martial arts into a pre- and post-firearms world is problematic. Guns do
not appear to have had any noticeable impact on the martial arts beyond
simply adding a new weapon to the means of violence. Guns did not make
swords, spears, or even bows and crossbows immediately obsolete. Indeed,
illustration 14.Theatrical representation of the hero Zhan Zhao, the
Southern Hero, wielding a long sword. FromQixia Wuyi, 1889.
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