Kyudo is fascinating me more and more. I find in Kendo that the challenge of hitting a moving target, hence a moving target that tries to hit you as well in hope (in old times anyway) to kill you, very difficult. But I can’t imagine being an archer (if that is how you call someone practicing archery, I have a doubt) and try to hit from the distance a moving target. Yes, you’ll say there is distance and the threat is smaller, but didn’t they also fight horseback, pasing through the ennmy lines while and firing at will there damn arrows? I think they did and that leaves me opened mouth.
However, coming back to more recent times, watching Kyudo is beautiful: the amount of concentration, the slow movements followed by the ‘fire’ of the arrows. I love it and can’t wait for a chance to try it.
Have a lot for yourself:
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This video is a sample and I urge you to search for more by yourself. As for the exemple given, it comes from a great film company called empty minds. Please check out their website, it’s a great one. You will find documentaries about different aspects of the East. Sure, documentaries are for sell, but it isn’t free to make so it can’t be free to watch.
