• Students are expected to assist with setting-up the training area and then putting equipment away.

• Students should wear comfortable sporting wear and sports shoes with non-marking, non-slip rubber soles.
• Important notice
  Traditional archery can be a dangerous sport. Students will be required to sign a statement at the end of the first day’s instruction that they understand the dangers of the sport, accept personal responsibility for their actions, and accept that there will be no liability on the part of the instructor for any injury they may suffer or inflict on others.

Orientation

History

Nature and purpose

Concepts: interrelationship of ritual archery, military archery, horseback archery

 Introduction to the bow and arrow

Materials
Design
Naming of parts

Qigong exercise

Stance, breathing, opening movements, closing movements
Stringing the bow

Safety

Pointing and drawing the bow
At the target face
Handling of arrows

Military drill

Purpose of military drill in relation to learning traditional archery
Basic steps
Drill practice

Initial archery practice

Stance
Nocking the arrow

Discussion

Revision
Intervening movements

Archery practice

Stringing the bow
Revision of nocking the arrow
Draw-hand position, bow-hand position
Draw-and-release at the floor

Military drill

Spacing and co-ordination
Initial target work

Discussion

Qigong exercise

Revision
Further intervening movements

Archery practice

Stringing the bow
Revision of nocking the arrow, draw-hand position, bow-hand position, draw-and-release at the floor
Perparing for full draw with an elastic band or light bow
Full draw with the bow

Military drill 操兵

Spacing and co-ordination
Target work with light bow

Discussion

Qigong exercise

Revision
Further intervening movements

Archery practice

Full draw with the bow
Target work with light bow

Foot archery practice

Military Examination style foot archery movements with light bow

Discussion

Last up-dated on August 29, 2004