A Kyudo Dojo in Kyoto Where a Beginner Can Try Japanese Archery on Day One

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Japanese archery Kyudo generally takes at least a few months before you are able to draw a bow towards the target. But here at this hidden kyudo dojo that we found, anyone can safely try it out on day one. This is the best place for you who are interested in the world of Japanese archery, to learn about how the techniques are trained.
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2:23 Kazu shoots towards the makiwara
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@Narja23 Жыл бұрын

As a regular kyudo practitioner in a French dojo following a warrior tradition (as opposed to a more ceremonial style, it makes actually a little difference in the way you hold the arrows or shoot), i'm so happy to see this video ❤️ it's moving, because Kyudo and Iaido are, here, in France, the only two martial art where the French federation cannot give the dans, so we have the honors to meet Japanese sensei once a year, and it keeps the practice really tied to the Japanese culture. I practice both European and Japanese archery, and kyudo actually influenced a lot my practice of European archery with its philosophy! So, yes, your video really warmed my heart! Kyudo is really an underrated martial art!

@dannenoob Жыл бұрын

I'm very curious. How does the warrior style differ in equipment and technique?

@Joseph-hi5kz Жыл бұрын

My wife and I just moved to Japan. Your videos have been a great source of information. We have started to study Kendo and Iaido and we enjoy it greatly. Thank you for making great content!

@jonh4872 Жыл бұрын

I'm an archer who has been shooting bows for several years and I've always wanted to shoot a Yumi. However, I heard on the archery discord that Kyudo schools spend months on form/kata before new students get to shoot a bow. Thought this was surprising since day 1 of any archery class lets you hold and shoot the bow

@EliotChildress Жыл бұрын

I’m a kyudoka. Don’t get your hopes down. if you find a teacher that isn’t hyper strict about the “traditional” teaching methods you can begin shooting a bow on your first day. But they will make sure you spend lots of time on the form too.

@temporalinsanity Жыл бұрын

Yeah it kind of depends on who you find to teach you. I’ve done both in America and my sensei knows Americans can get bored and leave so we do a bit of both weekly.

@eldorta Жыл бұрын

I started shooting from the first day, but I spent a long time with the basic moves. Unlike conventional archery, in Kyudo it's not that important to hit the target. "You have to hit yourself even before you let go of the arrow".

@musingsofamusician4874 2 ай бұрын

Googled to find the post, just look up kyudo injuries and that itself explains why form is important. Face slapping injuries are real.

@chickensandwich8808 Жыл бұрын

As a practitioner of horseback archery. I have nothing but respect for this discipline. It takes the idea of form to the next level and is absolutely beautiful to behold.

@lukmanibrahim2993 Жыл бұрын

Nice shot for Kyudo archery! I once attended archery extracurriculars in junior high school from 2017 to 2019 But due to the pandemic in 2020, my classmates of middle and I were not allowed to take extracurriculars to prevent the spread of Covid 19

@mariuseckert3780 Жыл бұрын

As a kyudo trainee myself. I have been looking forward to this video. Interesting dojo that is looking like a garage or something.

@robertpetre9378 Жыл бұрын

We do a lot of this kind of stuff in the UK when it comes to archery and raft building it’s something that usually happens when kids are going to school and they will have field trips or go to mediaeval festivals for summer holidays.

@kevinhernandezretana2170 Жыл бұрын

This must have been recorded a while back if you're wearing a jacket 😅 Great video as always - People seem to forget that this has less to do with accuracy, and more to do with self discipline and focus

@victor-oh Жыл бұрын

As a fan of archery, I'm definitely marking this one

@frumtheground Жыл бұрын

Ah what a cool place! Thank you for sharing this and just thank you in general for all of the educational content 😊

@PengandPan Жыл бұрын

Love seeing kyudo content! It was cool to see that Tomoko-san still has the muscle memory for kyudo (also shamen is super cool!)

@devinwalker9202 Жыл бұрын

I just started training in Kyudo a couple of months ago and I still have a hard time remembering all of the terminology and steps, so it was really impressive to see y'all do it all on the first day. I haven't been able to shoot an arrow yet as we're still practicing our form, but this video made me excited to shoot one once I understand the basics a little better.

@TikiHi77 Жыл бұрын

I came across this one day a year or so ago. It was a women's competition. I found it very interesting. It had already started so if there was information/instruction I missed it. This really helped. Awesome.

@S1L3NTG4M3R Жыл бұрын

Great job. Great update

@josecruz8803 Жыл бұрын

Wow, love it! Can't wait to try it out.

@lastnamefirstname8655 Жыл бұрын

cool archery trial place. thanks shogo.

