Kyudo①〜hidden techniques〜

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  • In Japanese kyudo, archers use traditional asymmetric bows over 2 meters long as they attempt to strike a target from a distance of either 28 or 60 meters. Self-mastery is key in this exacting martial art, where the target is said to reflect the heart, and correct attitude and technique are seen as intertwined. We use a high-speed camera to track the path of a skilled archer's arrows as they fly through the air, shining a light on the depth and subtleties of kyudo's hidden techniques.
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  • @justinsane3909
    @justinsane3909 Před 3 lety +4870

    When the lights came back on, I was expecting to see a dead janitor or something.

    • @ampunbangd4855
      @ampunbangd4855 Před 3 lety +166

      dead assasin in attempt to kill the best archery alive

    • @MiKE-jz6jt
      @MiKE-jz6jt Před 3 lety +15

      funny as hell.....

    • @Born2Losenot2win
      @Born2Losenot2win Před 3 lety +31

      Ye I thought he shot the janitor dead when he was replacing the new target with the old one with arrow already in it

    • @abhim8950
      @abhim8950 Před 3 lety

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    • @ngamgousemkipgen1474
      @ngamgousemkipgen1474 Před 3 lety +8

      This ain't detective Conan my friend

  • @lemmetellusum4884
    @lemmetellusum4884 Před 3 lety +4441

    Moral of the story: You don't need to see your target , you just need to know exactly where it is.

    • @bororobo3805
      @bororobo3805 Před 3 lety +90

      Lmao. But seeing is one of the ways of knowing where your target is. Otherwise it's just guess work.
      Remember, our senses are what we use to interact with our surrounding and respond to stimuli. So you have no choice but to use them.

    • @cantugs-buyer1552
      @cantugs-buyer1552 Před 3 lety +148

      I don't think he saw it or knew where it was at all. He just had a lot of faith in his technique, so much so that if he just does what he normally does, it will hit because he's not changing what he does.

    • @ctsealteam6
      @ctsealteam6 Před 3 lety +29

      Which is kinda true for even olympic archery. Former world no.1 Im Dong-Hyun set world record on olympic recurve with only 1/10 eye sight compare to normal human.

    • @JoshuaPaulHollenbeck
      @JoshuaPaulHollenbeck Před 3 lety +71

      Muscle memory , and practicing on the same range ... same bow ... same weight arrows .... for years ... its called repetition , lets seem him do that 10/10 in a random Forrest , not gonna happen.

    • @JoshuaPaulHollenbeck
      @JoshuaPaulHollenbeck Před 3 lety +20

      @Pouty MacPotatohead over thinking it , like most Asian philosophy does , its just repetition , i can dial on a phone number paid without looking , not because of Kyudoka , but because of repetition .

  • @stpdtwnk
    @stpdtwnk Před 3 lety +4739

    You all came here from the Kyudo sound of an arrow being fired video

  • @andromeda8197
    @andromeda8197 Před 3 lety +2337

    This is where the saying "i don't shoot with my hands, i shoot with my heart" gets meaning

    • @pristinep33n
      @pristinep33n Před 3 lety +25

      Isn't that from the Dark Tower series? I looked it up when i read the books but all i could find was stuff about Stephen King

    • @LetoZeth
      @LetoZeth Před 3 lety +4

      spirit*

    • @User-wt8gd
      @User-wt8gd Před 3 lety +3

      IV OS

    • @pristinep33n
      @pristinep33n Před 3 lety

      @Harsh Tiwari wat 😳

    • @user-wz7ud4mv9g
      @user-wz7ud4mv9g Před 3 lety

      Ivos, nc

  • @kadesecretan1041
    @kadesecretan1041 Před 3 lety +3027

    When he said “the, number of rotatio-“, I felt that

    • @yairmunoz5949
      @yairmunoz5949 Před 3 lety +207

      I watched the whole video because I wanted to see the part where he said that. I didn't expect it to be at the end lmao

    • @shailesh5514
      @shailesh5514 Před 3 lety +55

      @@yairmunoz5949 thanks, you saved my time.

    • @ZhadTheRad
      @ZhadTheRad Před 3 lety +43

      And they haven't posted part 2, and probably never will

    • @ZhadTheRad
      @ZhadTheRad Před 3 lety +11

      @Csősz Máté Thanks

    • @xenobiotic.
      @xenobiotic. Před 3 lety +10

      now i understand what u mean

  • @krisjaniskalans3474
    @krisjaniskalans3474 Před 5 lety +2258

    bruh when the kyudo master dude hit the target into darkness i knew this is some wild shit

    • @joebloggs5318
      @joebloggs5318 Před 4 lety +49

      Not really. He just didn't take his eyes off his point of aim. I did the same thing on my night shoot in basic training hit five out of five.

    • @GabrielCarvv
      @GabrielCarvv Před 4 lety +8

      @@joebloggs5318 dang

    • @47Lancelot
      @47Lancelot Před 4 lety +20

      You meant fake shit

    • @wernersalzl1650
      @wernersalzl1650 Před 4 lety +43

      Japanese bow art is among highest things.

    • @pj7371
      @pj7371 Před 4 lety +65

      Oh damn bruh thats some wild shit bruh. Why does everyone on the internet talk like this bruh.

  • @gonkillua14
    @gonkillua14 Před 3 lety +627

    I want to thank the voice for the good pronunciation of the Japanese words and terms.

  • @CoreyMack5000
    @CoreyMack5000 Před 3 lety +735

    I was gonna get into Kyudo right up until they said you can’t celebrate after you hit the target. I celebrate when I throw trash into a trash can from distances of 5ft or more. I have incredibly poor mental control.

    • @kimjongun5172
      @kimjongun5172 Před 3 lety +39

      We do this for respect. If you cannot remain respectful it is poor mental control

    • @lolipedofin
      @lolipedofin Před 3 lety +62

      Bruh... The silence indifference after you shoot the target is what made it cool.
      Celebrating the shot is like flinching from the explosion behind you.

