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    Qi Jiguang (Chinese: 戚繼光; pinyin: Jìguāng; Wade–Giles: Ch'i1 Chi4-Kuang1, November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang...
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    c. 1560: Evidence from the Writings of Qi Jiguang", The Maritime Defence of China: Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond, Springer Graff, David A. (2002)...
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    manual written during the 1560s and 1580s by the Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang. Its primary significance is in advocating for a combined arms approach...
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    pirates. Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang taught martial arts to the local armies and civilians to fight against the pirates, with General Qi teaching the use of...
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    seen in mid-16th-century China as pioneered by Qi Jiguang and in late-16th-century Japan. Qi Jiguang elaborates on his volley fire technique in the Jixiao...
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  • Vincent Zhao, Sammo Hung, and Yasuaki Kurata. The plot is based on general Qi Jiguang's suppression of the wokou pirates during the Ming dynasty. In 16th century...
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    Qi Jiguang, a revered Ming military leader, drilled his soldiers to extremes so that their performance in battle would be successful. In addition, Qi...
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    nicknamed "Foochow bagels"). Kompia was named after Qi Jiguang, who invented it. When Qi Jiguang led his troops into Fujian in 1563, the Japanese pirates...
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    Tai chi (redirect from Tai qi)
    Tang Hao thought it was derived from a treatise by Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang, Jixiao Xinshu ("New Treatise on Military Efficiency"), which discussed...
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  • mainland to General Qi Jiguang (1528–1588) who is said to have taken Wokou pirate prisoners during his campaigns in Southern China. Qi Jiguang wrote about the...
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