THE FIVE ELEMENTS PROVIDE AN ELEMENTARY ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE FOR MANAGING AND EFFECTING CHANGE IN OURSELF, OUR OPPONENT(S) OR OUR ENVIRONMENT.(TENCHIJIN).
BY USING IN ~YO(YING-YANG) AS THE MANIFESTATION OF CONSTRUCTIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE OUTCOMES - SOME BASIC STRATEGIES CAN BE ARRIVED AT.
IN THE CREATIVE CYCLE: EARTH CREATES METAL, METAL NURTURES WATER, WATER FEEDS WOOD, WOOD FEEDS FIRE AND FIRE PRODUCES ASH-EARTH.
IN THE DESTRUCTIVE CYCLE: EARTH DAMS WATER, WATER QUENCHES FIRE, FIRE MELTS METAL, METAL CUTS WOOD AND WOOD UPROOTS AND PIERCES EARTH.
BY IDENTIFYING AN OPPONENT'S FIGHTING STYLE, YOU CAN SELECT A BASIC APPROACH TO COUNTERATTACK. FOR EXAMPLE HE STANDS HIS GROUND (EARTH MODE.) APPLY WOOD METHOD UPROOT AND PIERCE (USE OF SPIES, CAVALRY, ARTILLERY, ONGOING PRESSURE DEPENDING ON ENVIRONMENT -- IS IT OFFICE,BATTLEFIELD, BUSINESS, RING OR STREET?) THE ARTILLERY COULD BE
MEMOS, ROCKS, INNUENDO, POCKET CHANGE. YOU GET THE IDEA.
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