Sun Tzu's Warrior's Rules -- for Winning Productively

There is a rule book for winning productively. The Warrior's Rule Book is SOSI's on-line system explaining  the rules of strategy developed by Sun Tzu. While the original Art of War was written in the philosophical concepts of ancient China, the Rule Book explains its ideas in practical, everyday language by the Institute's multiple award-winning author, Gary Gagliardi.

The Rule Book consists of over two hundred and thirty articles describing over a thousand interlinked rules. These articles are written in standard format including 1) the general principle, 2) the situation, 3) the opportunity, 4) the list of Warrior's Rules themselves, and 5) an illustration of the application of each of those rules to a specific competitive situation. Rules are written generically to apply to every competitive arena (business, personal life, career, sports, relationships,  etc.) with each specific illustrations drawn from one of these areas. 

Rule Book Access

A Rule Book article is published daily on our front page, allowing site guests to learn Sun Tzu's Rules by visiting regularly.  If you become a SOSI Member, you can access any Rule Book article at any time to Find the Strategy that applies to your current competitive situation. 

Rule Book Structure

Rule Book articles are arranged in a logical structure to make it easy to find the right rules when needed.  There are nine categories of articles--see the illustration--in four general groups arranged around the central concept of positioning. These categories flow logically from one to the other following the Progress Cycle taught by Sun Tzu. You can see a outline of Rule Book articles here or a dynamic list of articles here.

Rule Book Numbered Links

A number identifies where each article appears in Rule Book Structure (example: 2.1.3 Strategic Deception. When you see a link preceded by a number, it connects to a Rule Book article. Unfortunately, these links work only for SOSI members. We provide them because the interconnection of concepts is extremely important in learning Sun Tzu's system.  

Rules Book Training

Warrior training does not entail memorizing all these rules. While each rule is useful, the heart of Sun Tzu system is the methods that connect all the rules together. Training in these rules is designed to develop a gut instinct for how Sun Tzu's strategy is used in different situations to produce success. Rules are interlinked because they describe a comprehensive conceptual mental model. Warrior Class training puts trainees in a situation where they must constantly make decisions, rewarding them for making decisions consist with winning productively instead of destructively.