ABSTRACT
The sword-training occupies half of the third year, and the last six months should be devoted to revision and perfection of all movements, by which time the student should be fully qualified.
DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES In old China one of the Seven Deadly Sins was splitting the family.
As the household grew, fresh buildings were added to the compound which spread in a most uneconomical way from the point of view of utilisation of the land. When the patriarch died, the heir assumed the headship of the family, but his brothers stayed on with their families, often in spite of mutual antipathies. Should tension become unbearable all the relations and neighbours stepped in with advice to prevent a rupture, which might entail a younger brother setting up a separate establishment.
