I am so honored that Mike Loades’ personal full size yumi made in 1995, is being passed on to me. It should arrive in a month and I’m going to making videos about it’s history. Thank you so much!
I love that Sarmat makes these for such a bargain of a price, ordered a 35" draw one to practise some Kyudo style. Ordering full size Yumis from Japan is like $1000+ for an authentic bamboo one before shipping, it's crazy!
Until the Warring States period in Japan, the bow was often worn under the right eye, and it was tilted lightly. In other words, it is the angle of the Manchurian bow, which is about the drawlength of a modern archery. It was often popular after the Edo period to draw strings as much as archery.
It was often popular after the Edo period to draw strings as much as kyudo（弓道） However, the Hioki ryu, which was also popular during the Warring States period, is close to the length of how you play this video.
Dude, you are awesome. I've been an amateur archer since I was a kid, but only got into it seriously about ten years ago when I was gifted a compound bow from a fellow veteran. I re-gifted that same bow to a guy in my Army company so he could hunt with it, but I replaced that with a recurve for myself. Now I'm getting into Asiatic recurves and English longbows. I truly appreciate the content you're putting out, because it helps inspire archers like myself. Keep up the good work, friend!
I have wondered if the Archers in japan war during the Feudal era used Bows that were higher weight. I thought I had heard something about that in the 2000's on that piece of information. I had also read that the Bows used on Horses were and sometimes still are shorter for the shape of the bow by a bit like 10-20 cm shorter then full size.
@@andkonblack Yes and the Mongolians used bows that were up to 130-140 pounds and some still do today in the Archery competitions but rarely in everyday life.
@@andkonblack Found it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rP8d81jzQJc.html In this video, bowyers test a few 110lbs yumi, and around the end at the 4:20 mark I believe, they measure an early Edo yumi based on a Sengoku model. It weighs in at 89kgs, or about 196lbs.
Such beautiful bows Jack. I'd love to see some penetration tests with bodkins(& chronograph) sometime with your bow. I must praise your strength & technique. Amazing & wonderful to see you're getting Mike's Kyudo bow. Looking forward to see you testing that out.
Is it easy for you to get them customized to be heavier? You turned me on to the concept of a warbow a while back and I want one. Edited to make my question a question.
Thank you for spending all your Money in bows to Provide us with all These great Videos 😁😜👍 hahaha. Which of all your universe of bows ist your Favorite? Which is the one you use Most frequently? And which ist the Most accurate? This would bei really very interesting To hear from someone with your wealth of experience - and bows! Keep Up your good Work!
@@HistoricalWeapons Thank you (y), yes I can shoot most accurately with my Vegh Hungarian laminated Bow 60#@34" draw. Seems the longer I draw the more accurately I shoot. I am switching too often between all my bows but I get a monarq 80# soon I guess I will work myself up with that one for the month to come.
@@HistoricalWeapons actually, I already have a korean bow with 83#@33" which is kind of a workhorse. It is extremely sturdy an can take a lot of punishment. I accidentially dryfired it 3 times already. Two broken plastik nocks too weak for the poundage and a broken wooden self-nock. That bow does not mind! Nothing. Just the draw curve is not amazing from 73# to 83# in just one inch ..... My second Vegh hungarian bow does 80#@34" a lot nicer.
I am also a hankyu player. My bow is 189cm long. However, the draw weight of it is only 40 lbs in 33 inches length. I wish I could draw that heavy bow one day.
Beautiful 🙌 It's not that I don't like heavy bows. they are interesting and cool. But in my backyard I don't see the need I don't have a long distance of 70 meters 🤪 And I'm 100% with # 80 I'm not going to hit my small target😆 Maybe with a lot of practice but I know I'm going to tired and I won't use an expensive bow anymore.🙈🙉
Seem to be very efficient bows. Wish you could test their speed. Though, with the note about Samurai armour getting in the way of the draw, they specifically had it so they could unlace one arm specifically so they could draw the bow unimpeded. Not sure about height of the samurai. There is some data, but I have known data to include peasants and women, which lead to the assumption European knights were very short. There are some photos of them, but they don't really have anything you can use for reference aside from other samurai. There should be good data out there, but I'm not sure where it is to confirm or deny. In particular, though, I question the idea that they drew their bows short. If they wanted to draw short, I figure they would design their bows for that draw length.
