Haiku & History Day Two!
Parthian Shot - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]
The Parthians Flee
Turning round on their saddles
Pull bow release soul
The Parthian shot, a parting blow. A famous term for a strike made as someone retreats. The Persian Parthians had a horse riding warrior who would motivate the rapid advance of an opponent by retreating on their horses. As the enemy advanced into the vacuum of the retreat, the Parthians would turn their torsos as their hips and legs continued to hug the charging horse, and fire their arrows into the rapidly advancing enemy. The enemy and arrows are both flying toward each other, an advanced combat technique indeed. In striking arts, one uses a trick where he gets the opponent to duck right into an uppercut. The head meets the hand in one powerful moment of impact.
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