I apologize for the lack of information in “13:07 5. How you compete.” There are many other ways and rules to compete in both kyūdō and archery. For example rules for kyūdō… ●There are two different differences to the target, 28m and 60m ●There is a game rule where the correct movements and behavior will also be considered as points ●There is a game rule that is very similar to archery, where the closer you hit the center of the target would be considered higher points The ones that I have explained in this video is just one example. I hope you understand. ・ In this channel, you can take a closer look at Japanese traditional culture, tips upon traveling to Kyoto, and social problems in Japan. So learners and lovers of Japanese language and culture, be sure to subscribe to enjoy more content! Please check out the description box for more videos recommended for you! Thank you again very much for watching!
Hi shogo, can you make a video about Kenshin Uesugi ?🤔, I was just reading about Daimyo and got interested with Kenshin Uesugi, And then, when i search who is Kenshin Uesugi on google, Google trend just show me "Kenshin Uesugi Gender" 😅. 100% i believe Kenshin was a Man, because he's a daimyo, but i found that, there is a theory about kenshin is a woman ?
Hi Shogo ! [ I apologize for the lack of information in "How you compete.” ] [ There are many other ways and rules to compete in both kyūdō and archery. ] [ I hope you understand. ] I practice both kyūdō (1 year) and archery (10 years), and for archery, many formes of bow shoooting, bow, and competions. You do a very great job with this video to summarize this 2 (of many more ^^) disciplines using bow / yumi and arrows / ya ! In less thant 20 minutes ? We understand 😊 I will share it to my friends and family now. Thank you very much 🙏
Clean presentation. The purpose of kyudo is often confused with a military art by observers. There's a difference between kyudo and other styles of using the bow for practical or military purposes. Kyudo is to archery what the tea ceremony is to drinking a cup of Earl Grey.
As a foreigner I'm interesting in differences between kyūjutsu and kyūdō. Is it closer to practical application as another -jutsu's to -do's as kenjutsu and kendō , for example?
Wow, just came from a 30 second video of what an arrow shot by a Kyudo student sounds like And a Let's Ask Shogo video about Kyudo appears... How convenient! 😂
Back in the late '70's I dated a guy who had spent 11 years as a Soto Zen monk. He learned kyūdō as a meditation practice. Watching him shoot was like watching tea ceremony. He spent several minutes just breathing in preparation. And the draw was slow and purposeful, totally unlike a Western archery draw, and was poetry in motion. He said you had to feel the soul of the bow and become one with it.
My little bitt of my families archery culture... Honestly I learned archery as a child with both a Native American bow (its not much different from an English long bow just a bit smaller) and a recurved bow. Later when a friend introduced me to composite bows.... I hated it and completely sucked at it. The reason was I had become conditioned to the tension of when you draw and aim... Composite have no tensions, at least my friends bow and some of the others I've tried. For my family Archery was more of a cultural learning then it was hitting the mark. Some used archery to hunt... but whether you used a bow, or rifle the rules were the same. You treat both as deadly weapons' and there are no exceptions. Even if the gun is dismantled and not loaded and the bow is unstrung, they are treated as if they are at the ready and loaded. You never goofed off and you never used either in "pretend", you respected the tool you used and never forgot the purpose for which it was made or you never touched one again. If you used the real thing you never used the toys. Not neon green water guns and not those plastic bows that had arrows that stuck to walls. The other rules were more to do with hunting and culture. Basically anything you killed you skinned and cleaned yourself and it was your responsibility to make sure nothing went to waste. We'd also use offerings as thanks for the life given depending on the circumstances. So that's it. My family are Sioux, Dakota. For us it was more about remembering the tool of our ancestors and respecting the life those ancestors lived. Thanks for sharing this video, I stumbled across it while watching Olympic clips.😊
I think that the bow your friends showed you would be a compound bow, since that is the kind that has pulleys and various applications that assist in drawing the bow and maintaining a full draw. Composite bows are bows made of multiple materials such as wood, horn and sinew, instead of just wood. Composite bows actually allow for much higher draw weights on a smaller sized bow, and are often recurved or reflex bows to help in this regard, such as Turkish and mongol horse bows.
