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Martial Strategists, a specialty division of Infofount, are strategy specialists. They translate, obtain, and rewrite the most useful audiobooks (unlike competitive boring theoretical, historical, and academic, dissertations) of classic military and strategy works available. Most Martial Strategist audiobooks are unavailable elsewhere. If competitive versions are available we have studied them and guarantee Martial Strategist's to be superior in some or all of the following aspects: translation (if applicable), material quality and quantity, unabridged, narration, sound effects, and music. Martial Strategist's Audiobooks are "unequaled for entertainment, practical application,and value." Your Satisfaction is guaranteed.

Avoid making costly mistakes !
This definitive strategy guide is applicable to all competitive situations. Since 500 BC The Art of War has been used by people worldwide to develop winning strategies.

The Art of War outlines the fundamentals of competitive strategy: useful for business, sports, and virtually any competitive situation. It's your winning edge !

Avoid making costly mistakes !

The definitive work on Strategy with integrated supplemental material to make it fully comprehensible and avoid misinterpretation. The most useful / applicable version of the Art of War availble.

It's strategic wisdom is energizing, informative, and entertaining.

For Centuries the code of Bushido has been the guiding force of honor and strength in Japan.
Now with Bushido - The Soul of Japan you can understand and integrate the code of honor and success in competition into your own life.

Bushido - The Soul of Japan outlines the fundamentals of oriental marital training, virtue, and philosophy: useful for business, sports, and virtually any competitive situation.

This is a great audiobook for anybody interested in ethics / warrior's ethics, Japan, Japanese culture, Oriental culture and philosophy, and especially the Samurai and Bushido. It is especially helpful for martial artists in understanding the philosophy and culture in their arts.

The principles of Bushido can be applied to all challenges and conflicts of life. Based upon the teachings of Confucius, Mencius, Shintoism and the practical needs of warriors. This audiobook explains the disciplines, physical, and moral training of the Japanese warrior and its integration into Japanese culture. Useful for helping individuals developing successful, honorable, respectable, undertakings.

Bushido can help you understand and develop the culture, development, ethics, and spirituality, of a professional warrior. It can also help you learn about and deal with the infinite details of competition especially in real combat ( martial arts or war, individual or group) Gorin No Sho, The Book of 5 Rings is unequaled.
These two audiobooks together are many times more powerful than Bushido alone in actual application.

Gorin No Sho - The Book of 5 Rings you can understand and integrate the principles of success in competition into your life.

This audiobook written by Japan's Greatest Samurai is energizing, informative, entertaining and very thought - provoking. Bruce Lee's and your winning edge !

Starting at 13 years old, Musashi fought over 60 life and death battles - never losing ! Gorin No Sho - The Book of 5 Rings outlines the fundamentals of kendo and marital training as proven successful in actual combat by Japan's Greatest Samurai - Musashi Miyamoto. You will readily understand how these strategies are useful for business, sports, and virtually any competitive situation.

From black spots, to rhythms, to positioning, to psyching your opponent out and dozens more - you will learn practical strategies to win.

This is a great audiobook for anybody interested in martial arts, competitive strategy, samurai's and their training and ethics, Japan, Japanese culture, Oriental culture and philosophy, and especially the Samurai and Bushido.

This is especially helpful for martial artists in understanding the mental aspects of training and strategy in fighting. Once you listen to this audiobook you will know where Bruce Lee developed most of his fighting philosophy and style from. Pay careful attention to the water and fire chapter and you will see it is almost exactly the same as Bruce Lee developed - except This was written in 1643 - 300 years before Bruce Lee was born. Based upon the life and death fights of Musashi, knowledge gained from his samurai father warrior and almost 20 years of study and reflection solely on martial strategy, Musashi produced the most useful book ever made for one to one individual combat and a very useful study for group combat.

This audiobook explains practical combat theories, training, and execution. It is an original translation and one absolutely unique - IT IS ACCURATELY AND MINIMALLY INTERPRETED ! We have looked at some of the translations available and can say that most of them are abridged (even though they do not admit it) and are highly interpretive ( read opinions of the translator / author added to the material - not from Musashi - how do you know what he actually wrote in these cases ?)

This translation is so accurate ( we translated from a copy of the original 1645 manuscript that Musashi wrote) that we did very minimal correction of the grammatical and verbal problems in translating not only these two very different language, but in changing it to modern language. The result is an audiobook that is often grammatically incorrect, but much more vivid and accurate. Actually, the irony of this is, that this book is much less abstract than others. Because we did not worry about trying to rephrase things to make it pass the English teacher's inspection, we were able to maintain the direct, specific, language and meaning that Musashi imparted.

If you are a stickler for proper English, you may not enjoy this audiobook, however if you want to get the true text and meaning that Musashi wrote and are willing to listen to a few things a couple of times we are sure that you will be very pleased with this translation of The Book of 5 Rings.

