A hawk master was a professional trainer of hunting hawks in ancient China. It was no easy art. Taming a hawk …
A hawk master was a professional trainer of hunting hawks in ancient China. It was no easy art. Taming a hawk required specialized methods, often beginning when the bird was still young. One common practice was known as "staying the hawk": by carefully restricting its sleep and food, the trainer gradually wore down its wildness until it grew docile.