    • @TeriyakiDior
      @TeriyakiDior Před 3 lety +5

      They have the calmness and mentality of a samurai

    • @TeriyakiDior
      @TeriyakiDior Před 3 lety +5

      @@kimjongun5172 Facts

    • @yumikang7410
      @yumikang7410 Před 3 lety +4

      STOP ARE YOU STALKING ME

  • @jestera.7136
    @jestera.7136 Před 3 lety +2303

    That’s cheating the guy clearly drank a night vision potion before shooting

    • @minuteman3317
      @minuteman3317 Před 3 lety +24

      Nah nah nah nah, he's been hitting the skooma. (Are we doing Fallout/ES references here?)

    • @akramnimer6755
      @akramnimer6755 Před 3 lety +5

      Or someone switched the target in the dark?

    • @JudgeNicodemus
      @JudgeNicodemus Před 3 lety

      @@minuteman3317 CHIM-ed out before the competition.

    • @crimsonwalrus697
      @crimsonwalrus697 Před 3 lety +2

      No no no you got it all wrong... He's using dead eye :')

    • @TeriyakiDior
      @TeriyakiDior Před 3 lety

      Lmaoooo

  • @Adiarby13
    @Adiarby13 Před 5 lety +1643

    And suddenly everyone in the comment section is a master of archery

  • @user-ds7hb5vf2g
    @user-ds7hb5vf2g Před 3 lety +1279

    "If the bow is short, it's more likely to break"
    Mongolian 150cm bow that was used 40 years straight:
    "Dude"

    • @Gaspard129
      @Gaspard129 Před 3 lety +366

      Translation: As a natural result of being an insular, island nation, we lacked the materials and technique to make shorter, stronger bows that are durable.

    • @mahshshsrklingfa7031
      @mahshshsrklingfa7031 Před 3 lety +79

      Bruhhh.. 150 cm in definitely not short..

    • @apaibirides4964
      @apaibirides4964 Před 3 lety +4

      Stfu

    • @deltazenturo1701
      @deltazenturo1701 Před 3 lety +37

      If he pulls it back the same length as the yumi bows, it will break

    • @Gaspard129
      @Gaspard129 Před 3 lety +114

      @@deltazenturo1701 "If he pulls it back the same length as the yumi bows, it will break"
      And yet it doesn't have the power of a longbow which is shorter and has a shorter draw length. The yumi is an elegant weapon, but it must be realized that it is the result of limited materials (no yew, for example) and limited exposure to other weapon manufacturing techniques due Japan to being a relatively isolated island.

  • @ImpassiveCanine
    @ImpassiveCanine Před 3 lety +507

    (Gwyn to his Silver Knights)
    *"Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN"*

  • @royhsieh4307
    @royhsieh4307 Před 3 lety +439

    the cameraman is the only person on this planet to stand in front of a group of 30+ archers and survive

    • @woyermain7732
      @woyermain7732 Před 3 lety +31

      Naive fool! it was said in the holy book:
      Thy cameraman shalt always survive.

    • @williamcollins4082
      @williamcollins4082 Před 3 lety

      Brave man or just very stupid or very stoned !!!
      Or as I hadn't thought very trusting of their skill .
      Care to try that at a police firing range ???
      Have your insurance paid life death an accident . But inspect your policy closely !!! May not pay for suicide !!!

    • @princessalcansare7711
      @princessalcansare7711 Před 2 lety

      Our beloved cameraman has a talisman of some sort ma dude xD

    • @tobaibihtobaibih2483
      @tobaibihtobaibih2483 Před 2 lety

      @@woyermain7732 😂😂😂😂

  • @saurabhganorkar4716
    @saurabhganorkar4716 Před 5 lety +2368

    How come Japan is advance in technology and still have maintained tradition....
    Hats off

    • @dukesilvergold
      @dukesilvergold Před 5 lety +355

      Simple - not allowing mass immigration! Japan is one of the very few countries in the world that have in place extremely strict immigration laws, despite its aging society. Unlike Japan, Europe is absolutely, without a doubt, mathematically irreversibly heading towards you know what.

    • @thaadimattayya3369
      @thaadimattayya3369 Před 5 lety +1

      Due to Meizi.

    • @hype5058
      @hype5058 Před 5 lety +4

      @@harrapanman621*colonized

    • @joev6049
      @joev6049 Před 5 lety +106

      Cultural preservation while still accepting new ideas and technology. It’s all about control, never let one side outweigh the other

    • @TheTeodorsoldierabvb
      @TheTeodorsoldierabvb Před 5 lety +63

      @Kelly Chase Offield Yet unlike most americans, they walk clean streets, clean schools, and clean workplaces, while never experiencing crime of any kind, they give out and receive respect, maintain their identity. Little things like these contribute to your life a lot.

  • @denatajasper
    @denatajasper Před 3 lety +493

    "When an archer strikes the target, they never celebrate. As showing upward sign of emotion is believed to have poor mental control."
    Well that explain those Hanzo mains.

    • @emmas1366
      @emmas1366 Před 3 lety +22

      i made such a horrible laugh omg

    • @Nillix1
      @Nillix1 Před 3 lety +1

      wanabe vulcans

    • @zxp3ct3r41
      @zxp3ct3r41 Před 3 lety +1

      @Bltck123 the Dragon hunts

  • @pkasra
    @pkasra Před 3 lety +697

    All the world: *Draws the bow from the middle
    Japan: *INCORRECT*

    • @naushadpunjani1071
      @naushadpunjani1071 Před 3 lety +17

      Hey if they said it's incorrect then they're right 🤣

    • @kumasire4430
      @kumasire4430 Před 3 lety +4

      *long bow

    • @zero_2296
      @zero_2296 Před 3 lety +52

      here's what I found: Traditionally constructed Yumi's are the the shape that they are because they're made of bamboo which is thicker at the bottom. There was no other wood in Japan that grew of sufficient length and no animals to provide sufficient material to make them from horn. Their glue technology of the time was garbage and their materials otherwise sucked. There's actually not much more to it than that.

