i love the idea of the art of the bow culture they have in japan, seems sort of more refined than what i am used to, ok i know it isnt a war bow of 100 pounds draw weight but it seems to me like its more about the concentration, style, precision and the serious noble attitude ... dont get me wrong, i prefer war bows, but this seems so different, in a good way, too bad we dont have places to train this where im from
@penultimateh766 Жыл бұрын
Like most things in Japan, it's all about everybody doing the trivial details in exactly the same way. No individuality allowed. Conformance is way more important than effectiveness, Uniformity is beauty and group cohesion is sold as "spirituality".
@blakeashley1957 Жыл бұрын
The bow was the original samurai battle weapon, more important than the sword. It became obsolete for practical purposes with the introduction of firearms. But it was so deeply embedded in the culture that it continued as a ritual art, a contemplative art, and a college sport. As an art form, the kyudo practitioner seeks to develop the three qualities of Truth (shin), Goodness (zen), and Beauty (bi). As a contemplative practice, it develops powerful concentration, sensory clarity, and tranquility. It is not widely practiced outside of Japan, but there are a few kyudojo in Europe, the USA, and South America.
@penultimateh766 Жыл бұрын
@@blakeashley1957 Wrong. It's about bovine conformance to some arbitrary rulebook. "The nail that sticks out gets pounded down" It's the way Japanese elites have kept the commoners in line for centuries, by prohibiting individual creativity.
@martinmullender-taeter5163 Жыл бұрын
@@blakeashley1957 yeah i know, spent so many hours trying to teach Katana fan boys that the Katana is a side arm(well it was mostly used to take heads tbh), bow first, polearm second and only then a samurai would think of drawing his sword, yes there were exceptions like dedicated katana wielding samurai, but that was in a much later period, also if they were dedicated swordsmen then they usually wielded the much larger Nodachi... but that went as well as you would expect, convincing people that samurai were actually cavalry archers is like tossing peas at a wall. On that note, yes i found some places here in Europe to train but they are pretty far away from where i live, but, i found a place that isnt really a horse archery school, but the guy does have a small group he teaches(he is from china and he practiced and trained multiple styles of horse archery before he came to Europe) so i gladly joined and too be honest, im pretty happy with it
@blakeashley1957 Жыл бұрын
@@martinmullender-taeter5163 Glad you have a place to train! I've been lucky to have competent instruction in ZNKR style locally. I still suck. As they say in the art, every shot is unique. In my case often not in a good way! But having a plate full of growth challenges I won't live long enough to perfect seems to be a good way to live and die.
@selenebt2 жыл бұрын
es muy satisfactorio que algo tan estético tenga tanta fuerza