" internationally !!!MASTER “DUTCH” HINKLE has an extensive martial arts background that spans almost fifty years and includes training in over two dozen different martial arts in the U.S., Europe, South America, and the Orient. Having amassed over -9- advanced black belts, he holds a sixth-degree black belt (Master Rank) in Te-ashi-ryu Ju-jitsu, and numerous other advanced black belts in Kodokan Judo, Karate-jitsu, Aiki-Jitsu, pressure point fighting, Japanese stick fighting, and the Samurai sword. With a PhD in Oriental Studies, he is considered an authority and an expert on self-defense and martial arts.Master Hinkle is also an author of many published books and articles on self-defense, martial arts, Oriental philosophy, Oriental tactics and strategies, and Oriental pressure point defense.He is founder and owner of Whispers of Bushido, maintains the website of:www.WhispersOfBushido.com (for martial arts/self-defense)http://dutchhinklelegalinve.wix.com/secret-buttons-hand# (for published books)linkedin.com/in/garydutchhinkle (LinkedIn professional site).Email: WhispersOfBushido@yahoo.comSkyp ID: "Dutch" HinkleAs a professional speaker, "Dutch" Hinkle is also available to groups and organizations as a guest speaker and lecturer. (WhispersOfBushido@yahoo.com)Author of "Brutal Wisdom: Comments on the 36 Strategies of Ancient Chinese Thought"(#1 Bestseller internationally - July 2013 & September 2014)Author of "Secret Buttons of the Hand: -21- Attack Stopping Pressure Points of the Hand"(#1 Bestseller internationally - June 2013)Author of "Secret Wisdom of the Orient: Ancient Wisdom for Life"(#1 Bestseller internationally - June 2013)Author of "Secret Defenses Against Kicks: -21- Attack Stopping Pressure Point Buttons of the Leg and Foot"Author of "Secret Art of Japanese Stick Fighting: Basic Movements & Forms"

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      Brutal Wisdom - Master Dutch Hinkle

      Table of Contents

      I. Introduction

      II. History of the 36 Strategies

      III. Organization of Strategies

      IV. Category I - Advantageous Strategies

      Strategy 1 - Deceiving the heavens to cross the sea

      Strategy 2 - Besieging Wei to save Zhao

      Strategy 3 - Killing with a borrowed knife

      Strategy 4 - Conserving energy while the enemy tires himself out

      Strategy 5 - Looting a house on fire

      Strategy 6 - Making a feint to the East but hitting out in the West

      Concluding Thoughts on Advantageous Strategies

      V. Category II - Opportunistic Strategies

      Strategy 7 - Creating something out of nothing

      Strategy 8 - Secret escape through Chen Cang

      Strategy 9 - Observing the fire from the other side of the river

      Strategy 10 - A dagger sheathed in a smile

      Strategy 11 - The plum dies in place of the peach

      Strategy 12 - Stealing a goat along the way

      Concluding Thoughts on Opportunistic Strategies

      VI. Category III - Offensive Strategies

      Strategy 13 - Hitting the grass to startle the snake

      Strategy 14 - Borrowing a corpse to resurrect a soul

      Strategy 15 - Luring a tiger from its lair in the mountain

      Strategy 16 - Releasing the enemy to recapture him later

      Strategy 17 - Tossing out a brick to get a jade

      Strategy 18 - Disband the bandits by arresting their leader

      Concluding Thoughts on Offensive Strategies

      VII. Category IV - Confusion Strategies

      Strategy 19 - Pulling out the firewood from beneath the cauldron

      Strategy 20 - Catching a fish in troubled waters

      Strategy 21 - Making an unnoticed escape like a golden cicada shedding its skin

      Strategy 22 - Shutting the doors to catch a thief

      Strategy 23 - Befriend the far and attack the near

      Strategy 24 - Borrow a passage to attack Guo

      Concluding Thoughts on Confusion Strategies

      VIII. Category V - Deception Strategies

      Strategy 25 - Replace superior beams and pillars with inferior ones

      Strategy 26 - Pointing at the mulberry but scolding the locust tree

      Strategy 27 - Pretending to be insane but remaining smart

      Strategy 28 - Remove the ladder after the enemy ascends to the roof

      Strategy 29 - Deck the tree with flowers

      Strategy 30 - The guest takes over as host

      Concluding Thoughts on Deception Strategies

      IX. Category VI - Desperate Strategies

      Strategy 31 - Beauty Scheme

      Strategy 32 - Empty City Scheme

      Strategy 33 - Double Agent Ploy

      Strategy 34 - Self-injury scheme

      Strategy 35 - A series of interconnected ploys

      Strategy 36 - Escape – the best scheme

      Concluding Thoughts on Desperate Strategies

      X. Final Thoughts

      XI. Biography

      I. Introduction

      Why this book ?