    • @paragwandale5037
      @paragwandale5037 Před 3 lety +5

      @@zero_2296 See full video for the reason, that's not the reason.

    • @SSMJ
      @SSMJ Před 3 lety +28

      Nah that's literally the reason. An asymmetric bow has to be held asymmetrically for best results. Also from an engineering standpoint the amount of force experienced by the bottom 1/3 of the bow is going to be the same as a symmetric bow 2/3s the length held in the middle with the same propulsive force. There's no reason to unevenly distrube the force unless the materials you use are stronger on one side, just like the wood and bamboo used by the Japanese.

  • @sargatanazz
    @sargatanazz Před 3 lety +621

    Love how Japanese keeps their traditions alive

    • @alanrogs3990
      @alanrogs3990 Před 3 lety +61

      Yes, and the internationalists hate it. They want it changed.

    • @STARKILLER15100
      @STARKILLER15100 Před 3 lety +28

      Shit I love this. I wanna go to Japan to train all their traditional arts.

    • @animatoraoi3672
      @animatoraoi3672 Před 3 lety +22

      @@STARKILLER15100 Same just don’t litter while you are there

    • @thealandislands4061
      @thealandislands4061 Před 3 lety +61

      @@animatoraoi3672 don’t litter anywhere

    • @Rolo-ol3mx
      @Rolo-ol3mx Před 3 lety +10

      I respect them for it.

  • @dutch_blades
    @dutch_blades Před 3 lety +199

    RIP for those of us who cared about the number of rotations.

    • @John.Lemon.
      @John.Lemon. Před 3 lety +4

      czcams.com/video/qYxJZ58drpE/video.html

    • @focusdmg1881
      @focusdmg1881 Před 3 lety

      @@John.Lemon. Thank you! I am looking through the comment for this

    • @mithrandir6283
      @mithrandir6283 Před 2 lety +1

      According to the second video, which Continues were this one left off, said that it’s usually between 3 and 12 rotations.

    • @aspiring.creative.person6092
      @aspiring.creative.person6092 Před 2 lety

      I read this comment before the video ended, but when it did I just started laughing

  • @bensontroy1526
    @bensontroy1526 Před 3 lety +56

    I am 63 years old now, but still remember the time my friends and I watched film about Kyudo. My parents invested in an archery set for me. Of course being 12 I was demonstrating my archery set for my friends, only I was trying to show off as well. I drew back the bowstring, and before I released, I said, “Look, I am a Zen archer” I released, and to my shock and surprise that arrow hit dead center of the target. And in all these years I could never repeat that feat...

    • @jonathanhyde5547
      @jonathanhyde5547 Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you, this brought a smile to my face. Wholesome.

    • @bensontroy1526
      @bensontroy1526 Před 3 lety +9

      @@jonathanhyde5547 I forgot to mention that before I released that arrow, I turned my head away, which added to our excitement, when I released that arrow without aiming....too funny

    • @m2nesli
      @m2nesli Před 2 lety +6

      because at that moment your mind and heart was focused on hiting the target so much that the arrow found it.

    • @bensontroy1526
      @bensontroy1526 Před 2 lety +3

      @@m2nesli that is beautiful to hear such an expression...thank you

    • @anitaba
      @anitaba Před 2 lety +2

      Beginner’s mind at its best.

  • @guilerobs8085
    @guilerobs8085 Před 3 lety +1006

    "A gaijin breathes so loudly... we can shoot him in the dark"
    -Japan probably...

  • @jigglefloyd
    @jigglefloyd Před 4 lety +660

    "only the weak, worthless archers use their eyesight" - Kyudo Boss

    • @user-kl6ee4dd9m
      @user-kl6ee4dd9m Před 3 lety +3

      Bow sights are so disturbing. I have never used it.

    • @ExoticDva
      @ExoticDva Před 3 lety +4

      @@user-kl6ee4dd9m I assume they are useful though.

    • @keithjasperato9426
      @keithjasperato9426 Před 3 lety

      😂😂

    • @staine3255
      @staine3255 Před 3 lety +19

      @@ExoticDva they are, but its a different discipline entirely. I've had close to 2 decades shooting modern hunting compounds, target recurves, and traditional wooden bare-bows. No one style is inherently better then the next. They all set out to achieve essentially the same goal, hit the target. The difference is how they go about achieving this. You can 'zen' the archer, you can train the body to chase perfect repetition, or you can do the math, learn the mechanics to use a scoped sight, and consistently hit a target well outside the effective range of traditional archery... it comes down to how you'd like to hit what you're aiming at. Personally, I have more fun shooting trad wood bows instinctively (without sights) but at 80+ yards, there's no doubt a sight is insanely useful.

    • @TheAkashicTraveller
      @TheAkashicTraveller Před 3 lety +3

      @@staine3255 It also depends on what you actualy useing them for. Shooting for meditation or in a competition or for hunting, or a simulated hunting are all going to have differences.

  • @FieriaAreilielle
    @FieriaAreilielle Před 3 lety +123

    My high school put a vote of what Japanese sports to be added into the club activities back then. There are 3 list, Karate, Aikido, and Kyudo. When I heard that Kyudo is archery, I immediately signed up for that along with 9 others. Nevertheless, it got overwhelmed by Karate and Aikido by around 40-20..
    I still wanted to learn Kyudo tbh..

    • @shard39
      @shard39 Před 3 lety +4

      Karate is Japanese??

    • @FieriaAreilielle
      @FieriaAreilielle Před 3 lety

      @Dietrich Thomas normies. Rest of the boys went to soccer and basketball. And girls into Volley and Dancing.

    • @jvtagle
      @jvtagle Před 3 lety +1

      Too bad shensho do wasn’t included

    • @FieriaAreilielle
      @FieriaAreilielle Před 3 lety

      @Dietrich Thomas ikr? At first I thought why Aikido? It seems that all 4 other private school around mine takes Kendo as their club activities. In order to be different, my school thought Aikido is best. And I'm surprised it's still stand until last year..

