Heh, heh! Totally agree with you on those points regarding archery, qigong, etc. Curious!
Yeah, I guess I sometimes assume that others are filling in the blanks on obscure points when I go into fast-forward information and minutiae upload mode! I can probably blame it at least in part from my old M.I. officer days in the army when I had to give all sorts of intelligence briefings to commanders and their staff members, threat briefings and weather reports, etc. to the whole battalion, and...?...(oh, yes, and the "gun" report: "Boom, sir!"

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Your mention of your martial arts philosophy and background, and strength training, etc. are impressive, by the way! It sounds like you have a well-rounded, and extensive background.
You've inspired me to try to actually obtain one of these unusual high-powered bows, and maybe even two, to see what they look and feel like. I have asked the bowyer if he can get me a Crimean Tatar version in the 120-pound range, and /or the Hungarian Bow in the 160 pound range. He doesn't keep these in stock, as it turns out, and he will have to build them, so it will unfortunately take at least three months, he told me today

, but that didn't discourage me. I asked him to give me the final details, and if all looks satisfactory, I plan to order one, or both, depending on the expense involved, etc. I'll let everyone here know as soon as I know more.
The site for the Korean archery picture of the man with the 106-pound version of the Korean horn bow is at:
http://koreanarchery.org/106lb.jpgAs it turns out, it looks like I could have been underestimating the range we were shooting at a bit, or else this guy backed of an additional 5m, because the source says that the arrow was destroyed, after hitting a target 145m away, as opposed to 140m (I think he must've backed off from the firing line 5m, but I can double check that) Anyway, here's the address of the picture I promised of the tip of the arrow that was thus destroyed:
http://koreanarchery.org/point.jpgI hope that you find these pictures interesting, Curious Aardvaark! Have a good one!