Hagakure is a series of short samurai stories written by a samurai that reflects the thoughts and philosophy of the Samurai. It is a journey into a world long past: the samurai's world where honor and integrity were valued more than materialism and expediency.

You will experience the samurai thought process and philosophy from the absurd to the sublime. The samurai's code was known as "bushido," the way of the warrior. The stories in Hagakure reveal the elements of bushido: among others - dedication, concentration, honor, and loyalty.

The short stories in this audiobook are short and entertaining. You will gain perspective on the samurai, their world, and their lives. The samurai's philosophy of Confucianism and Zen is revealed in the stories. Hagakure will also give you an insight into the culture of Japan, especially the subconscious and traditional.

The study of "total war", politics, and power, On War is the most respected study of military strategies and tactics by those in the military and high level politicians.

On War is an exhaustive study on war, its cause, politics, and the power behind it. Clausewitz believes that war and politics must be considered in combination.

On War is a difficult to follow at times, due it being written in the context of 19th century European war and politics; however, it is systematic and unmatched in power and effectiveness.

On War proceeds from the basic elements of war (conflict and aggression) and proceeds to throughly cover all the main aspects and many ancillary aspects of war. Why does war occur ? What is its nature ? How can success be obtained ? Total war, the politics of war, external factors and much more are considered as part of a systematic military blueprint built to achieve the enemies' subjugation. It is the most comprehensive study of the theory of war and its strategies and tactics available.

With a little imagination the On War is readily applied to virtually any competitive situation. On War is essential reading for anyone in any competitive or strategic position / situation - especially leaders.

This audiobook will help you understand what people mean when they say "Machiavellian". It will help you protect yourself from and take advantage of the theories of The Prince that many use to obtain power and develop competitive superiority.

The Prince is a real world study of how power is gained and maintained. The Prince describes the process of gaining and administering power. Machiavelli outlines "the game rules" between competitive humans. It is readily applied with a little imagination to a team, company, group, institutional, or governmental context.

The Prince is one of the true classics of Western Civilization and its principles have been used by a numerous and diverse group of Western (and probably Eastern) leaders including, undoubtedly Abraham Lincoln, Hitler, and many Presidents and CEO's of Western Corporations.

It is a blue print of how to top others and gain power, and to secure and enlarge power. More than just theory The Prince is a study of strategy as applied with politics and cunning to gain power.

The Prince portrays the chaotic, tumultuous world of 16th century Europe and of earlier periods to provide context to his theories. Machiavelli clearly imparts his belief that mal deeds may be required by a leader for the greater good of all. Machiavelli imparts that religious and moral values are inappropriate in competition. The most desirable choice is circumstantially dependent. Machiavelli essentially theorizes that decency, honesty, and religion can not be observed by "a prince" as it may imperil their state. The realization of goals are more important than any other consideration - the end is more important than the means "it is better to be feared than loved."

The Prince also relates to psychology and depicts methods of gaining and staying in power, to maintain a fair and stable governance. Machiavelli expresses that the ruler must be loved or feared. The Prince has been lauded and defiled as a theoretical study of amoral beliefs and political trickery.

Machiavelli was a savvy Italian politician and lady's man with much of the information being quite useful in the most difficult war and complex political negotiation: women. Most of the concepts of this book are still true and applicable today and readily applied to modern business and competition. It is an essential study for those in competitive environments and situations. Success can certainly be achieved in ways other than Machiavelli depicts; However, if for only self-protection it is prudent to know the Machiavellian theories so you can recognize it and protect yourself from those who use it.

Theories, tactics, and strategies on War by the master of deceit Niccolo Machiavelli. This Audiobook explores Machiavelli's clear and potent thoughts on the frame of mind and tricks necessary to succeed in war.

This is an abridged version of War As I knew It by the well known military genius General George S. Patton Jr. It contains the complete unabridged Chapter 1 Reflections and Suggestions from the "Retrospect" section of the book . This audiobook is a practical, no nonsense guideline for discipline, and war. Much of it, at least structurally, can be directly applied to business and competition in general. This chapter will show why Patton was a winner, why the men under him achieved their goals, and with a little imagination how you can do the same.

A small sampling of subjects covered includes Bravery and Courage, Small Unit Tactics, Street Fighting,Two Way Attack, Open Country, Battle Tricks, Methods of Attack, Frontal Attacks, Place to Attack, Haste and Speed, Judging Reports, Timely Thoughts on Supply, Length of Attack, Don't Delay, Reports, Sand-Table Exercises, General Officers, Inspections, Fire Power, Issuing orders, Staff organization, Headquarters arrangements, After Action Reports, American Ingenuity, Loyalty.

This audiobook contains only the unabridged chapter Reflections and Suggestions of the book.