    • @williamdowden4494
      @williamdowden4494 Před 3 lety

      What is stopping you?

  • @ambientvirtual
    @ambientvirtual Před 3 lety +73

    The music of this doc did not need to be this jazzy and insane but they did it anyway and im glad they did

  • @KalravSrivastava
    @KalravSrivastava Před 3 lety +334

    Ishikawa sensei? Is that you?!
    **Ghost of Tsushima noises intensify**

  • @FJY06061997
    @FJY06061997 Před 3 lety +231

    Why this anime doesn't shout the name of the technique?

  • @sangitasingh8292
    @sangitasingh8292 Před 5 lety +3343

    Welcome friends, to another episode of "CZcams recommends"!

    • @abhishekjathar
      @abhishekjathar Před 5 lety +35

      CZcams is really stepping up its recommended game

    • @michaelkheop1433
      @michaelkheop1433 Před 5 lety +16

      I think CZcams AI gets me!

    • @EthanolTailor
      @EthanolTailor Před 5 lety +9

      @@michaelkheop1433 does that not terrify you in the slightest lol?

    • @michaelkheop1433
      @michaelkheop1433 Před 5 lety +2

      @@EthanolTailor a little bit...ha ha ha!!!

    • @maxomnicast6010
      @maxomnicast6010 Před 5 lety +8

      Dude i have been dreaming randomly about shooting arrows yesterday and got it recommendet today. YT ai win!

  • @daelaenor
    @daelaenor Před 3 lety +28

    "Rather than facing an opponent, in Kyoudo, archers face only a target."
    That's a bar.

  • @SonofIiberty
    @SonofIiberty Před 3 lety +21

    1:16 _"So if you do the thing, and you do it right, and you don't fuck it up. It works, it just works!"_
    -JonTron

  • @BestMusic-ef7yk
    @BestMusic-ef7yk Před 3 lety +116

    Plot twist : he mastered the night vision technique

  • @vizionthing
    @vizionthing Před 5 lety +759

    The number of rotations ..... is not to be revealed

    • @mechfan01
      @mechfan01 Před 5 lety +52

      czcams.com/video/qYxJZ58drpE/video.html

    • @ieatglue05
      @ieatglue05 Před 4 lety +36

      EA: 14.99 for knowing the number of rotations

    • @TheFeralBachelor
      @TheFeralBachelor Před 4 lety +1

      @@mechfan01 Thank you

    • @soldier6017
      @soldier6017 Před 4 lety

      @@mechfan01 thanks

    • @qufeng49
      @qufeng49 Před 4 lety +2

      Now I understand this joke. Glad I watched to the end.

  • @subwooferhowling2355
    @subwooferhowling2355 Před 3 lety +239

    Imagine how hilarious it'd be if the dude missed the target in the dark

    • @Vindicated135
      @Vindicated135 Před 3 lety +15

      Retake

    • @dnegel9546
      @dnegel9546 Před 3 lety +3

      Probably took many shots at it. Or edit it.

    • @gdgd5194
      @gdgd5194 Před 3 lety +3

      It wasn't hilarious, the old guy would get mad and yell in thick japanese accent: "LETS DO ET AGAIN"

    • @focuswithcham6190
      @focuswithcham6190 Před 3 lety +5

      Have you heard the word “asian”?

    • @ekubo1995
      @ekubo1995 Před 3 lety +1

      nobody heard or saw what happened but im pretty sure somebody shouted " MO iKAi" repeatedly

  • @wigeria
    @wigeria Před 3 lety +32

    Now imagine if there was a third guy who just quickly ran in to shove an arrow into the target when they made it dark.

    • @gabrielradu7284
      @gabrielradu7284 Před 3 lety

      lol

    • @PrimoStracciatella
      @PrimoStracciatella Před 2 lety +1

      Only a person without honor would have a thought like that.

    • @bonesrhodes3762
      @bonesrhodes3762 Před rokem

      @@PrimoStracciatella ---- wrong: someone who had direct business dealings with Japanese Japanese would instantly think that - I'm betting you fall for all the fake tai chi masters also

  • @MurasakiToshiko
    @MurasakiToshiko Před 3 lety +103

    "When they hit the target, they never celebrate as this is a sign of having poor mental control"
    Archer hitting target: **SILENT YATTA NOISES**

  • @danielhaqim8986
    @danielhaqim8986 Před 3 lety +36

    I didnt search for this but you best believe I watched through the whole damn thing

  • @creamywhitestuff7732
    @creamywhitestuff7732 Před 3 lety +14

    "The Archer Class is really made of Archers"
    -Rin Tohsaka.

  • @Potato-qv6hq
    @Potato-qv6hq Před 3 lety +6

    So glad he said kyudo instead of queue dough. Narrators who do more than 2 seconds of research on how to pronounce the foreign words they were paid to read out makes me unreasonably happy.

  • @hitler69
    @hitler69 Před 5 lety +834

    it's all fun and games until you realize that they count the score by your form more than your ability to hit the target
    if you shoot the bow in a "wrong" form you literally get disqualified even if you have perfect accuracy

    • @kyojin_9526
      @kyojin_9526 Před 5 lety +34

      durp hurp That sucks

    • @_Titanium_
      @_Titanium_ Před 5 lety +182

      That's pretty good, I like that about the Japanese, they understand that the process is more important than the outcome

    • @jrunv
      @jrunv Před 5 lety +179

      @@_Titanium_ the process shouldn't matter when you're trying to hit a target though. I don't think an enemy soldier is gonna care how you hold your bow if you completely miss them

    • @_Titanium_
      @_Titanium_ Před 5 lety +267

      @@jrunv But they aren't shooting enemy soliders, nor are they trying to be the best at hitting a target. They are trying to balance the mind, body and soul in harmony - and hit the target as a result. Otherwise it would be no different from regular archery but with different kit.

