Kou Jian 扣箭 – Nocking the Arrow (with Thumb Ring Technique, and Structural Alignments) In this section called Kou Jian (扣箭 lit. Nocking the Arrow), Gu Hao first speaks of arrow nocking and how to properly using the Manchu cylindrical thumb ring.  He also inserts an interesting commentary on a very important concept on archery structural alignments known as San-Kao (三靠 lit. the Three Rests), and how they are facilitated using proper … Continue reading Nocking the Arrow, Thumb Ring Technique, and Structural Alignments