
All his study has just shown how messed up Hollywood is, and how the images generated by the movies has effected this art in a RL way. Same with sword fighting. The hilt and handle are to be used, as well as the flat of the blade. But as movies and popular art says, two idiots stand about a 3 feet apart and just beat the shit out of the edges of their blades while they do not move more then a foot in any direction. I actually collect reprints of old manuscripts, but I was unaware of the Arabic archery one. I'll have to pick up a copy.