    • @jrunv
      @jrunv Před 5 lety +52

      @@_Titanium_ then why bother shooting and arrow or have the target at the end, this is probably a tool at some point in history was used for war. I feel like this is kinda like aikido which would have been used as an actual martial arts form in the past but now has turned into more of a show trick

  • @Cornelius429
    @Cornelius429 Před 3 lety +19

    When Master Takeo Ishikawa made the target in the dark my mind was blown, incredible.

  • @Lost_Hwasal
    @Lost_Hwasal Před 3 lety +19

    "Fundamentally, the marksman aims at himself" - DT Suzuki

  • @killhacker5776
    @killhacker5776 Před 3 lety +22

    I would Love to see a "how it's made" on these bows.

  • @jackknightsbridge5232
    @jackknightsbridge5232 Před 4 lety +73

    So hitting the target in the dark in “Zen in the Art of Archery” is actually real!

    • @AndreasNkleby
      @AndreasNkleby Před 3 lety +21

      Not to sound like a smart ass, but if you shoot a target from the same position, and at the same range, for 60 years, it probably doesn’t matter if the lights are on

    • @steelfalconx2000
      @steelfalconx2000 Před 3 lety +2

      @@AndreasNkleby hahaha that's true.

    • @presidennegaraapi
      @presidennegaraapi Před 3 lety

      I know, and i believe it.

  • @impulse-nati0n114
    @impulse-nati0n114 Před 3 lety +11

    I love how japan is still practicing their traditional arts

  • @chrispysaid
    @chrispysaid Před 3 lety +31

    Narrator: Kyudo is like Judo or Karate, except instead of an opponent, archers face a target.
    Also narrator: Driving is like eating, except instead of eating, you're driving.

    • @Zack-wc5mv
      @Zack-wc5mv Před 3 lety +1

      nice. you just wrinkled my brain.

    • @poseidon24ism
      @poseidon24ism Před 3 lety

      Kyudo is like Judo or Karate in that which both are martial arts. Except in Kyudo instead of opponents, they have targets.
      Driving is not like eating since the former is a means of travel and the latter is a means of consumption. Your analogy is amiss.

    • @chrispysaid
      @chrispysaid Před 3 lety

      @@poseidon24ism Your pfp is an anime cat girl.

    • @poseidon24ism
      @poseidon24ism Před 3 lety

      @@chrispysaid then it must be twice humiliating getting corrected by someone with an anime cat girl pfp.
      Regardless of my pfp, my point still stands and by the looks of it... Seeing as how you use my pfp to try and debunk the logic of my statement instead of the statement itself, then there's no sense in delivering the point further.
      Anime pfp out.

    • @chrispysaid
      @chrispysaid Před 3 lety +1

      @@poseidon24ism I thought we were just stating obvious things.

  • @ManvinderSinghWalia
    @ManvinderSinghWalia Před 3 lety +17

    I love the fact that they use both eyes and don't wear that one eye cover. No scope no fancy bow balancing. Just pure talent

    • @Dacronhai
      @Dacronhai Před 3 lety +4

      I'd say not using modern assistive equipment reflects on the amount of effort they have to put in, not their pure talent

    • @Bidimus1
      @Bidimus1 Před rokem +1

      @@Dacronhai I disagree, the talent of a modern archer may be just as great but due to the better equipment the accuracy goes up. Both are a matter of talent and repetition!

  • @551taylor
    @551taylor Před 3 lety +15

    Interesting explanation of why the bow is the size and shape it is, and it developed that way because of the Samurai Kyudoka riding into battle and needing to quickly change from shooting left to shooting to the right of the horse. The shorter lower section was easier to lift over the horse's shoulder, and the bow length added to the bow's power.

    • @michaeljung4398
      @michaeljung4398 Před rokem +1

      Famous horseback archer is the Mongolian archer. They have short bows. Probably Korean bows are shorter. Korean bows shoots over 250m.

    • @BrazilianImperialist
      @BrazilianImperialist Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@michaeljung4398all cultures had horseback archers

    • @turdferguson1756
      @turdferguson1756 Před 4 měsíci

      Sure it would be easier to transition from one side to the other if held towards the bottom - if your bow is 7 feet long, lol

  • @liqurmeup
    @liqurmeup Před 5 lety +31

    This philosophy can be used towards everything in life. Love it.

  • @andylim1263
    @andylim1263 Před 3 lety +33

    He is using a Nen ability called Gyo,and when he release the arrow he use Hatsu.
    😝

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 Před 3 lety +7

    I love the bows have no assist,just bow& arrow.

  • @daeladub
    @daeladub Před 5 lety +109

    Random ass CZcams suggestion but you know what I can appreciate what's going on here.

  • @steelfalconx2000
    @steelfalconx2000 Před 3 lety +26

    Take it from me, this shit is hard af. You have to have exceptional clarity and stillness of mind to hit that shit. Controlling your breath is only the beginning.

    • @billrich9722
      @billrich9722 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm willing to bet you're not an official from NASA.
      Japanese do shit weird. I never cared for their idea of form over function. I get why the culture developed that way but this kind of hyper-specialization tends to lead to inflexibility.
      An adequate example of what I mean is the idea of Kantai Kessen, during the second World War. The Japanese Admiralty was so focused on winning the "decisive battle" that they didn't have a plan for winning the war. In the end, they lost the initiative and never got to have their decisive battle.

    • @user-yr7ie9kt4i
      @user-yr7ie9kt4i Před 3 lety +13

      @@billrich9722 ok you do your shit in your shit way and let him do his shit

    • @billrich9722
      @billrich9722 Před 3 lety

      @@user-yr7ie9kt4i You must be a pussy.

    • @user-yr7ie9kt4i
      @user-yr7ie9kt4i Před 3 lety +12

      @@billrich9722 who hurt you? Oh wait, i guess i did.

