New book on Ming Dynasty archery / Tian & Ma

Ian Robertson · Post by **Ian Robertson** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:29 am

Hello all,

I am writing this brief note to alert ATARN members to a book that is about to roll off the presses in the United States--"The Way of Archery: A 1637 Chinese Military Training Manual", written by Jie Tian and Justin Ma and published by Schiffer Publishing.

Ma and Tian's new book is a translation, with commentary, of Gao Ying's archery textbook written in the Ming Dynasty.

A summary of the book's contents, etc., can be found at: http://www.thewayofarchery.com

A preview of three pages are available at the publisher's website:
http://www.schifferbooks.com/the-way-of ... -5684.html
(click on "LOOK INSIDE")

In spite of the brevity of the preview, the book looks most promising to my eye; I look forward to reading it soon!

All best,

Ian

kirkerik · Post by **kirkerik** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:17 am

Justin of Cinnabar Bow shipped it promptly right after placing my order.

I have been combing through my copy since I received it and it has proven to be an excellent and informative read!

I really appreciate having Gao Ying's Manual available as a reference and learning tool. The included experiences of Justin Ma and Jie Tian supports and demonstrates Gao Ying's instruction nicely!

Thank you for making this available! I recommend it to anyone learning this or even other similar thumb draw techniques.

Kirk