@miyukineechan Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video and the charming insight into a hidden mini-dojo! The owner looks so patient and calm, I would love to have the experience of practicing kyudo in Japan! In my country we only have a small selection of shooters. But as we have seen, all you have to do is make something like a garage with a makiwara your own training spot! ❤️

@eepyJay Жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@hawkfeather6802 Жыл бұрын

That looks so cool!

@bushskills9087 Жыл бұрын

Very informative 👍

@bastiana3611 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Nice video Shogo. :)

@The__serpent.6.6.6 Жыл бұрын

Wow Looks Awesome.

@CTN404 Жыл бұрын

I’m learning a lot

@sarahfisher5669 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. I have been studying archery with a Rendezvous period correct long bow on and off for about 3 years. I love it. I tried it for the first time in 2019 at a Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous and I fell in love with archery. I bought my first bow at that event. I would love to learn more about about Japanese archery and to experience it one day.

@patrician3821 Жыл бұрын

I have been practicing kyudo for two years and I can tell you, it IS very difficult

@temporalinsanity Жыл бұрын

Yay. Finally someone covered this. I thought it was a rumor the last time I visited Kyoto 5 years ago.

@McLKeith Жыл бұрын

I have "Zen and the Art of Archery" in my personal library. It is all about being able to let go without trying. Eugene Herrigel found it took him a long time to learn Kyudo.

@UrokoXD Жыл бұрын

I wanna try too 😢 THANK YOU !!! for giving these informations in English!!

@luism644 Жыл бұрын

Hey, this is right in front of my apartment. I see this place everyday

@Strider_Shinryu Жыл бұрын

Nice! I was actually looking for something like this maybe a couple of years ago and couldn't find anything that was accessible to foreigners/tourists just in country on vacation. I'll definitely have to add this to my list of things to check out for my next trip

@stormveil Жыл бұрын

I think this instructor has the right idea. Months of waiting might have worked when everyone lived in villages & had nothing to do until harvest. But times have changed and how can people care about a traditional form when they never get to try it?

@RadenWA Жыл бұрын

Months of waiting also works when it’s part of a mandatory extracurricular activity for your entire school year 🤣

@RadenWA Жыл бұрын

Months of waiting also works when it’s part of a mandatory extracurricular activity for your entire school year 🤣

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@rudymenchaca9340 Жыл бұрын

Shogo I started to practice back in my days but now I just look at videos I love the last samurai the discipline you must have to do it right thanks Shogo

@conorcrockett9563 Жыл бұрын

I love Archery. I would definitely like to try out Kyudo

@reddevilparatrooper Жыл бұрын

It's like training with the English or Welsh long bow Japanese style with a clear mind and discipline.

@tyrranicalt-rad6164 Жыл бұрын

Like all things in Japan...it takes decades to master ! 🤣

@inakalife5533 Жыл бұрын

Funnily enough. It’s actually kind of enforced in the rules. I forget the numbers but you HAVE TO wait between tests. But that’s kind of easy cause tests don’t happen very often. EDIT: I just looked it up. For high ranks it’s about a year wait between tests. And for different teaching levels it can be about two years between tests.

@windofchaosblows Жыл бұрын

I tried archery once (had around five lessons) and I can say it's hard in general be it Japanese version or not, hitting target on day one is almost impossible unless you have natural skill

@temporalinsanity Жыл бұрын

You just need the right teacher. I can get my students to hit the target in a day and group in a month at 18m.

@thomasdye6424 Жыл бұрын

Japanese archery on horseback rocks too

@davisstellman Жыл бұрын

I traveled and met the same person, he taught me Kyudo and then that same day I met Shibata Kanjuro who was only a 10 minute walk from my hotel. He was such an excellent teacher even to people who don't know any Japanese. I have done traditional archery for 12 years but that was my first time doing kyudo and I plan on dedicating time to learn more back in America

@ninjaman381 Жыл бұрын

I definitely want to try kyudo

@dwayneelizondomountaindewh6073 Жыл бұрын

she is so cute, wow!

@reinekaelamakemedokidoki7206 Жыл бұрын

the thing I love about his dojo, is that's it's literally just a shed. nothing fancy, because it doesn't need to be.

@AndrewDrazdikJr Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Kyudo as a sport and cultural art has historical and rhetorical meaning with the content of Japan subject matter that context uses technical jargon. The cultural use of property is very important with special libraries of information as the knowledge base. The mutual concern for digital reference libraries and geo-political science has the preservation of this as importance with all legislative fact within the Japan Government. Public and special private libraries have the concern when this involves foreign non-native language and other technical jargon as subject matter and content. The Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare when the Local Autonomy Act (Japan Law), and National Tax Agency of Japan discern worker rights with property rights. This was in part my experience with Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo Area when book stores and business corporations involve business expense reports for digital archive subscriptions, books, and materials.