    • @connorsmith5506
      @connorsmith5506 Před 2 lety

      @@billrich9722 you’re talking like you personally won the war man. You’re no better than the Japanese in terms of inflexibility if you really think you can categorize an entire culture that way

  • @aazxcasd
    @aazxcasd Před 3 lety +30

    I love how they still keep their traditions even if it's a 1000 years old while some other countries start to forget their traditions.

    • @code066funkinbird3
      @code066funkinbird3 Před 2 lety

      Ouch

    • @h.cedric8157
      @h.cedric8157 Před 2 lety +1

      Japan doesn't lose its traditions despite being ultramodern. Why, because they value their traditions and know how to balance.
      societies elsewhere pander too much to 'woke' ideas that falsely label traditions as evil.

  • @encryptacat8817
    @encryptacat8817 Před 3 lety +117

    “Incredibly He still finds the target” *what’s going on in his mind* “holy shit I actually hit it”

    • @v205
      @v205 Před 3 lety +1

      After thousands of takes 🎬

    • @Alexs321432
      @Alexs321432 Před 3 lety +1

      Dude probably "well duh, of course it hit" in his brain.

  • @whynotdean8966
    @whynotdean8966 Před 5 lety +571

    This just sounds like archery with extra steps.

    • @sampleentry5253
      @sampleentry5253 Před 5 lety +89

      It pretty much is. Meditative archery, if you would.

    • @solargoomba
      @solargoomba Před 5 lety +13

      EEK BABA DIRKEL

    • @BornDead616
      @BornDead616 Před 5 lety +31

      @@solargoomba somebody's gonna get laid in college

    • @ticktock2000x
      @ticktock2000x Před 5 lety +6

      Thumb for the reference

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 Před 5 lety +24

      It's wayyyy simpler than Western archery. Hunters, Olympic type competitors, recurve competitors, they all put so much crap on their bows it's crazy. This is as simple and pure as archery gets.

  • @justjoe942
    @justjoe942 Před 3 lety +4

    You answered every question I've ever had about Kyudo. Thank you. I am even more impressed than I was prior to watching.

  • @AsAboveISoBelow
    @AsAboveISoBelow Před 3 lety +3

    That huge open room that just opens out into the outdoors was amazing. I'd love to visit Japan someday when things are better... I mean yeah the anime and stuff is great, but the cultural history is really lovely as well.

  • @brodenmckinney8168
    @brodenmckinney8168 Před 3 lety +53

    I am most likely the only one here who actively searched for this video. It was bothering me watching Kagome from Inuyasha fire an arrow and having the bow facing the other way. I needed to know why.

    • @baldwinivofjerusalem47
      @baldwinivofjerusalem47 Před 3 lety +7

      LORD SESSHOMARUU FAN BOY HERE

    • @kadeloblack4774
      @kadeloblack4774 Před 3 lety +2

      @@baldwinivofjerusalem47 I mean he’s great an all... but he’s no PONYTAIL ( Inu No Taisho )

    • @brodenmckinney8168
      @brodenmckinney8168 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kadeloblack4774 those are some fighting words!

    • @fajarn7052
      @fajarn7052 Před 3 lety +1

      @@baldwinivofjerusalem47 Personally, I'm a SesshKik shipper myself, fcuk that Yashahime to the ground, don't need that pedophile shite for our Lord of the Western Land.

    • @kadeloblack4774
      @kadeloblack4774 Před 3 lety

      @@brodenmckinney8168 waaaah how can you say that??? He’s like 10-27x better than his son lol... from the way he holds his sword to the way he keeps his hair!!!

  • @fajrin.g.9848
    @fajrin.g.9848 Před 3 lety +40

    Takeo ishikawa: my skill is just not from training but is from my sensei to, sensei ishikawa
    Sensei ishikawa: of course i am teach him "THE WAY OF THE BOW"
    WKWKWKWKWKWKWKWK

  • @BurningUp99
    @BurningUp99 Před 4 lety +34

    Anyone else getting all these archery vids now... because you watched that cute Colombian girl win the world championship?

    • @BurningUp99
      @BurningUp99 Před 4 lety

      @Leon King Good luck lol you're going to get archery vids recommended to you for at least 2 weeks now haha. She went viral and caused a huge chain reaction

    • @misterturkturkle
      @misterturkturkle Před 3 lety +1

      Na im just a weeb and i watched a naginata video earlier

    • @cckouga3934
      @cckouga3934 Před 3 lety

      Nah, just finished watching Tsurune

    • @maxeriashade
      @maxeriashade Před 3 lety

      nah it was just CZcams algorithm

  • @eggyrepublic
    @eggyrepublic Před 3 lety +25

    The arrow knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't.

  • @bidoofus7921
    @bidoofus7921 Před 3 lety +3

    The part where they started to explain why they hold the bow a third from the bottom kinda blew my mind. As they started explaining the role of vibrations I was like “oh my god it’s a node isn’t it,” and well sure enough yeah that’s why. Makes a lot of sense, and makes me wonder why traditional archery avoids using the same type of grip in the first place.

    • @Bidimus1
      @Bidimus1 Před rokem

      Not the only sport that uses nodes, Rifle harmonics are important as well.

  • @n0madfernan257
    @n0madfernan257 Před 5 lety +10

    if we think that kyudo is not just a martial art but a way to practice spiritual calmness, theres more to it than just a sport

  • @theproofreader3204
    @theproofreader3204 Před 5 lety +13

    This is actually an amazing documentary video! I love it.

  • @clarklindquist8137
    @clarklindquist8137 Před 2 lety +1

    As someone who enjoys American archery, this is fascinating. I've made my own recurve bow, and have made a couple for bushcraft skills.
    This is amazing. The concept of the arrow always finds its target reminds me alot of the native Americans and how they are one with the horse and bow.
    This is beautiful

  • @Mx.imilian.f
    @Mx.imilian.f Před 3 lety +5

    „A third of the way up from the bottom“
    I’m gonna remember that inn my sleep.

