I haven't done Kyudo for more than a decade now, but I miss it a lot at times. Watching your videos and your clear instructions I wish I had a teacher like you near here. Thank you for uploading the videos
Hello miyako sensei, per kyodo manual, I am currently trying to do hanare by only doing Nobiai instead of slightly jumping my right hand middle finger in the very end of kai, I found it extremely difficult to understand how it works, as at kai, my shoulder can not extend anymore to force the tsuru to pop out. While I thought if we have our right hand loose enough, it will gradually become looser and looser as we move from Daisan to Kai, and eventually fly out, but I couldn't help but hold it tight until the very end, because if I don't do that, the arrow will likely fly out even before I reach Kai. I also notice I lose my Hineri during the process as well when I have my right hand being loose. Can you explain how to do Hanare naturally without intention? Sorry for the long message, and thank you for the video as always!!!
My English may be poor, so I might not fully understand, but it seems that there are no technical issues. The problem might not be with your technique, but rather that the groove of the Kake has become deep, making it difficult to release. I had the same issue in the past, and I didn't realize it until an instructor pointed out that the groove in my Kake had deepened.
Las bandas elásticas de goma están bien siempre que tengan la resistencia adecuada para ti. Si doblas la banda, puedes ajustar la fuerza según tu preferencia. Para el entrenamiento de fuerza, usa una banda más fuerte. Para verificar tus movimientos, usa una banda un poco más débil. Ajusta según sea necesario.
You say in the video we shouldn't turn our hips/backside towards the Kamiza, yet when we put on the Yugake we are told to partially turn our back to the Kamiza. Isn't that contradicting itself?
Giriko is made from boiled pine resin, so applying it to the Tsuru can be difficult. I tried it the same way in the past, and it just ended up with powder falling on the floor, making it hard to clean.
I am very happy that you are practicing Seiza. I appreciate your efforts to learn the aspects of Kyudo beyond just shooting. I will also do my best to give back to Kyudo.
Miyako-sensei, thank you so much for the videos! When you drop the 1st arrow, what happens next? After assistant came and took the dropped arrow. Should I return to shooting and shoot the second arrow as usual?
I love this so much! The attention to details and reigi-saho is so good in budo! It teaches to use this precision in life too and that actually makes you a better person. Arigato gozaimasu!
Impresionante. Muy hermoso. ¿Porqué el arco del arquero cruje al ser tensado pero la maestra lo tensa si que se queje? Demasiada fuerza de él o la depurada técnica de la maestra.
El sonido puede variar dependiendo de la fuerza y la naturaleza del arco. También influye la fuerza con la que el compañero de práctica realiza el kyudo y su complexión física. Yo utilizo un arco que no es tan fuerte debido a mi disminución de fuerza muscular. Creo que eso también marca una diferencia. Sin embargo, me alegra mucho que observes con tanto detalle.
Do you have advice for the best way to store an unstrung yumi? My longbows, for instance, need to be kept horizontal on their back (The side away from the archer), limbs supported about 10cm either side of the hand grip or, alternatively hung vertically from the upper horn nock and never left standing with their weight on the lower or upper limb. Thank you for any advice you can give me. Grymm
Do you also have knowledge of the heki ryu style of kyudo? I am practiceing that style for a year now but I'm still a bit uncertain about my tenouchi, I've been struggeling with it a bit since I use a pretty thin bow and i have larger hands. It would be great if you could make a video about the tenouchi in the heki style (and other heki videos would be amazing aswell) ありがとうございます !
It is often said to release like flicking a coin, but I haven't made a video showing the movement of the fingers inside the Kake. Thank you for the suggestion; I'll try to create a video on that.
Hanare is usually achieved by rotating your wrist, not releasing your fingers. There is a notch in your yugake between the thumb and pointing finger that holds the string, and you rotate your hand counter-clockwise into the string to keep the arrow affixed to the string through pressure and to keep the string in the notch. When the wrist is rotated clockwise, the notch is no longer able to hold the string and so it is released. You open your fingers to allow the string to go freely. A strong pull exerts an equal but opposite force on the hand as was on the string when pulled, which is the recoil that sends your hand backwards.
Thank you! Many people are familiar with the use of tree resin for string instruments (rosin). Giriko creates a blunt, slightly adhesive surface so that the middle finger (and in heki also the index finger) maintains an adhesive contact with the thumb. This reduces the force in the fingers and makes hanare easier.
