Everything about Ji Xiao Xin Shu totally explained
The book
Ji Xiao Xin Shu (紀效新書, aka. Chi-hsiao hsin-shu) was written by the Chinese general
Qi Jiguang(戚继光) of the Ming Dynasty. The title can be translated as
New Book Recording Effective Techniques.
In the book Qi Jiguang writes about strategy, armed and unarmed fighting and many other aspects of warfare. It also set certain standards for the forging of weapons, this is what he wrote about the forging of the short sword:
It was also general Qi who promoted the training of unarmed techniques (quan fa). He didn't see much use in it on the battle field, but thought it provided a good basic training for his soldiers.
Editions
There are two editions of Ji Xiao Xin Shu. The first edition, written around 1560-1561, consists of 18 chapters, and is thus also known as the 18 chapter edition. The later edition, re-edited and also comprising of some new material, had a total of 14 chapters, and was known as the 14 chapter edition. It was published in 1584 around the time of General Qi's retirement.
Influence
In the 16th century the
Ji Xiao Xin Shu (14 chapter edition) served as an example for the Korean martial manual called
Mu Ye Je Bo.
In Japan the book was published several times, both in the 14 and 18 chapter edition.
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