@SioLazer Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. The 3 count breath makes it sound very meditative. The safety didn't occur to me. Probably because I ride mountain bikes.

@justthehedricks7445 Жыл бұрын

I love shooting my bow here at home but I would love to try this when I go to japan.

@florianretzlaff7035 Жыл бұрын

Nice. I have to check that out next time I go to Kyoto. I'm already headed down the path of Kenjutsu, but I always wanted to try Kyudo. But like you said, even after a long time of training, one is rarely shooting at a target at regular Kyudo

@stevenikeguchi2873 Жыл бұрын

My sister and I took a lesson from him while we were in Kyoto last month ❤

@iwitnessedit6713 Жыл бұрын

I live in Las Vegas but my wife is from Kyoto, and I have shot a few arrows, ya, at this Dojo. The owner if very friendly but does not speak much english so be ready with your Japanese. The shop is a bit had to find but your there when you see the big Mato on its side.

@gniepark4441 Жыл бұрын

Kyudo is so cool!! Reminds me so much of Kagome Higurashi from Inuyasha ✨ I'd love to try it one day 💞💕

@jaredrevis4594 Жыл бұрын

If only I had been posted in the area, I could make use of the place

@Theorof Жыл бұрын

Kyudo and naginata are the budo that I really want to add to my training, but there are no teachers nearby unfortunately.

@Vatariel Жыл бұрын

But what a wonderful video, congratulations! I loved it, I was looking for information about these practices with bows, and I was in doubt about a modality, you would know something about "Kyubado" thank you in advance.

@HuSanNiang Жыл бұрын

I trained one weekend Kyudo for beginners but we were not allowed to use a real bow or arrow. We trained the basic movement and use a simple plastic sling. Such a dojo would have been great to start with the real stuff. Honto desu. My friend who was with me, she continued later on but with normal archery.

@stuartclarke3171 Жыл бұрын

I visited this place in Feb 2020, glad to see it is still in business. later on in the same week I went to Tozando and purchased a Yumi and had it shipped back to the UK. In my county there is a martial artist who runs a Kyujutsu dojo. I don't suppose you ever see any value for money bamboo arrows for sale in Kyoto?

@mrgrim3287 Жыл бұрын

I would like to go to Kyoto

@archeryflix0 Жыл бұрын

👏👏

@theatrenisha9345 Жыл бұрын

Was the Yumi used in Battle ? Or more for meditation and self discipline? Loved the video .

@inakalife5533 Жыл бұрын

Both. After the introduction of guns it moved to being almost completely mental. But even before that (dating to the time of Confucius) it was used to judge and train once’s mentally.

@LunaaDragoon Жыл бұрын

I have started the archery 2 weeks ago, but we do it much different. :0

@kdefensemartialarts8097 Жыл бұрын

👍

@Deratingrickrolllink Жыл бұрын

I'm early and don't know what to comment.

@larochejaquelein82 Жыл бұрын

Hi shogo, i don't want to be rude, but how old are you and how old are the other team members ? I love your videos ! Continue like this ! 😊

@Haru-fb1og Жыл бұрын

Me after watching Tsurune: I want to learn Kyudo so badly😫

@Paulinho_77K Жыл бұрын

Ei cara se poderia fazer um vídeo contando como era um velório samurai ou que acontecia com uma armadura samurai? Existe uma armadura usada no período Sengoku ?

@AdamYJ Жыл бұрын

I wonder what term we could use to cover the range of sports that includes both archery and Kyudo. "Arrow sports"? "Target sports?" "Bowmanship"?

@junpeitatsuya497 Жыл бұрын

I have been curious about this. can Aikido teach Iaido

@sevenproxies4255 Жыл бұрын

I'm curious, are there any clubs or societies in Japan who shoot with Tannegashima-Teppo? Seeing as how Kyudo is so meditative in style, I wonder if there might be a similar approach to the aquebus as well. 😁

@EliotChildress Жыл бұрын

I have a friend that has one. I’ll ask about it. But I’m pretty sure his was messed with to make it not work anymore. It may be a similar thing with any that aren’t in a museum.

@evansmith6851 Жыл бұрын

Could you buy any of the bows there? I’ve been looking to buying one??

@cherielynnetao1381 Жыл бұрын

As someone who doesn't speak Japanese, is this something you would still recommend? I really want to try but don't know if I would be able to understand instructions and the theory without knowing the language

@MarcassCarcass Жыл бұрын

Hard to find cheap bows to try out the 38" draw length i'm supposed to have according to kyudo

@stephenbrown571 Жыл бұрын

She’s very cute.