      "Hidden in plain sight, avoid strength - attack weakness, hit them while they are down, divide and conquer, flush em’ out, bait the hook, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, play dumb, the honey trap, self-inflicted wound, plans within plans, and the double cross" are all sayings that we have grown up with. From our early childhood, we were led to believe that they were modern day sayings – but are they really? The fact is that all of these and more common use sayings are but brutal strategies from ancient Chinese thought. We should be knowledgeable of this ancient wisdom that has been hidden from the general public for centuries. We should listen to the experience of those before us, both ancient and modern, in learning the many applications of these strategies for business, conflict, and politics. By doing so, we gain a distinct and powerful personal advantage when dealing with others.

      Why this book? A few years ago, while conducting research on the internet, I stumbled upon a group of ancient Chinese strategies that I had never seen before. As a lifetime scholar, I became intrigued as I read this ancient body of knowledge – one strategy after another. I was fascinated with the potential applications not only pertaining to warfare, but also pertaining to business, politics, negotiations, and diplomacy. This was not only a collection of tactics and strategies, but it also offered insights into the workings of human nature when under extreme stress. At the time, I could only find this one text. No other books like it seemed to exist. But as time went on, the memory of that text started to haunt me. Over time, I collected and amassed more and more notes in regards to these thirty-six strategies from ancient China. With these notes and with thoughts and experiences that I had collected as a former Fortune 500 corporate business manager, I felt another book screaming to get out on this fascinating subject of the 36 Strategies of Ancient China.

      Why this book? During years of observation, I was always amazed at the consistently successful outcome by the modern day Chinese when it came to trade negotiations, political influence, and public opinion. Most favored trade status, access to US patents when doing business in China, and visits by US heads of state during the cold war were just to name a few. Here was a dictatorial form of government that consistently out-maneuvered, out-negotiated, and out-snookered everyone that they dealt with – whether it was in business, government, or world politics. That is, when it dawned on me, their secret was the secret strategies that have worked for centuries in warfare and now in business. With only a few books out there on this subject, I felt I had a new unique insight that could show how this ancient way of thinking could be applied in the modern world of today. And as a much wiser man once said, knowing is half the battle. I have always believed that knowledge is power, and that information leads to the understanding of even complex problems in business today. How valuable could it be in trade business negotiations, treaty negotiations, or world politics to have an in-depth knowledge of how the Chinese use and implement these secret strategies to gain the advantage? For these reasons and more, I decided to write this book.

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      II. History of the 36 Strategies

      "Where did this come from ?"

      Imagine a book of ancient wisdom, centuries old, only known by a few élite in a hidden society. Also imagine a book of proverbs that describe not only battlefield strategies, but also tactics used in psychological warfare to undermine an opponent’s ability and will to fight. And finally, imagine that book being used to this day to reflect the brutal Chinese approach to business when dealing with foreigners. There is one such book and it is loosely called the 36 Strategies of ancient Chinese thought.

      This secret book of knowledge has no known date or author. Most of the strategies are based upon deception and deceit. There is no pretense of goodwill or lofty intentions contained in the text. And there is one underlining goal throughout the text and that is simply to attack and win – a statement of ruthlessness. Even with this lack of ethical behavior towards others, popularity with this text has survived the centuries. Despite the secrecy surrounding it, just about everyone who has grown up as Chinese know these strategies. In fact, just like American children learning nursery rhymes, Chinese children grew up learning these strategies in childhood. But it should also be noted that because of the perceived danger of these strategies, a Chinese emperor of the past banned all mention of these strategies from the history books because they describe some of the most cunning and most devious strategies ever devised by man, and that it could possibility morally corrupt all who read them. Because of this and as in much Oriental thought, a contradiction seems to have appeared in regards to this ancient text.

      To begin with, these brutal yet effective strategies seem to be based on events that occurred about 1500 years ago, during China’s Warring States Era. The text also includes tactics that can be traced back through thousands of years of Chinese history. Although this ancient text was thought to be lost to antiquity, recent history shows that an original hand-copied paperback text of the current version of these strategies were discovered in a Chinese province and was being sold by a common street vendor. It was later put into nondescript circulation in about 1941. Twenty years later, a review published in a Chinese newspaper daily gave the text some national public attention. Much later, the text was finally brought to the attention of an international audience in 1992 with the publication of only the first eighteen strategies. Later in 2000, the final eighteen strategies were published for the whole world to see. Since then, only a handful of books worldwide have been published on this subject. But with the rising interest in Oriental philosophy and tactics of warfare in business, like the writings of Sun Tsu, these strategies are being introduced and taught to new areas of learning, corporate business, the world of politics, and finally in modern warfare. It seems we are now coming full circle with the practice and implementation of this ancient text.

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      III. Organization of Strategies

      Winning Situations:

      Advantageous Strategies

      Opportunistic Strategies

      Offensive Strategies

      Disadvantageous Situations:

      Confusion Strategies

      Deception Strategies

      Desperate Strategies

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