Jocko Podcast 101 - The Hundred Rules of War

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Podcast 101 Page

0:00:00 – Opening

0:00:30 - Letter from WWI 2nd LT Bernard "Berne" Lawford Long on 8/1916
0:01:40 - Second letter 1917
0:03:10 - David Kerr 1918 letter WWI
0:06:00 - Letter from WWI Sullivan Balloo
0:14:30 - Shinbu Oracki - Kamakazee Pilot
0:16:30 - Japanese unit on Raft by James Mahee

0:18:34 – “The Hundred Rules of War”, by Tsukahara Bokuden.
0:19:00 - eric Shout out
0:24:00 - Additions
0:24:30 - First 8 lines
0:25:00 -  1: Pain vs Pleasure
                2: Be Favorable to people who helped you
                3: Greed and lust are the enemy
0:26:15    4: You Should neither sleep late or talk to long
                    - The Details: Wake up Early, Callouses, Get some  
0:27:30    5: Organize - Attention to details
0:28:00 - Folding you underwear
0:33:00 - 6: 90% is not enough
0:33:45 - 7: Having good judgement means enduring
                Working Bad Jobs
0:38:00 - The comfort Zone
0:40:20 - Adept at Selecting arrowhead
0:42:00 - Social network - Zucks
0:44:45 - Joe Rogan and Persona
0:49:00 - Your Mount -  Somewhat Plucky
                Deal Breaker
0:51:00 - Small horses bad.  Hard to Handle vs Yesman
0:52:00 - Newly forged swords blunder
                BUDS and Running
0:57:45 - Marines know what I am talking about
0:58:30 - Sword Handle - Balance Lanyard
1:00:00 - Spear Rules - Girl Packing - Leif Packing
1:01:50 - Terrain
1:03:00 - Food Discipline
1:11:00 - High End Food - Hamburger - Steak
1:13:00 - Play in the water, Hot and Cold
1:15:30 - Feats of Strength
1:19:30 - Samauri Spirit
1:24:00 - Never be without a sword, unbalanced, and awareness
1:25:00 - Military Matters
1:26:00 - To much play
1:26:30 - Listen to tales
1:32:00 - You can die at anytime
1:40:00 - Heart unclouded / Will is firm - Perfectly reflect opponent
1:41:00 - Advance, not retreat
1:47:30 - Not engaging in study

1:48:24 – Final thoughts and take-aways.

1:56:52 – Support: JockoStore stuff, Super Krill Oil and Joint Warfare, Origin Brand Apparel and Jocko Gi, with Jocko White Tea, Onnit Fitness stuff, and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), The Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual.

2:20:58 – Closing Gratitude.

[rm]

Hi Jocko et al,
Found your podcast through Tim Ferriss's Tools of the Titan book. Loving the podcast so far.

On your 101 "The Hundred Rules of War" episode, Jocko reads an analogy at the 23 min 49 second mark comparing the rarity of the text to the rarity of a turtle emerging from the depths of the ocean through a knot of wood.

I was a Buddhist nun for 13 years and I just thought you might be interested to know that this analogy is actually one Buddha used with his disciples to describe the rarity of a human life in which spiritual advancement is possible. The version of Buddha's analogy I've heard is: "Imagine there is a blind turtle who lives at the bottom of the ocean as vast as this world and surfaces only once in every 100,000 years. Now imagine that on the surface of the ocean there floats a golden yoke. How often would the turtle stick its head through the center of that yoke?" In the same way, Buddha explains, having a human life in which we have the conditions necessary for making real spiritual progress is equally as rare. To squander that opportunity by wasting our lives without a guiding purpose or spiritual meaning would be the height of foolishness.

Just thought the original analogy fits well with what Jocko is trying to do with this podcast and his teachings on discipline = freedom.

Warm regards.

[eric]

Thanks for your insights, there are lots of turtle related sayings. Another is “Like horns on a rabbit or hair on a turtle” meaning things that are superfluous.
Jocko made short work of one of the more arcane Rules about “Flying up into the sky without feathers...” I was able to translate it easily but the real meaning eluded me. Jocko equated it to a guy carrying 27 hand grenades. He’s ready for ww3...if he can move with all that gear on😂