Did the Japanese make any identifiable attempt to adopt certain elements of Chinese and Korean types of armour? Every now and then i see a random Edo period museum piece with an "eggplant" helmet they probably ripped of some poor cavalier from the Mainlands but i feel like it's more so a curioso then actual attempt at adapting from the style of warfare from the Imjin war.
Does anyone from the Melbourne area know small groups in the East side of the CBD that does controlled sparring with Chinese Martial Arts?
I'm currently attending a jian class right now and the sifus are exceptional teachers but I feel like my joy in martial arts was the unserious slappy stabby session at the end. Unfortunately they don't offer it for weapons in this school.
Does China have a historical system of melee fighting on horseback that survives through text today? I've seen the Mounted Archery illustrations in the Wubeizhi but it's hard to find anything else.