The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known and most highly regarded book on martial strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is from ancient China, its principles and advice are timeless?as applicable today on the battlefield as in the boardroom or the bedroom.

Thirteen chapters present incisive strategies explaining how to overcome and defeat any foe?starting with an honest assessment of your own strengths and those of your opponents, followed by valuable advice on how to outfox and outwit stronger enemies through the use of clever deception, espionage, alliances and deflection?and the ability to turn your weaknesses into strengths.

Author Hanshi Steve Kaufman is widely acknowledged as the “Founding Father” of American Karate and his interpretation of this classic work is specifically intended for practicing martial artists and warriors. Kaufman packs the power of Sun Tzu’s original text into a straightforward narrative without the jargon or artifice of all the more academic versions of this ancient work.