Chinese Archery Bible by Zhang Weizhong (1934) (弓
Folks,
I recently copied out a book from PRC National Library written in 1934 by a chinese Taichi master Zhang Weizhong. It was a very comprehensive and focus literature to talk about Chinese Traditional archery (though the author says his attitude is not to revive the tradition but to reconstruct a future traditional archery）. It is very applicable to the present chinese situation and good reference for the rest of the world. I will talk to Stephen and see how we can it accessible through ATARN.
Fox
大家
我最近从北图复印了太极老师张唯中先生在１９３４年写的书．是一本既全面又专门讨论中国传统射艺的书（虽然张先生的态度＂不是复古而是再造＂）．对现在的中国情况很适用，国际参考价值也很高．我会跟谢肃方先生谈谈怎样放到ＡＴＡＲＮ网
黄启安
I recently copied out a book from PRC National Library written in 1934 by a chinese Taichi master Zhang Weizhong. It was a very comprehensive and focus literature to talk about Chinese Traditional archery (though the author says his attitude is not to revive the tradition but to reconstruct a future traditional archery）. It is very applicable to the present chinese situation and good reference for the rest of the world. I will talk to Stephen and see how we can it accessible through ATARN.
Fox
大家
我最近从北图复印了太极老师张唯中先生在１９３４年写的书．是一本既全面又专门讨论中国传统射艺的书（虽然张先生的态度＂不是复古而是再造＂）．对现在的中国情况很适用，国际参考价值也很高．我会跟谢肃方先生谈谈怎样放到ＡＴＡＲＮ网
黄启安
Well I am surly interested.
Matt
Matt
Matt.
We are still checking out the copy right. Please email me the address so that I can send you a CD of the book. The book is in chinese.
Fox
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We are still checking out the copy right. Please email me the address so that I can send you a CD of the book. The book is in chinese.
Fox
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Did this go any further?
I have practiced Wu style (Wudang in fact) tai chi for many years and while the style has weapon forms, spear, sabre and sword, it has always puzzled me that there seems to be no connection with archery in any tai chi I have come across.
We even see more recent, invented forms in some styles but never an archery form. So I would be very interested indeed to find a connection between archery and any internal martial art. Connections to Chi Kung and external martial arts, yes but to internal arts, no.
The only Zhang Weizhong in the internal arts area I can find is a current practicioner of bagua and hsing i in the UK. If the author from 1934 is identifiable perhaps we could have his details and lineage posted.
More generally if anyone knows of archery featuring in any tai chi lineage, or in any other internal martial art please tell me and I woiuld be very keen to follow this up.
I have practiced Wu style (Wudang in fact) tai chi for many years and while the style has weapon forms, spear, sabre and sword, it has always puzzled me that there seems to be no connection with archery in any tai chi I have come across.
We even see more recent, invented forms in some styles but never an archery form. So I would be very interested indeed to find a connection between archery and any internal martial art. Connections to Chi Kung and external martial arts, yes but to internal arts, no.
The only Zhang Weizhong in the internal arts area I can find is a current practicioner of bagua and hsing i in the UK. If the author from 1934 is identifiable perhaps we could have his details and lineage posted.
More generally if anyone knows of archery featuring in any tai chi lineage, or in any other internal martial art please tell me and I woiuld be very keen to follow this up.
I'm sorry, I should have pointed out that I am aware that there is a bow stance (often called a bow form) in tai chi which is a specific posture and in some styles a specific movement (bow shoots the tiger, for instance) but given the involvement of chi kung I would have expected a fully formed weapons form for archery. Or have I just missed it?