The 'secret formation,' a predecessor to Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck formation. The five man team consisted of a leader armed with a shield, a man wielding a wolf brush, and three pikemen. 'Secret formations' were deployed on flat terrain in large blocks so that the shieldmen and wolf brush soldiers protected the pikemen from arrows and melee weapons.Qi Jiguang's 'mandarin duck formation' in standby and combat. It consisted of two teams of five, one leader, and one porter. Each team consisted of one swordsman who was the leader, one wolf brush soldier, two pikemen, and one trident soldier.Qi Jiguang's 'new mandarin duck formation.' This modified formation was created to suit the conditions of North China where the primary opponents were mobile horse riding nomads. Due to their high mobility, firearms were not heavily emphasized and only two men wielded firearms: a matchlock and a tiller gun[clarification needed]. Except for the squad leader, the archer, the rest stand ready to engage in melee combat.Qi Jiguang's 'infantry squad' – a contingent of armored soldiersQi Jiguang's 'killer squad.' The killer squad was a reconfigured Mandarin Duck formation. It was often used in conjunction with the 'firearm squad' to provide melee support.Qi Jiguang's 'firearm squad.' The firearm squad consisted of one squad leader, ten troopers, and one porter.Unarmed fighting as depicted in the manual, which includes postures such as the elbow wing block from Nanquan(on the right) and rising elbow(顶肘, Dǐng zhǒu)from Bajiquan(on the left)
The Jixiao Xinshu (simplified Chinese: 纪效新书; traditional Chinese: 紀效新書; pinyin: Jìxiào xīnshū) or New Treatise on Military Efficiency[1] is a military manual written during the 1560s and 1580s by the Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang. Its primary significance is in advocating for a combined arms approach to warfare using five types of infantry and two type of support. Qi Jiguang separated infantry into five separate categories: firearms, swordsmen, archers with fire arrows, ordinary archers, and spearmen. He split support crews into horse archers and artillery units. The Jixiao Xinshu is also one of the earliest-existing East Asian texts to address the relevance of Chinese martial arts with respect to military training and warfare. Several contemporary martial arts styles of Qi's era are mentioned in the book, including the staff method of the Shaolin temple.
The JixiaoXinshu (simplified Chinese: 纪效新书; traditional Chinese: 紀效新書; pinyin: Jìxiàoxīnshū) or New Treatise on Military Efficiency is a military manual...
warfare, were written during the Ming period, including the Wubei Zhi and JixiaoXinshu. Additionally, shipwrecks have been excavated in the South China Sea...
to repel wokou pirates. General Qi also wrote a military book named JixiaoXinshu which depicted, among other things, the detailed usage of the wodao...
respectively. The Ming general Qi Jiguang described its use in his book, the JixiaoXinshu, which was reproduced in the Korean Muyejebo that contains the first...
late-16th-century Japan. Qi Jiguang elaborates on his volley fire technique in the JixiaoXinshu: All the musketeers, when they get near the enemy are not allowed to...
and a drill manual had been produced based on the Chinese leader's JixiaoXinshu. Of the volley fire, the manual says that "every musketeer squad should...
This is a list of flags of entities named or related to "China". In July 1949, a contest was announced for a national flag for the newly founded People's...
Zongyao, Chinese military compendium written from around 1040 to 1044. JixiaoXinshu, Chinese military manual written during the 1560s and 1580s. Wubei Zhi...
and a drill manual had been produced based on the Chinese leader's JixiaoXinshu. Of the volley fire, the manual says that "every musketeer squad should...
contained in the Malla Purana of 13th-century Gujarat, India. The Chinese JixiaoXinshu dates to the 1560s. The Korean Muyejebo dates to 1598, the Muyedobotongji...
1040 to 1044. Huolongjing, mid-14th-century Chinese military treatise. JixiaoXinshu, Chinese military manual written during the 1560s and 1580s. Zhongyi...
Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty, who described it in his manual titled JixiaoXinshu. The manual describes that the lang xian acted as backup for the rattan...
Great Wall of China. Qi is also known for writing the military manuals JixiaoXinshu and Lianbing Shiji or Record of Military Training (練兵實紀), which he based...
of Huang Shigong Questions and Replies Other texts Sun Bin's Art of War Thirty-Six Stratagems Wujing Zongyao Huolongjing JixiaoXinshu Wubei Zhi v t e...
largest ones, however, were only used for coastal defense. Both the Jixiaoxinshu and Chouhai tubian record the Fa Gong as a cannon that ships should...
of Caishi Huolongjing, mid-14th-century Chinese military treatise. JixiaoXinshu, Chinese military manual written during the 1560s and 1580s. Wubei Zhi...
a description of Shaolin kung fu and staff techniques in his book, JixiaoXinshu, which can translate as New Book Recording Effective Techniques. When...
it, and … nothing is so strong as to be able to defend against it. — JixiaoXinshu Other East Asian powers such as Đại Việt also adopted the matchlock...
northern border. Since General Qi's other famous training manual, the JixiaoXinshu (紀效新書), was used in the revamping of the Korean Military it followed...
historical reference to bajiquan appears in military treaty called JixiaoXinshu written by general Qi Jiguang (1528-1588). It is inferred that bajiquan...
("Encyclopedia of Military Preparedness") by Mao Yuanyi in 1601. In his manuals JixiaoXinshu and Lianbing Shiji, General Qi Jiguang provided detailed tactics for...
massacre amongst the fugitives. — Frederick Coyett According to the JixiaoXinshu, written in 1584, rattan shields were preferable to wooden shields in...
of Huang Shigong Questions and Replies Other texts Sun Bin's Art of War Thirty-Six Stratagems Wujing Zongyao Huolongjing JixiaoXinshu Wubei Zhi v t e...
warfare, were written during the Ming period, including the Wubei Zhi and JixiaoXinshu. Additionally, shipwrecks have been excavated in the South China Sea...
it was derived from a treatise by Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang, JixiaoXinshu ("New Treatise on Military Efficiency"), which discussed several martial...
traditions of swordsmanshipt do not appear prior to the 16th century, e.g. JixiaoXinshu, Muyejebo. Liberi, Fiore dei (ca.1400s). Fior di Battaglia [manuscript]...
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