The most interesting highlight of the sequence for me is the last three images, which are said to explain a method for shooting in rotation. Is there a place where I can find a translation of the textual explanation for the method?
Stephen Selby
The translation starts on p. 244 of my 'Chinese Archery'.
Hyarmendacil
Duh. I really should hurry up a bit in building up my savings for that book.
Stephen Selby
I?ll offer you a swap: free copy of my book in exchange for a report to publish on Atarn about traditional archery in Indonesia.
S
Hyarmendacil
Sounds like an eminently fair proposal. But I might still give in to the temptation to save and buy the book anyway--there can be no harm in having two copies of a good book, especially when you have friends who might want to borrow it...
Stephen Selby
I've just come across a new edition of an old Chinese book (in Chinese) which discusses crossbow technique and tactics in some detail.
Hyarmendacil
That's interesting news. Any details you can share at the moment?
Stephen Selby
That's interesting news. Any details you can share at the moment?
Series: Series of Ancient Kung Fu Manuals (古拳谱丛书第六辑)
Volume: Authentic Explanation of the Shaolin Crossbow Method (少林弩法阐宗).
Author: Cheng Zongyou (Ming). (明?程宗猷)
Publisher: Shanxi Science and Technology Press (山西科学技术出版社)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 7-5377-2735-X
Comment: although I haven't gone into it in great detail, most of it seems to be directly lifted from the Military Encyclopedia of Mao Yuanyi. (武备志)
