The Art of War as Embodied in Bugs Bunny Before you start to think this to be a joke read the following passage to see where it could all start. Therefore at first be shy as a maiden. When the enemy gives you an opening be swift as a hare and he will be unable to withstand you. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Nine Grounds Can you picture Bugs dressed up as a shy maiden then exploding out of the dress to defeat his opponent? Yeah, crazy isnt it? How does this deal with Wing Chun? Well, we find two symbols here that can be associated with the art. the first symbol is a shy maiden (妙 Miao4) which can also be translated as clever, wonderful, mysterious, subtle, exquisite, young woman. The next symbol is a hare. Hares or rabbits are closely related to springtime and cleverness. Ever heard of the March Hare? Most cultures, including Asian ones see the rabbit as a trickster of sorts. The cleverest trickster of them all would have to be, none other than, Bugs Bunny himself. Bugs Bunny seems to use the Art of War more so than any other cartoon character I have ever seen. He is the master of Deception. Deceiving his many opponents with disguises and trickery. He understands assessments and then uses his assessments of the enemy to plan their demise. Now Visualize him raising one finger and saying YOU REALIZE THAT THIS MEANS WAR!! I think you understand the Us and Them battle always happening. Sun Tzu saw it as a situation of either they are with us or they are against us. Bugs seems to symbolize the use of strategy over strength. He also seems to behave as a general should and use the faults of bad generals against them. The rest at alabamawingchun/reading-room2/
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 11:32:04 +0000
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