Crossbow rank rotation?

Hyarmendacil · Post by **Hyarmendacil** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:45 am

The discussion thread on bamboo crossbows led to this collection of images:

http://198.170.108.27/images/ming_xbow/ming_xbow.htm

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 · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:13 am

The translation starts on p. 244 of my 'Chinese Archery'.

Hyarmendacil · Post by **Hyarmendacil** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:26 am

Duh. I really should hurry up a bit in building up my savings for that book.

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:17 pm

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 · Post by **Hyarmendacil** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:06 am

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 · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:23 am

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 · Post by **Hyarmendacil** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:45 pm

That's interesting news. Any details you can share at the moment?

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:32 am

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)