栗きんとん (kurikinton) is the name of a delicious Japanese confectionery made from sweet chestnuts. My name is Clinton, or as they call me in Japan where I live, クリントン (Kurinton). Put the two together you have 栗クリントン (Kurikurinton), my nickname in Japan.
I live in Gifu Prefecture, the beating heart of Japan. Join me as I navigate my life in the Japanese countryside, as well as my progression through Japan's greatest martial art, 弓道 (kyudo; traditional longbow archery).
What I have done in the past is use a pair of pliers to squeeze down the part of the string where you'll be knocking your arrow. Either that or use a file to file down the area a bit
@@kurikurinton Thank you very much for the suggestion. Pliers sound like they could help. I recently tried a bit of careful sandpapering... but the results were quite rough.
very beautifull ! I presented san-dan few days ago in Vienna, was supposed to be 4th but some people didn't show up and i ended up second of my sharei, i feel you, being ochi of a shinsa sharei must be very difficult. You'll get it next time !!!
@@kurikurinton Speaking from experience, it can take 3-5 hours from cold. I remember my experience in Australia, we started about 5am and didn't get it moving until 10am or later. There were over forty parts that needed oiling.
Just like Karate-do, Judo. Kyudo is NOT for war, but for PEACE. Yes, in Karate you learn to defend yourself, but the main goal as Jesse Enkamp perfectly words is Self-Perfection.
Question: If the nakajikake wears out around the knocking point of the arrow, do you have to cut down the whole thing and put on a fresh nakajikake or can you just enforce that one spot with a few hemp threads?
That's a small dojo, you where still enetering when the rest was already lining up at the honza, that seemed to translate into not being lined up with the rest of the tachi when you went down to kiza unless your Omae missed the line and you had to correct your position relative to them. The Yonban before you was a tad slow on everything, I hope they don't count that against you :/ that hakama catch before the otoya I felt that XD must have been really stressful. In the tachi after you the Ochi has the same issue with getting to the honza in time, this is a small dojo! Also your left elbow drops a bit to much when waiting for your shot. I hope you make it next time!
Yeah it was absolutely killer. Especially because I broke my leg very badly when I was in junior high school, so now, even cold weather sends shooting pains down my leg, let alone sitting in kiza for 10+ minutes 😭😭😭
This is normal training attire. Everyone trains Kyudo with a dougi and hakama just like in Karate and Judo you train with a gi. The Japanese Kyudo clubs welcome everyone who is interested in Kyudo regardless of their race and ethnicity, as long as they are genuine and respectful. Your racism is truly staggering.
Do you have to "break in" your glove? Some people say you have fold your glove in to force the creation of a crease in a specific spot around the thumb base.
hi, there was many more video of 3rd dan attempt before, i used it before my own 3rd dan exam to rehearse, why did you get rid of those? It's really rare to get to see so many 2nd dan archers shoot together on english youtube.
@@norrinradd8 yeah I tried a bunch of times for my 4-Dan test before I finally passed! I wish you the best of luck on your 3-Dan test! You’ve got this!
