Bricks & Mortar III : Technique & Form
A Simple Shooting Protocol :
"We present a simple shooting protocol (簡易演射步驟; jianyi yanshe buzhou) based on Gao Ying's Ming military archery form. Its purpose is to develop conditioning, ..."
- Courtesy of Justin Ma
https://youtu.be/ckCRXwDThxI
(Shi) - Start
Turn to target and establish stance . . .
- keep hands at waist, bow tucked under arm
- face the target for the entire end
- keep shooting stance for the entire end
(Da) - Nock
Load arrow without losing sight of target . . .
- direct eyes to the target (do not look at hands)
- nock swiftly (for advanced) ; nock slowly (for beginners)
- use bow hand index/middle fingers to hold arrow
- use draw hand to grasp to string
- allow movement to come to completion before proceeding
(Shen) - Estimation
Prepare for the shot physically and mentally . . .
- raise bow slightly
- finalize bow hand grip (place fingers under the arrow)
- settle down shoulder blades (no hunching)
- estimate position of target with your vision
- allow movement to come to completion before proceeding
(Gou) - Full Draw
Settle down shoulder blades for a brisk/efficient draw . . .
- settle down shoulder blades before pull begins
- do not hunch the shoulders
- use pushdown rowing motion of elbows for efficiency
- place bow hand in final aiming position
(Yun) - Balance
Increase back effort, decrease arm effort . . .
- reduce tension in wrists and hands
- revolve and retract shoulder blades together
- keep shoulder blades settle down
(Qing) - Lightness
Expand draw length linearly towards release . . .
- expand = move back hand away from front hand steadily & continuously
- do not "hold still"
- expand more slowly to improve physically conditioning
- release only upon reaching full draw length
- follow through naturally : same expansion before/during/after release
(Zhu) - Focus
Keep eyes of the target . . .
- allow follow through to come to completion
- maintain emotional composure regardless of hit or miss
- reset hands at waist for next shot cycle
- remember to breath
- for remaining arrows, repeat sequence starting from (Da) - Nock
regards,
John
"We present a simple shooting protocol (簡易演射步驟; jianyi yanshe buzhou) based on Gao Ying's Ming military archery form. Its purpose is to develop conditioning, ..."
- Courtesy of Justin Ma
https://youtu.be/ckCRXwDThxI
(Shi) - Start
Turn to target and establish stance . . .
- keep hands at waist, bow tucked under arm
- face the target for the entire end
- keep shooting stance for the entire end
(Da) - Nock
Load arrow without losing sight of target . . .
- direct eyes to the target (do not look at hands)
- nock swiftly (for advanced) ; nock slowly (for beginners)
- use bow hand index/middle fingers to hold arrow
- use draw hand to grasp to string
- allow movement to come to completion before proceeding
(Shen) - Estimation
Prepare for the shot physically and mentally . . .
- raise bow slightly
- finalize bow hand grip (place fingers under the arrow)
- settle down shoulder blades (no hunching)
- estimate position of target with your vision
- allow movement to come to completion before proceeding
(Gou) - Full Draw
Settle down shoulder blades for a brisk/efficient draw . . .
- settle down shoulder blades before pull begins
- do not hunch the shoulders
- use pushdown rowing motion of elbows for efficiency
- place bow hand in final aiming position
(Yun) - Balance
Increase back effort, decrease arm effort . . .
- reduce tension in wrists and hands
- revolve and retract shoulder blades together
- keep shoulder blades settle down
(Qing) - Lightness
Expand draw length linearly towards release . . .
- expand = move back hand away from front hand steadily & continuously
- do not "hold still"
- expand more slowly to improve physically conditioning
- release only upon reaching full draw length
- follow through naturally : same expansion before/during/after release
(Zhu) - Focus
Keep eyes of the target . . .
- allow follow through to come to completion
- maintain emotional composure regardless of hit or miss
- reset hands at waist for next shot cycle
- remember to breath
- for remaining arrows, repeat sequence starting from (Da) - Nock
regards,
John