In this video, I discuss Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang's (戚繼光) take on the usefulness or uselessness of unarmed martial arts in his "Essentials of the Fist" (拳經) where he states:

拳法似無預於大戰之技，然活動手足，慣勤肢體，此為初學入藝之門也
"Fist methods provide seemingly no use in preparing for battlefield techniques. Yet exercising the hands and feet and constantly working the limbs are the first lesson when entering into the [martial] arts."

Source Material

Books:

戚繼光，紀效新書 [ Ссылка ]

Lorge, Peter. “The Martial Arts in Qi Jiguang’s Military Training Manual.” In The Maritime Defence of China Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond, ed. Y.H. Teddy Sim, 59-71. Singapore: Springer, 2017.

Music:

Intro Music Song: 春江花月夜 Artist: 顶斯华 Album: 中国古筝金曲, Vol. 3 (古筝独奏).

Outro Music: Song: Chinese Thunder Drums Album: World Drums: African, Samba, Taiko, Chinese and Middle Eastern Music.

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