Weapons - Archery  射箭
Archery was one of the Six Noble Arts of the Zhou dynasty (1146–256 BCE) - the other five arts being calligraphy, mathematics, literature, music and horseback riding.  Confucius himself was an archery teacher, and archery skills were something of a requirement for Chinese emperors. I have a great many safety concerns about teaching crossbow even though the weapon was in widespread use well before 600 BCE. Accordingly, we will be shooting with traditional recurved bows and probably with modern targets, bowstrings and arrows. Whether we will shoot using gear such as gloves and thumb rings will require some thought, especially for students with arthrogryposis.  Quiver and arrows shown below from Huntingdoor.com
quiver and arrows

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