Hi Van, surviving heinan period bows point to 1,9m- 2m lengths, the art also support this but that has artistic bias. from my readings, the height of samurai back then can be estimated with period body armor, and they were on average much shorter than japanese men today, so their draw length will be shorter than modern kyudo, based on that alone. it seems that the helmet and chest peices can still block beyond 34" draw lengths, especially on a horse, more research is required for this subject however.
@@HistoricalWeapons Hey Jack, good to see you. You raise good points. Looking back, I hope I didn't sound too critical. Let me me explain my perspective. With the data, I found ranges from them being 5'02" (it always seems to be in imperial, due to American sources) to 5'06". If it's closer to the latter, that means they were about 2 inches shorter than today. So I'm not doubting they were shorter, I'm just not sure how much shorter they were. Certain armour pieces could be a pretty good indicator of height, if properly measured; mind that I'm not saying they're not properly measured, but I have heard of enough historical myths from bad data to be nervous about it (height is popularly misrepresented, so it's a pet peeve of mine). Haven't heard statistics on the armour, sadly. I have heard of pieces that were clearly made for pretty short warriors, but I don't know if those were common or rare. Beyond 34" would be a very long draw length, that'd be more than longbowmen. I'd suppose even without armour, particularly at their height, they wouldn't be drawing as far as that. So, I still would expect they built their bows with a shorter draw-length in mind. Though it is interesting if you could technically draw the bows that far.
Oh I Know , I Did Have to Ask Them Though , I Only Need 125# ,and I am Very Willing To Pay for it, Like You I wish for something that was more in Line for what a Samurai would have used , I am also Relatively Short at 5'8" , so this Height is Perfect for me ... If you still have yours for sale , Would Love to Buy it , Though it would be the Lightest Draw I would have a Great time Shooting it .. Hopefully Sarmat may consider my Request ,if Not I am Happy to Buy Yours
So cool! It's honestly the most perplexing to me how all Japanese archery is centered around kyudo which couldn't be less interesting to me. Where's all the Japanese historical combat enthusiasts? Why is it all shrouded in rituals and systems rather than experimental archaeology. Even with unarmed martial arts, you basically never see anything from Japan that tries to study history. Not saying that there aren't exactly those kinds of people with regards to Japanese martial arts, just that it's impossible to find such information (in English at least). There's so little information out there on Japanese warbows, and whenever they recruit a Kyudoka to discuss it or demonstrate it, it becomes ridiculous.
The original japanese yumi is held in the left hand. In wartimes all the kyujutsuka had to to this. In modern times some take the right hand, if they are handicapted. But it´s impossible in official tournaments. - KyuDO is more than shooting a japanese longbow.
Hi a horseback archer during early samurai times would shoot both hands for mounted archery..i am able to shoot both hands but my right hand is a lot weaker
A nice tip when doing Japanese archery: Push the bow with your upper half of the hand, so your ball of your thumb, basically. The index and middle finger assist in this. The pinky though, pulls the bow slightly. When releasing your arrow this way, your bow will tilt forward, nearly going horizontal, pointing some metres above the target. This will severely prevent wrist strain and take away the vibration. It will also be better for your bow. This is old style archery, called - for example - kyûsha or shajutsu. (Pron.: [k-you sha] - [sha joots]) Modern kyûdô (pron.: [k- you door] without the "r" sound at the end) does this differently. When shot, the bow spins in the archer's hand. The bow rotates all the way and the string ends on the other side of the arm. Why they omitted the old style and use this now? I do not know. I do not see any advantage. There's a disadvantage though: it takes a bit of time to prepare for the next shot, while the old method doesn't.
So, what was used during the samurai periods while on horse were those big length yumis? I always though they were hankyus because of the lower length, but i obviously dont have enough knowledge on that, great video
@@HistoricalWeapons I get that but due to how the Hankyu is a similar bow to the modern Yumi in shape, that stance though not as wide might help with this bow. I having seen my Brother use a similar stance to your Standard for his 46 pound Bear Grizzly and his 50 pound Unknown Ben Person bow as well as a bow we have from my dad, an old 35 pound overly big Root Shakespeare Archery Targetmaster that has a crack near the screw in weight as all of that model do now. The Targemaster was a type of bow used for coemption target including some used at the 1972 Olympic coemptions before the target style takedown bows were used and later ILF.
hello ! can you give me a link where can i buy this bow is same like in the game of ghost of thushima half bow .. i want that can you found where can i buy it ?!?
Just passing this out, but here's a video where 110lbs Yumi are used. Around the end, they weight a 196lbs Yumi from the early Edo period. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rP8d81jzQJc.html