As guy who likes guns, I got mad respect for archers. Whether they be western-style archers or Kyudo practitioners. Edit 9 months later: As someone who is familiar with guns, I’ve gotten into archery by making my own makeshift bow out of pvc pipe and fiberglass markers. It’s a pretty functional bow overall. As a lover of fiction, I’ve even written a character in a story who’s well versed with guns but also shows skill with the use of a bow. Though he seldom uses it unless he has to be stealthy.
I’ve been very curious about this for a while. As someone who respected customs and rituals, I was even more excited to learn the respect around the art. Now I wanna find the equipment to practice.
I love archery. I have a long bow from a medieval fair. I live in Oklahoma and the bow and arrows important to the many native American people . I am a inuyasha fan. I love that anime. There is also the other of inuyasha of their daughters.
Great video, I have leaned a lot from this, thank you. I would like to say as an archery enthusiast that there are other types of bows to do archery than just the Olympic recurve style that is shown here. I personally shoot English longbow and I find that much more satisfying than the modern style bows. I am pointing this out for people who may think modern bows are the only option for archery. Again, this video was extremely informative and welcome. Thank you.
I practiced kyudo during my exchange program in a Japanese school. I was lucky enough that I was given a chance to join a competition among other schools in the prefecture. It was a great experience overall. Your video motivates me to practice kyudo again.
I hope I can also practice Kyudo during my 6 month exchange program next school year. But hopefully I can also continue practicing western archery there, at least a bit. Well, l'l see when I get there.
In the video you take archery as a sport. It is a way broader expression. For example here in Hungary we use small bows (occasionally from horse back) for sport. We also have it as a Kyudo like activity and a fun relax program. So Kyudo is archery and it is Japanese archery but it is ceremonial ancient Japanese archery. That is all. Archery can be used for any introduced purposes and you can use any existing bow or arrow, it will be still archery.
Wenn ich fragen darf; wusstest du diese Sachen als du mit Kyudo angefangen hast? Außerdem, konntest du dich damit abfinden, dass es so lange braucht zum lernen?
@Rarbin Kyudo ist mehr Geistestraining als Sport, also ist der Begriff "Abfinden" ziemlich nutzlos. Wie soll man sich mit etwas abfinden, wenn es nichts gibt, womit es sich abzufinden bräuchte? Niemand zwingt dich dazu, du tust es aus eigenem Entschluss heraus und liegst in der Verantwortung dir darüber im Klaren zu sein, warum du etwas tust. Wer präzises Bogenschießen mag und sich gern sportlich misst soll Bogenschießen, aber Kyudo ist im Wesentlichen eine Art Zen-Praxis, also auch auf den Praktizierenden und seine Form fokussiert statt nur auf das Schießen. Den Weg zum Ziel machen, die Zielscheibe vergessen, sich komplett auf eine Sache in diesem Moment zu konzentrieren, die im ersten Moment scheinbar nutzlosen Formen zu perfektionieren ohne sie zwingend mit dem unterscheidenden Geist hinterfragen zu müssen, Hinnehmen eines sehr wahrscheinlichen Verlustes ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken etc. Bei solchen wertvollen Lebenslektionen und Krieger-Tugenden von so etwas resignativem wie "Abfinden mit einer Situation" zu sprechen ist schon fast, nun ja naiv. Zumindest ist das meine Sicht auf diese Betätigung. Man übt ja auch nicht Kung Fu, um damit MMA zu machen oder mit Affen-Stab in den Krieg zu ziehen, sondern um sich als Mensch weiterzuentwickeln und Selbstbewusstsein sich selber und anderen gegenüber auszustrahlen.
