"Here, watch my hands. This is how you properly hold a bow." The instructor showed Meixiu how to hold a bow.
Meixiu then followed her hand motions and gripped onto the bow.
"Good, now you bring it up like this and hold it here."
Meixiu followed her again.
"Good. Now grab an arrow with your other hand and hold it like this. Then you put it in this position on the bow…"
A few minutes later, the instructor said, "Good. Now that you know the basics, you need to familiarize yourself with them. Spend a few more minutes repeating the motion of lifting your bow and putting the arrow into the bow. Once you're ready to head into the next step, we can learn how to draw the bow and then shoot the bow."
Meixiu proceeded to spend about fifteen minutes repeating what she had learned thus far.
Once she was comfortable with holding the bow, the instructor taught her how to pull the strings back and her body position while doing so.