  • @aresquared4864
    @aresquared4864 Před 6 lety +31

    Purity utmost of respect for this true form of archery and respect for honoring and appreciating the history of form

    • @jadekayak01
      @jadekayak01 Před 6 lety

      Are Squared what a crock of shit.
      historically they were interested in killing g their opponents,not looming good missing

    • @93Stankela
      @93Stankela Před 5 lety +3

      Why are you here hating on everything you piece of shit ? Gtfo

    • @schultemeister6975
      @schultemeister6975 Před 5 lety

      True form? Lol

  • @khanh-chunguyen1737
    @khanh-chunguyen1737 Před 4 lety +37

    "Showing outward signs of emotions is believed to reflect poor mental control"
    TIL I have great mental control

    • @rickdiaz100
      @rickdiaz100 Před 4 lety +1

      Khanh-Chu Nguyen I would chicken dance to every bulls eye and slap my bow to the ground and at the cups on the drink station when I missed.

    • @khanh-chunguyen1737
      @khanh-chunguyen1737 Před 4 lety

      @@rickdiaz100 it's all fun and games until someone....
      TAKES AN ARROW TO THE KNEE

    • @deadby15
      @deadby15 Před 3 lety +1

      I think this is because Both Confucianism and Buddhism teach keeping emotions under control.

  • @RayYoWTF
    @RayYoWTF Před 3 lety +1

    This is amazing. Hopefully when this pandemic is over and my dominant arm (shoulder) heals properly - I would love to take lessons. This is amazing.

  • @martbijlenga2161
    @martbijlenga2161 Před 3 lety

    Very relaxing video, thank you!

  • @ajaxeng
    @ajaxeng Před 3 lety +4

    I've always been interested in archery but after watching tsurune I came to learn more about kyudo and I think it's more interesting than archery. Kyudo is literally an art.

    • @piratz1995
      @piratz1995 Před 2 lety

      Lar Andersen still more impresive

  • @dathorus1
    @dathorus1 Před 5 lety +43

    I've always been a Recurve target shooter. But I would love to learn the martial art of Kyudo!

    • @twliii1003
      @twliii1003 Před 5 lety +1

      dathorus1 just hold it a third of the way up from the bottom

    • @peterbaker9874
      @peterbaker9874 Před 5 lety +3

      @@twliii1003 that would just make shooting with a recurve harder. Yomi are made specifically with 1/3 shooting in mind.

    • @irohaboat
      @irohaboat Před 3 lety

      I really dont get the point they are making with the grips. The Kyudo bow was designed for a lower grip. Most other bows have a mid grip.
      That's because they were designed that way!

  • @smattox
    @smattox Před 3 lety +7

    Pov: you came from the "sound of an arrow being released"

  • @jty9631
    @jty9631 Před 3 lety +7

    The hidden technique of not losing your nippol when you shoot the bow

  • @maikutsukino4743
    @maikutsukino4743 Před 5 lety +7

    I finally found something interesting to watch today on CZcams and it's incompl......

  • @mtf_nine_tailed_fox385
    @mtf_nine_tailed_fox385 Před 5 lety +31

    I love it when they aim up and prime the bow once the arrow is in eye level

  • @photographybyliamanderson1659

    a video i never knew i wanted to watch but liked it quite alot

  • @bloopity4117
    @bloopity4117 Před 3 lety +1

    Why does learning about Japan and traditional japanese practices make me so happy

  • @lacukamamo
    @lacukamamo Před 5 lety +6

    first time i get youtube recomendations that make sense.

  • @LooxJJ
    @LooxJJ Před 4 lety +5

    It is absolutely amazing...artistic yet so simple. Its beautiful! With Love from Korea.

  • @vivekslogic
    @vivekslogic Před 2 lety +1

    It's just amazing how Japan preserved this art for more than 1000 years...

  • @defencebangladesh4068
    @defencebangladesh4068 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the recommendations

  • @mikereese529able
    @mikereese529able Před 6 lety +364

    My understanding is that Kyudo is a meditation first a sport second.

    • @Welther47
      @Welther47 Před 5 lety +26

      Its more etiquette and technique than sport.

    • @stevebrindle1724
      @stevebrindle1724 Před 5 lety +5

      Exactly a meditation technique first and foremost and a good one

    • @mike62mcmanus
      @mike62mcmanus Před 5 lety +12

      Yea, in my hood we meditate on how to not get shot by one of these homeboy devices.

    • @CharlieEchoCharlie
      @CharlieEchoCharlie Před 5 lety +3

      +@@mike62mcmanus Shut the fuck up asshat!!

    • @manga12
      @manga12 Před 5 lety +3

      Kyudo is a martial art, but it is a zen martial art, its said to be the hardest of the zen arts that are like caligraphy, tea ceremony, flower arrangement and the like, it is said to be the hardest to unite the mind do to the complexity, that is the heart of it not just hitting a target but doing the motions and executing heart mind and soul togather.
      note that the yumi or bow is the only asymetrical designed bow in the world, and is shot 2/3rds the way down, it was also adapted for shooting off horseback, and is very respected at one point a good archer was more reveared then a good swordsman, and the bow has many spiritual connotations in shinto the national religion of japan at least offiicially, though its said in the land of the rising sun they are born shinto, marry as christian, and have buddist funeral. the yumi is a good design for what the japanese had to work with in the bamboo and woods they had, the size of the bow varies with the height of the practitioner, and it is not always the 7 foot tall bow you see often, a yumi is used only in ceremonial archery its used only for that like you would only use a chalace used only in church and it accords a certain respect, for example one practitioner would not touch another persons yumi without permission nor step over it it would be like putting your hands on another mans wife, also the two arrows that are often shot in a set of kyudo have fletichings or feathers that will rotate opposet on and other has something to do with the belief that it would cause it to no hit the other arrow.
      there are only a handfull of makers of this bow in the usa even, one is jaap kopedrayer and if you tell him you will use the bow to hunt with he will not make one for you says its disrespectful to the type of bow, but he also makes some of the best accurate traditional bows in the entire nation, in fact he made the bows for the movie tom kruse's last samurai, and its shot off the thumb with an ugake that three finger glove you see them wear.
      its used this way and yabisami or where they ride horseback and shoot the three boards to try to break them at full run, often demonstrated by monks, or master practitioners, and only rarely.
      also it was extreemly disrespectful to dri fire the bow, to test vibrations, and and damage it, it dont matter if its japanese, recurve, or long bow, crossbow, you never ever dri fire your bow.