I had the great honor & fortune to have received Instruction in Kyudo from O. Kanjuro Shibata XX Sensei many years ago. To always remember that special time, I have a beautiful Photograph of Sensei practicing Kyudo in the falling Snow. It is a very difficult and demanding Practice but worthy of the time & effort it requires. Kyudo influences all aspects of your daily Life. Thank you for this Video!
I treat compound archery as a sort of meditation, but now after seeing this explanation, I would love to get the chance to try it out! The bow will always out shoot the archer, so for myself it’s more about the process of the shot.
I want to train Kyudo, it looks so peaceful and graceful, something that could help me clear my stress. I once did an Archery lesson when I was like 12 and I hit 3 bullseyes with no experience so maybe as a bonus I'd be pretty good too. After enjoying using the Yumi longbow in Ghost of Tsushima, it's made me want to know more. Also I subscribed the other day 😇
Thank you for this video. As a logical person I appreciate the time you took to show the difference between “target archery” and “Kyudo”. I understand how a Japanese POV of them being different is and that is the best outcome for a logic limited person. I can take away that yes both are archery but that both use bow and arrow is *irrelevant* as the focus, equipment and methods of both are different (much like it would be for the bow hunter). Thank you very much.
That was a really cool thing to learn. I feel like archery for the purpose of hunting is a little more closely related to target than kyudo. Still huge focus on the accuracy and can be similar equipment. I really want to try at least using one of their longbow and learning to shoot in the more eastern style other than the western style I have been trained in.
For me, Judo and Kyudo are at the opposite ends of the spiritual spectrum. In judo, during randori I could have lots of fun acting a nut, and throwing in some WWE, selling techniques with the younger kids. Kyudo, on the other hand was very quiet, and almost an extended version of what would be a moment of silence in a church.
This is the most accurate kyudo and archery differences video I’ve seen on RU-vid. I’ve been doing kyudo for more than ten years and I’m happy to see you explaining about the differences between kyudo and archery. 😃
Wonderful video. I knew of the physical differences between the bows and the shooting styles, but was unaware of the philosophical differences. Thank you for the overview.
Very informative indeed. This was recommended in my RU-vid chanel while browsing other kyudo videos. I'm not Japanese but I got interested on it because of the anime Tsurune.
I don't know how much you know about Kyudo, but you certainly don't know archery. Please don't litter the web with unless info, it's intellectual vandalism.
There is an anime called Archery and the scar that involves Kyudo, I've enjoyed very much. I myself do primitive archery with a bow of wood and bamboo, no sights no grip shelf, and wooden arrows. I have shot for many years, and I am still learning.
4.30 am and I have arrived at a video about something I had no idea existed, completely transfixed and fascinated for 22 minutes, thank you Shogo, I now have to explain why I am going to be late for work
Thank you for this. Actually I started training in Kyudo 2 years ago in Kanazawa after doing Archery at University. I had to stop because of injuries (gotten elsewhere) but your video's motivated me to work up to a return!
i still have my Yumi with me, never got a chance to train though since my parents saw it as something more of a big change from me when I was in archery for long already
I always love your videos, you have one of the most pleasant presences I have found on RU-vid, and often cover topics I didn't know I would enjoy so much!
Acquiring new hobby. In all earnestness, I have been taking private tutoring in Japanese language and my interest have always drawn more towards ancient Japanese culture than to modern ones. Currently reading a lot about the Yayoi, Kofun, Asuka, Nara and Heian jidai as opposed to Kamakura and the shogunates that followed. An interest for sport, in my 31 years of existence I never managed to get into any form of club or team because the vast majority of people are difficult to work with. (When you get picked on severely by peers and adults for most of your life, isolationism is only natural) Though recently I found the strength to look up for dojo and kyudo may very well be something for me.
