Martial Arts strategy I have learned from chess

[tdiedwards]

1) Keep the initiative but

2) work for a strong positional advantage before going for “mate”.

3) The threat of an attack is sometimes more useful than launching that attack...

4) ...or it might not be! Don’t let mistakes go unexploited

5) Not YOUR position or MY position; Think in terms of OUR position

6) Have a flexible mind so you don’t miss new opportunities by focusing too much on one specific objective…keep the big picture in mind

7)When you’re losing it’s even MORE important to make good decisions

8)Especially relevant in a ground fight - don’t move to resolve a deadlock unless it improves your position – tough it out and let your opponent make that compromise instead

Can we conclude that dogs and cats are potentially good chess players?

Yours,

Tim

[bushido_man96]

Those are all very good points to keep in mind. Very nice. BTW, Sohan hasn't had an animal analogy in a while, has he!

[kikr]

Nice post. You put some good thought into that.

[tdiedwards]

Thanks:) I started studying chess after an injury ended martial arts for a few years. I'm just starting to get back into MA now - we'll see if I have become an armchair martial artist or not!

I'll know if i played to much chess if i stop during a fight and complain, "Hey, it was MY turn to move!"

[cathal]

That's a good post, as I recall chess was used as a training method for many military officers.

I'll know if i played to much chess if i stop during a fight and complain, "Hey, it was MY turn to move!"

LOL that's a good one

[Sohan]

Those are all very good points to keep in mind. Very nice. BTW, Sohan hasn't had an animal analogy in a while, has he!

I only had cats and dogs to work off of from the family menagerie to make my previous lists. But my son just got a hamster, so who knows?

With respect,

Sohan

[bushido_man96]

Those are all very good points to keep in mind. Very nice. BTW, Sohan hasn't had an animal analogy in a while, has he!

I only had cats and dogs to work off of from the family menagerie to make my previous lists. But my son just got a hamster, so who knows?

With respect,

Sohan

Looking forward to it!

[patusai]

Very good thinking

[tdiedwards]

Those are all very good points to keep in mind. Very nice. BTW, Sohan hasn't had an animal analogy in a while, has he!

I only had cats and dogs to work off of from the family menagerie to make my previous lists. But my son just got a hamster, so who knows?

With respect,

Sohan

Looking forward to it!

i've seen hamsters fighting. they rear up and fight like sumo wrestlers in the slapping part of the fight