I used the search function to see if anyone has posted this yet, and I didn't find anything. So hopefully this will be a treat for everyone.

I just found out there is an English translation of the "Chapter on the Fist Canon and the Essentials of Nimbleness" (Quanjing Jieyao Pian, 拳经解要篇) from Ming General Qi Jiguang's famous military training manual. It is a 66 page MA dissertation by Clifford M. Gyves from 1993. I was going to lay down $35 for a pdf version of it from UMI dissertation express, but I downloaded it for free from this webpage:


The actual download link:


I haven't had a chance to read it yet. Hopefully it is accurate. My belated Christmas to you all (if you don't already have it). Enjoy!