The closest the west got to this is probably the traditional longbowmen. But that’s only in a similar shape to the bow, with longbows being fantastically tall and often taller than the archer, and famed for being notoriously difficult to draw, and dangerous to those not trained. Modern recreations are usually easier to draw as they are designed to be, and don’t require to be lethal in warfare, just to hit a target a few feet away. Most modern archery bows are easier to draw, and very far removed from their traditional roots. Thanks for the video.
This video is very useful for me as i am doing research about the japanese culture. Thank you for the knowledge shared! Very nice explanation and presentation. Love itt
So I’ve trained in archery for about ten years (compound, recurve and self-bows) and kyudo for coming on two. One thing I’ve noticed is while the main goal and technique is very different between the two, during the actual shot, the mindset is very similar. It’s a focus on technique and movement. Focusing on your breath and closing off of the world around you. Because only through exact technique can one hit the target. Immediately after you release, they become different again.
Thankyou for your exposé. I permitted myself the vanity of practicing the philosophy of kyudo with an ordinary bow. It was an exercise in centering the mind an abandoning any desire to hit the target.
I think more like Kyudo is part of archery, traditional archery, specially japan traditional style. different than modern archery and different from another style tradional archery too
I found this channel a couple days ago. I love learning about cultures of the world and definitely subscribing and watching all the videos. Good luck on the 100,000 goal.
Another great video! The structured format of your work makes things very easy to understand and follow. I practiced western-style archery when I was a child up until high school, but I had never heard of kyudo until recently. I shot left-handed and met quite a few other left-handed archers competing, as your eye-dominance decides how you shoot. However, I have never seen footage or any mention of a kyudo student practicing left-handed. Is it not allowed?
I'm wondering when will Japanese warbows get a revival. From what I know, they are shorter (Hankyu?) and has way heavier draw weights. Heavyweight traditional bows are getting a resurgence worldwide, for historical nostalgia probably.
You said that you chose not to continue practicing the other disciplines..were ancient samurai required to learn any of those other ones? Were certain ones mandatory?
You are a wonderful speaker/teacher. But, I wonder....can you be more flamboyant with your hands and facial expressions.? We need more people exaggerating facial expressions and flaming their hands about when they speak. It helps us listen....and SEE your words!!
I wonder, are there places in Japan that still practice / train old fashioned Kyujutsu in it's form before it became the spritual Kyudo of today? I know from Japanese Sword training that, there is still not only Iaido and Kendo but also different Kenjutsu schools around. Or is this difference not really made in Kyudo?
Sort of the way I felt about paintball when I first tried it. I did not understand. Paintball markers are terribly inaccurate as compared to a rifle. So there is a training element to it. You miss targets most of the time. However paintball has a difference between old school and new school. New school players use hundreds of paintballs. Old school players use just 20 or so. paintball. Somehow old school players have a higher percentage of hits. The goal is to score, but also to be stealthy so that you are not eliminated. Many companies use paintball for team building. It is a kind of zen thing.
Very enjoyable presentation. With modern archery you focused in on the Olympic competition style but there is also field archery which is what I participate in, like Olympic archery the goal is of course to hit the target, it’s closer to a hunting style, you follow a course and there are replica animals to shoot at from varying distances.
Is there any extant lineage of martial arts in Japan where they practice Japanese archery as they would have done during wars? I looked up Kyujutsu and seems like it does exist but there is barely any information in the English world
this all interesting, but I'd like to see how kyuudou compares to its predecessor kyuujutsu, also I wonder if a school can have a club for both styles each, on kyuudou club and a kyuujuutsu/archery club
3:06 "archery and its ritual purpose". The only thing that separates Kyoto and archery is arrogance. archery noun The art, sport, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow. How is it not archery?
by archery, i guess you mean olympic recurve. that is a pretty broad generalization and narrow view of archery. also, a bit of an arrogant view of kyudo.
kyūdō was originally used for hunting with a bow and arrow, celebrations are meant for people's abilities are more honed in the aspects of the skills that is offered in the technique.
