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1 Laying Plans [Strategy]Calculate your chances of winning before you fight
2 Waging War [War Expenses]Do not let war drag on (war expenses destroy a nation)
3 Attack by Stratagem [Diplomacy]The supreme victory is to win without fighting
4 Tactical Dispositions [Defense]Win after creating a system that cannot be defeated
5 Energy [Momentum]Win battles through momentum (energy)
6 Weak Points and Strong [Attacking Weaknesses]Strike the enemy's weaknesses and avoid their strengths
7 Maneuvering [Initiative]Maneuver warfare to seize the initiative
8 Variation in Tactics [Flexibility]Change tactics flexibly according to the situation
9 The Army on the March [Observation]Observe the enemy's signs and terrain to make judgments
10 Classification of Terrain [Terrain]Those who understand terrain win battles
11 The Nine Situations [Battlefield Psychology]How to use troops according to battlefield conditions
12 The Attack by Fire [Special Warfare]Strategy of fire attacks and timing
13 The Use of Spies [Information Warfare]Information warfare (spies) determines victory or defeat

Sun Tzu's Art of War | Table of Contents

Introduction
What is Sun Tzu's Art of War? ~Sun Tzu's teachings are still useful today~

▼Chapter 1: Laying Plans
Episode 1: Sun Tzu's Art of War is not a "how-to-fight" guide, but a "judgment document for not losing"
Episode 2: Why did Sun Tzu place "Plans" first? ~Why acting on the fly always leads to defeat~
Episode 3: Why do people "act before planning"? ~Facial expressions, precedents, and atmosphere cloud judgment~
Episode 4: What are the Five Factors? ~What was Sun Tzu looking at with the Way, Heaven, Earth, Command, and Doctrine?~
Episode 5: Before winning, have the judgment not to lose ~Planning is the technique of not having to fight~

▼ Chapter 2: Waging War
Episode 6: What is Waging War? ~If you fight, the nation will surely wither~
Episode 7: Why did Sun Tzu consider "protracted war" the worst? ~The true nature of a war that destroys you even if you win~
Episode 8: The true meaning of "speedy victory" ~Do not rush, do not exhaust yourself~

▼ Part 3: Attack by Stratagem
Episode 9: Winning without fighting is not just an ideal (The stronger you are, the more you decide defeat before the battle)
Episode 10: Why a frontal assault is the worst choice (The moment exhaustion destroys judgment)
Episode 11: What is strategy? (Thinking that designs the opponent's choices)

▼ Part 4: Tactical Dispositions
Episode 12: What is a winning disposition? (How to build a structure that won't collapse even without fighting)
Episode 13: Building a structure that doesn't lose first (How to keep victory or defeat off the battlefield)
Episode 14: Victory is not a coincidence (The reason why the strong always win)

▼ Part 5: Energy
Episode 15: Why can't you win even if you try hard? (The reason why defeat begins the moment you put in effort)
Episode 16: Momentum can be created (The moment 'orthodox' and 'unorthodox' determine victory or defeat)
Episode 17: The principle of concentration (The 'human' problem that Part 5 leaves for last)

▼ Part 6: Weak Points and Strong
Episode 18: Why does the opponent defend 'that' place? (The true nature of strength revealed by Weak Points and Strong)
Episode 19: The more you hide a weakness, the more it is exposed (The paradox of avoiding the strong and striking the weak)
Episode 20: Those who win without fighting do not choose the battlefield (The essence of initiative shown by Weak Points and Strong)

▼ Part 7: Maneuvering
Episode 21: Those who rush are the first to collapse (The misunderstanding of 'speed' revealed by Maneuvering)
Episode 22: Don't go to take, make them give (Initiative is lost the moment you are 'moved')
Episode 23: A detour is the shortest path (Sun Tzu's greatest strategic philosophy: 'The Indirect Strategy')
Episode 24: A winning army does not rush (The essence of competition taught by Maneuvering)

▼ Part 8: Variation in Tactics
Episode 25: There is no 'correct answer' for every situation (Flexible judgment taught by Variation in Tactics)
Episode 26: Excellent generals know failure (Judgment taught by Variation in Tactics)

▼Part 9: The Army on the March
Episode 27: Why does an army collapse? (Signs of defeat taught by The Army on the March)
Episode 28: A winning army has signs (Signs of victory taught by The Army on the March)
Episode 29: The battlefield speaks (How to read terrain taught by The Army on the March)

▼Chapter 10: Terrain
Episode 30: Terrain is Strategy Itself - The Six Types of Terrain Taught in the Terrain Chapter
Episode 31: War is Not a Contest of Strength - The Six Structures of Defeat Revealed by Sun Tzu

▼Chapter 11: The Nine Situations
Episode 32: People Do Not Fight When They Have an Escape Route - Psychological Warfare Taught in the Nine Situations Chapter
Episode 33: When the Battlefield Changes, So Does the Way of Fighting - Why Strong Companies Change Their Strategy
Episode 34: Organizations Become Stronger When Cornered - The Final Principle of Strategy Told in the Nine Situations Chapter

▼Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire
Episode 35: War Uses Even Nature as a Weapon - The Strategy of Destruction Taught in the Attack by Fire Chapter

▼Chapter 13: The Use of Spies
Episode 36: Victory or Defeat is Decided by Information - Information Warfare Taught in the Use of Spies Chapter
Episode 37: The Invisible War, Spies are the Core of Strategy - The Five Types of Spies Taught in the Use of Spies Chapter

▼Final Chapter
Episode 38: What Did Sun Tzu Teach? [Final Episode]
Episode 39: Five Ways to Use Sun Tzu in Management [Special Episode]
Episode 40: Why Do World Leaders Read Sun Tzu? - A Strategic Text Read for 2,500 Years (Appendix 1)
Episode 41: The Decisive Difference Between Those Who Read Sun Tzu and Those Who Do Not [Appendix 2]
Episode 42: The Complete Guide to Sun Tzu's Art of War [Appendix 3]

▼Reference Materials

Document #1 | Trends in Japan's Working Population and Average Income (1965–2024)
Document #2 | What is the EU (European Union)?
Document #3 | How many companies in Japan have been in business for over 100 years? ~Why half of the world's long-lived companies are in Japan~
Document #4 | Energy Transition and Industrial Structure from the Middle Ages to the Present ~Why the 'strong' are always replaced~
Document #5 | From Japan's Post-War Recovery to the Present ~Why 'success stories' bind people~
Document #6 | Why did great commanders lose? ~Military strategy seen in the defeats of Sengoku warlords~
Document #7 | The Sengoku warlord who best understood Sun Tzu ~What makes a master of war?~
Document #8 | Characteristics of people who make poor judgments ~Why do organizations collapse?~
Document #9 | Case studies of major defeats by Sengoku warlords ~The Battle of Mimigawa, the Battle of Okitanawate, and the Battle of Mikatagahara~
Document #10 | How companies go bankrupt ~5 types and representative cases~

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