@mm-yt8sf Жыл бұрын

are all straps tied? no vecro? :-)

@MarcassCarcass Жыл бұрын

How high is the center of the target from the ground?

@newplayer618 Жыл бұрын

Did samurai use flaming torches as a rare weapon ?

@ishikawa_hiroaki_2009 Жыл бұрын

Hello

@ishikawa_hiroaki_2009 Жыл бұрын

I really like your channel. I support it. Thanks for starting the channel.

@AwesomeNinja1027 Жыл бұрын

I am reminded of a scene from the anime Love Live School Idol Project where the character named Umi Sonoda is into archery.

@jamesdgreat Жыл бұрын

is there a left handed kyudo practitioner?

@damiano921000 Жыл бұрын

I've been practicing archery for 4 years before moving to Japan and I really want to try shooting arrows with a Japanese bow. It is my understanding that it is illegal to have bows and arrows (or arrows only?) unless you are part of a dojo...can anyone confirm this please? What if I make the arrows without a stingy metal tip, and just put some weight at the end?

@EliotChildress Жыл бұрын

I had never heard this but will ask my teacher. Maybe he never mentioned it because I am a member of a dojo.

@michaelwho3284 Жыл бұрын

How far back in history does this go? Japanese Archery

@kieragard Жыл бұрын

With so many steps, the swordsman would slice you already 🤣

@RocketTurret Жыл бұрын

That's probably why archers didn't historically frolic around in melee range??

@beautifuldisneyprincess3480 Жыл бұрын

Hi am a 16 year old l want to go to school in Japan am going alone and my parent allowed me is it possible for me to go alone

@iinevitable7534 Жыл бұрын

what's a dojo?

@blackhawk65589 Жыл бұрын

It's like a giant french fry XD

@tarmaque Жыл бұрын

Japanese term for a martial arts training facility or school, usually with one or more teachers, and also usually following one of many different schools of thought about any given martial arts. What makes it a "dojo" is the residence of a teacher and specific form of martial art. The term comes from the Japanese words dō "way" and jō "place." Or in other words, a "place" where one learns a "way," or "skill." A dojo could as easily be a barn, or a shop in a strip mall. Or in this case, the cluttered up basement of an old man.

@tarmaque Жыл бұрын

@@blackhawk65589 You are a terrible person, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

@bombingburrito Жыл бұрын

> Emphasizing his 60 years of experience and high rank > Plays a slow motion clip of him missing the target

@kevinhernandezretana2170 Жыл бұрын

Kyudo has less to do with accuracy and practical use against real targets, and more to do with the execution of the wind up.

@mangoisland Жыл бұрын

Things like "Brave" and guys like Hawkeye and Green Arrow, got nothing on the art of Kyudo!

@randomvideoboy1 Жыл бұрын

"rather in Kyudo you aim to train and discipline your mind", that sounds pretentious. In order to aim well in sports archery, you will need a trained mind. It doesn't only apply to archery, literally any other sports need a trained and disciplined mind in order to succeed. That also doesn't explain what makes Kyudo different in competitions, how are judges supposed to know how trained and disciplined your mind is?

@adamkimara6919 Жыл бұрын

I believe what Shogo means is that Kyudo, like many other Japanese traditional practices, is intended primarily as a meditative and possibly even religious practice compared to the more practical/sporting practice of western archery. One of Zen Buddhism's biggest ideas is that everything can be a Zen practice.

@youtubevoice1050 Жыл бұрын

@@adamkimara6919 True. It's just ... when you divorce the ritual from the purpose ... what are you really doing? I feel Kyudo has removed itself too far from its roots.

@youtubevoice1050 Жыл бұрын

@@adamkimara6919 Also, it's not really traditional when you think about it, but rather a later development, a sport/ free time activity. Samurai were mounted archers primarily, after all (definitely in earlier periods). So they needed to excel at archery.

@adamkimara6919 Жыл бұрын

@@youtubevoice1050 True, but whether something is old enough to be called traditional, I think, I'd rather relative. It's still been a few hundred years since it's inception, after all. From my brief googling on the history of Kyudo it was a development as a free time/recreational activity that was born from the samurai class' appreciation of Zen philosophy during the Edo period. At the same time, Kyudo (The Way of the Bow) was explicitly separated from Kyujutsu (Bow Technique/s), the former being the Zen-like practice and the latter being the older, more practical bow martial art.

@youtubevoice1050 Жыл бұрын

@@adamkimara6919 Then I wonder why we don't hear more about kyujutsu.