title: The Secret Science of Combat Strategy
author:  Jules Aib 
description: Jules Aib is the founder and chief instructor of World Aikido-Yoga (WAY). Aikido- Yoga seamlessly integrates the sophisticated martial-art of aikido with the ancient science of yoga. Over the last two decades he has taught personal empowerment through the practice of aikido-yoga to people all over the world. He currently lives in Australia.
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  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  TITLE PAGE
  
  
  
  
  
  KEY TO SYMBOLS
  
  
  
  
  
  PREFACE
  
  
  
  
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
  TACTICS IN THE AIR
  
  
  
  
  
  Tactics and strategy
  
  
  
  
  
  Combination, sacrifice and calculation
  
  
  
  
  
  TACTICS ACCORDING TO SMYSLOV
  
  
  
  
  
  Check
  
  
  
  
  
  Pin
  
  
  
  
  
  Double attack
  
  
  
  
  
  Unprotected piece
  
  
  
  
  
  Weakness of the back rank
  
  
  
  
  
  Find forced mating attacks
  
  
  
  
  
  Combination of elements
  
  
  
  
  
  FIND MATE 1 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  WEAKNESS OF THE BACK RANK 1 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  CHECK 1 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  PINNING 1 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  DOUBLE ATTACK 1 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  UNPROTECTED PIECE 1 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  EXERCISES 1
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 1-28
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 29-56
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 57-84
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 85-112
  
  
  
  
  
  FIND MATE 2 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  WEAKNESS OF THE BACK RANK 2 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  CHECK 2 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  PINNING 2 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  DOUBLE ATTACK 2 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  UNPROTECTED PIECE 2 — EXERCISES
  
  
  
  
  
  EXERCISES 2
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 1-26
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 27-52
  