  • @abdulazizbature2615
    @abdulazizbature2615 Před 3 lety +3

    CZcams recommends again ! Must say I'm not disappointed 😊

  • @emperorsascharoni9577
    @emperorsascharoni9577 Před 3 lety +12

    7:33 when he dropped the bow on purpose so that its doesn't look to unremarkable a difference.

  • @NhanTran-et3tj
    @NhanTran-et3tj Před 3 lety +1

    Love the history as well as the physic

  • @houaciyaj7499
    @houaciyaj7499 Před 4 lety +3

    The anime, Tzurune, made me a huge fan! I would love to try Kyudo once in my life!

  • @tomtimor9789
    @tomtimor9789 Před 5 lety +29

    Beautiful tradition and nice legend explaining the bow size, shape and grip. This all might just be dictated by materials available in the country. As professor Matsuo said, shorter bow from this materials would brake. Grip in 1/3 of the length may suggest, that the lower part of the bow contains 1/2 of the bow strength. This also says something of used materials. In any case, thanks for posting that video.

    • @joebloggs5318
      @joebloggs5318 Před 4 lety

      Yeah the Japanese katana is an amazing invention but it only happened because Japanese iron ore is the lowest quality to be found on this planet. These people have decent skills but are nowhere near the range and accuracy you get with a traditional yew English longbow never mind a modern recurve bow.

    • @blackmoth81
      @blackmoth81 Před 4 lety

      Agree

    • @jonajo9757
      @jonajo9757 Před 3 lety

      @@joebloggs5318 I'd beg to differ on the longbow and Yumi comparison.

    • @jonajo9757
      @jonajo9757 Před 3 lety

      @@joebloggs5318 Typically since a Yumi can achieve the weights of a hunting and or war bow of the English and if possible, may out perform it with certain factors.

    • @joebloggs5318
      @joebloggs5318 Před 3 lety

      @@jonajo9757 I looked it up to be certain. A yumi can send a light arrow about 200 metres. An English longbow could send a heavy arrow around 350. The world record for distance shot by a modern recurve bow is 1207 metres. Distance is one thing, accuracy is another. The Japanese show amazing dedication to mastering their craft so a yumi archer would probably outperform a lot of lower ranked Western archers. But at the higher end longbow archers would win almost every time.

  • @FarrierNoire
    @FarrierNoire Před 3 lety

    fascinating. thank you!

  • @Nj86743
    @Nj86743 Před 3 lety +1

    This is simply amazing I would luv to learn this art.

  • @jj987987987
    @jj987987987 Před 5 lety +39

    Imaging the feeling of the string scrapping on your left nipple when you shoot.

    • @RAGEN99
      @RAGEN99 Před 4 lety +7

      Stop kink shaming

    • @mrFox45150
      @mrFox45150 Před 4 lety +3

      at that point id say what nipple

    • @joju5849
      @joju5849 Před 3 lety +1

      Or slapping on your forearm skin

  • @user-iw6xs3xv4z
    @user-iw6xs3xv4z Před 5 lety +14

    やばい、スゴすぎる。
    暗闇で打つのはほんと凄い

    • @user-eg3bl5pv3q
      @user-eg3bl5pv3q Před 5 lety

      弓を打つは弓をつくることを指します

  • @hilaryhailey9163
    @hilaryhailey9163 Před 3 lety

    This is so interesting. I don't know why I suddenly got this recommendation from CZcams but I am so thankful. Been really finding an interesting sports anime to watch. Because of this, I plan to watch the anime Tsurune. ♥

  • @kimsherlock8969
    @kimsherlock8969 Před 3 lety

    So deeply an Art of Japan's unique focus on living.
    With a bow to you I will follow.

  • @maximuslee5670
    @maximuslee5670 Před 5 lety +543

    All these Hanzo mains

  • @MrSatyre1
    @MrSatyre1 Před 5 lety +52

    Having paid nothing to watch this, I demand, nay, I am entitled to high definition at the least, 8K at the most.

    • @atlasjwilliam7938
      @atlasjwilliam7938 Před 4 lety +4

      How arrogant you are,despite the fact that you are nothing but a mere peasant, and still not be thankful for what have been given to you, and you still have a guts to ask for more? Unbelievable
      I don't know any old english speech sooo.... I've tried my best i guess

    • @ok9_5788
      @ok9_5788 Před 3 lety

      @@atlasjwilliam7938 something something thy art something

  • @thuyvannguyen600
    @thuyvannguyen600 Před rokem

    I love japans archery! It’s always so pretty!

  • @PNWLiving1725
    @PNWLiving1725 Před 3 lety

    Good ole youtube. Somehow I'm still watching. Thanks. Good stuff, don't know how I found myself here. Lol

  • @redeye8526
    @redeye8526 Před 5 lety +6

    These are great for conceal carry

  • @damionjackson3029
    @damionjackson3029 Před 4 lety +11

    2:20 i think he just summed up my life

  • @Aa1aaaaaaaaaa
    @Aa1aaaaaaaaaa Před 3 lety

    did this as a exchange student trip a couple years ago, was a club at the school, dudes had a huge range on school ground, one of the coolest things i've ever done. its surprisingly calming as well, highly suggest the experience.

  • @AmanaLaks
    @AmanaLaks Před 3 lety

    That Arrows hit the target is just the result, the most decisive thing is technique. Cool! 😯