If that post could be rendered as a chapter, it would be a fantastic addition to the volume!

I posted a rather large piece on using the PISRR in martial arts on a martial arts forum a few years ago. I also combined it with an evolutionary account of how martial arts evolved in a competitive adaptive system. I’m thinking of starting to blog again with a new blog, so I may tweak it a little, as at the time it was an off the cuff forum post cause someone wanted me to explain an off the cuff remark I made.

In the mean time there are quite a few blogs around combining OODA with fighting (a huge number actually, it’s used quite often by martial artists of all types, .e.g here is one from a mate of mine on swordfighting: http://laches.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/kssgtr-15-may-2008/ )

Probably not what you REALLY wanted, but it might give you food for thought (I’d also be interested in your analogy between the two by the way).

Sounds like a good chapter idea!

Can we add you as a contributor?

Reason I ask is, I saw a show on Animal Planet last night talking about Kung Fu and the inspiration its masters got from various animals. Watching that and listening to the descriptions of how the styles work suggests (to my mind) the following correlations.
0GW–The guy who just takes the blows without throwing any back, either because he can’t or because he thinks he can outlast the attacker.
1GW–Bar brawl. No particular emphasis on skill or strategy beyond “hit the guy and try to avoid getting hit”.
2GW–The harder styles like Tiger or Eagle, emphasizing speed and power, to try and get the first (and hopefully last) punch.
3GW–Grappling and locking styles (they mentioned the Snake styles) which try to deny the opponent freedom of movement without giving up the same.
4GW–Several styles which employ confusing and misleading moves to avoid blows while wearing down an opponent and his will to fight.
5GW–By that pattern, based on the OODA loop, a 5GW form would probably be one of those Dim Mok techniques you see in the more fantastical movies that allow a seemingly innocuous touch to kill or disable an opponent. Or maybe someone employing passive resistance to gain the sympathy of onlookers (assuming the fight couldn’t be avoided altogether?

If someone (who hopefully knows more about 5GW and martial arts than I do) has written such an article, you might want to hunt him or her down for a chapter.

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Absolutely, welcome aboard!

I talked to Joseph Fouche after being impressed by his excellent piece on Clausewitz and xGW [1]. He will be contributing, as well.

Word-length is entirely up to you. One Threats in the Age of Obama comes up I will try to send review copies to contributors to see one of the pieces we are using as a model. But what is important is producing a chapter that gets your point across — the number of words should serve that purpose.

[1] http://committeeofpublicsafety.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/war-is-a-buffet-eat-up/

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About how many words are you guys looking for per section?

[1] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/01/08/call-for-chapters-5gw-the-fifth-generation-of-war.html

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_Homes#Redevelopment

There are other options, but I think wordpress is becoming the standard method.

[1] http://wordpress.com/features/