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Rattan shield
The rattan shield was used by the militaries of China and Korea since the Ming dynasty and the Joseon dynasty, respectively. The Ming general Qi Jiguang described its use in his book, the Jixiao Xinshu, which was reproduced in the Korean Muyejebo that contains the first Korean account of the shield. The rattan shield is circular and often have a fierce tiger face on it, so it is also called the tiger shield.
A similar native shield in the Philippines (and parts of Borneo) made from tightly-woven rattan or wood is known as taming.
The rattan shield originated in Southern China, seen as early as the Three Kingdoms period, carried by the jungle tribal warriors in the south of the Shu Kingdom, where it is hilly, wet, and forested and rattan can be found and grown. First rattan is harvested, then dipped in oil to harden to make armor and shields. The shields are light but durable, and in later ages where guns are used, the firearm projectile/shrapnel would get stuck in the softer rattan rather than piercing through and hitting the user.
In the classic Chinese and Korean martial arts manuals the use of the rattan shield (téng-pái or deungpae), is explained in combination with both the spear and the sword. Often a soldier would hold the deungpae and sword in the dominant hand, while holding a spear in his other hand. The spear would be thrown at the opponent, after which the soldier would attack with his sword.
In the Ming dynasty, a soldier with a Lang xian would back up the soldier with a tengpai and saber. They would be part of the Mandarin Duck Formation which was invented by the Ming general Qi Jiguang and is described in his book, the Jixiao Xinshu.
Shield specialists trained in how to advance and retreat but were not allowed to retreat in combat situation because their withdrawal would leave their whole squad exposed, leading to its possible collapse.
The military of the Ming dynasty employed rattan shieldmen (teng pai shou) on the battlefield equipped with a rattan shield, dao, and javelin (biao qiang).
The Rattan shield Teng Pai was a common shield type employed by the armies of the Ming as it is cheap, light, flexible, and durable, greatly outperforming comparable wooden shields and metal shields. As rattan has no wood grain, it does not split easily.
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Rattan shield
The rattan shield was used by the militaries of China and Korea since the Ming dynasty and the Joseon dynasty, respectively. The Ming general Qi Jiguang described its use in his book, the Jixiao Xinshu, which was reproduced in the Korean Muyejebo that contains the first Korean account of the shield. The rattan shield is circular and often have a fierce tiger face on it, so it is also called the tiger shield.
A similar native shield in the Philippines (and parts of Borneo) made from tightly-woven rattan or wood is known as taming.
The rattan shield originated in Southern China, seen as early as the Three Kingdoms period, carried by the jungle tribal warriors in the south of the Shu Kingdom, where it is hilly, wet, and forested and rattan can be found and grown. First rattan is harvested, then dipped in oil to harden to make armor and shields. The shields are light but durable, and in later ages where guns are used, the firearm projectile/shrapnel would get stuck in the softer rattan rather than piercing through and hitting the user.
In the classic Chinese and Korean martial arts manuals the use of the rattan shield (téng-pái or deungpae), is explained in combination with both the spear and the sword. Often a soldier would hold the deungpae and sword in the dominant hand, while holding a spear in his other hand. The spear would be thrown at the opponent, after which the soldier would attack with his sword.
In the Ming dynasty, a soldier with a Lang xian would back up the soldier with a tengpai and saber. They would be part of the Mandarin Duck Formation which was invented by the Ming general Qi Jiguang and is described in his book, the Jixiao Xinshu.
Shield specialists trained in how to advance and retreat but were not allowed to retreat in combat situation because their withdrawal would leave their whole squad exposed, leading to its possible collapse.
The military of the Ming dynasty employed rattan shieldmen (teng pai shou) on the battlefield equipped with a rattan shield, dao, and javelin (biao qiang).
The Rattan shield Teng Pai was a common shield type employed by the armies of the Ming as it is cheap, light, flexible, and durable, greatly outperforming comparable wooden shields and metal shields. As rattan has no wood grain, it does not split easily.
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