Kyudo①〜hidden techniques〜

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  • Опубліковано 8 чер 2018
  • 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 3 роки тому +4870

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

    • @ampunbangd4855
      @ampunbangd4855 3 роки тому +166

      dead assasin in attempt to kill the best archery alive

    • @MiKE-jz6jt
      @MiKE-jz6jt 3 роки тому +15

      funny as hell.....

    • @Born2Losenot2win
      @Born2Losenot2win 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

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    • @ngamgousemkipgen1474
      @ngamgousemkipgen1474 3 роки тому +8

      This ain't detective Conan my friend

  • @lemmetellusum4884
    @lemmetellusum4884 3 роки тому +4441

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

    • @bororobo3805
      @bororobo3805 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +4738

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

  • @andromeda8197
    @andromeda8197 3 роки тому +2337

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

    • @pristinep33n
      @pristinep33n 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +4

      spirit*

    • @User-wt8gd
      @User-wt8gd 3 роки тому +3

      IV OS

    • @pristinep33n
      @pristinep33n 3 роки тому

      @Harsh Tiwari wat 😳

    • @user-wz7ud4mv9g
      @user-wz7ud4mv9g 3 роки тому

      Ivos, nc

  • @kadesecretan1041
    @kadesecretan1041 3 роки тому +3027

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

    • @yairmunoz5949
      @yairmunoz5949 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +55

      @@yairmunoz5949 thanks, you saved my time.

    • @ZhadTheRad
      @ZhadTheRad 3 роки тому +43

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

    • @ZhadTheRad
      @ZhadTheRad 3 роки тому +11

      @Csősz Máté Thanks

    • @xenobiotic.
      @xenobiotic. 3 роки тому +10

      now i understand what u mean

  • @gonkillua14
    @gonkillua14 3 роки тому +627

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

    • @catsoye
      @catsoye 3 роки тому +1

      Right

    • @CR-zd7jb
      @CR-zd7jb 3 роки тому +13

      Well I’m not surprised, judging from your profile pic.

    • @gonkillua14
      @gonkillua14 3 роки тому +3

      @@CR-zd7jb 😂😂😂

    • @sushidope1701
      @sushidope1701 3 роки тому

      Why does it matter either way?🤔

    • @sazidhasankhan9144
      @sazidhasankhan9144 3 роки тому

      Kiluaaaaaaa~~

  • @CoreyMack5000
    @CoreyMack5000 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +39

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

    • @lolipedofin
      @lolipedofin 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +5

      They have the calmness and mentality of a samurai

    • @TeriyakiDior
      @TeriyakiDior 3 роки тому +5

      @@kimjongun5172 Facts

    • @yumikang7410
      @yumikang7410 3 роки тому +4

      STOP ARE YOU STALKING ME

  • @ImpassiveCanine
    @ImpassiveCanine 3 роки тому +507

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

  • @krisjaniskalans3474
    @krisjaniskalans3474 5 років тому +2258

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

    • @joebloggs5318
      @joebloggs5318 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +8

      @@joebloggs5318 dang

    • @47Lancelot
      @47Lancelot 4 роки тому +20

      You meant fake shit

    • @wernersalzl1650
      @wernersalzl1650 4 роки тому +43

      Japanese bow art is among highest things.

    • @pj7371
      @pj7371 4 роки тому +65

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

  • @jestera.7136
    @jestera.7136 3 роки тому +2303

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

    • @minuteman3317
      @minuteman3317 3 роки тому +24

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

    • @akramnimer6755
      @akramnimer6755 3 роки тому +5

      Or someone switched the target in the dark?

    • @JudgeNicodemus
      @JudgeNicodemus 3 роки тому

      @@minuteman3317 CHIM-ed out before the competition.

    • @crimsonwalrus697
      @crimsonwalrus697 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @TeriyakiDior
      @TeriyakiDior 3 роки тому

      Lmaoooo

  • @pkasra
    @pkasra 3 роки тому +697

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

    • @naushadpunjani1071
      @naushadpunjani1071 3 роки тому +17

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

    • @kumasire4430
      @kumasire4430 3 роки тому +4

      *long bow

    • @zero_2296
      @zero_2296 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @SSMJ
      @SSMJ 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +621

    Love how Japanese keeps their traditions alive

    • @alanrogs3990
      @alanrogs3990 3 роки тому +61

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

    • @STARKILLER15100
      @STARKILLER15100 3 роки тому +28

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

    • @animatoraoi3672
      @animatoraoi3672 3 роки тому +22

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

    • @thealandislands4061
      @thealandislands4061 3 роки тому +61

      @@animatoraoi3672 don’t litter anywhere

    • @Rolo-ol3mx
      @Rolo-ol3mx 3 роки тому +10

      I respect them for it.

  • @Adiarby13
    @Adiarby13 5 років тому +1643

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

    • @swastikbiswas8293
      @swastikbiswas8293 5 років тому +23

      Truer words never been spoken!!

    • @TristanDoingGood
      @TristanDoingGood 4 роки тому +28

      Hanzo mains

    • @jonajo9757
      @jonajo9757 3 роки тому +2

      :(

    • @evancooper7510
      @evancooper7510 3 роки тому +4

      Ahahaha I don't know shit about archery!

    • @sekiddo6244
      @sekiddo6244 3 роки тому +1

      Its very fun when they ask questions and you actually get the correct answer in ur head before they say it tho:)

  • @royhsieh4307
    @royhsieh4307 3 роки тому +439

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

    • @woyermain7732
      @woyermain7732 3 роки тому +31

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

    • @williamcollins4082
      @williamcollins4082 3 роки тому

      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 2 роки тому

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

    • @tobaibihtobaibih2483
      @tobaibihtobaibih2483 2 роки тому

      @@woyermain7732 😂😂😂😂

  • @denatajasper
    @denatajasper 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +22

      i made such a horrible laugh omg

    • @Nillix1
      @Nillix1 3 роки тому +1

      wanabe vulcans

    • @zxp3ct3r41
      @zxp3ct3r41 3 роки тому +1

      @Bltck123 the Dragon hunts

  • @dutch_blades
    @dutch_blades 3 роки тому +199

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

    • @John.Lemon.
      @John.Lemon. 3 роки тому +4

      ua-cam.com/video/qYxJZ58drpE/v-deo.html

    • @focusdmg1881
      @focusdmg1881 3 роки тому

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

    • @mithrandir6283
      @mithrandir6283 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

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

  • @saurabhganorkar4716
    @saurabhganorkar4716 5 років тому +2368

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

    • @dukesilvergold
      @dukesilvergold 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +1

      Due to Meizi.

    • @hype5058
      @hype5058 5 років тому +4

      @@harrapanman621*colonized

    • @joev6049
      @joev6049 5 років тому +106

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

    • @TheTeodorsoldierabvb
      @TheTeodorsoldierabvb 5 років тому +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.

  • @user-ds7hb5vf2g
    @user-ds7hb5vf2g 3 роки тому +1279

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

    • @Gaspard129
      @Gaspard129 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +79

      Bruhhh.. 150 cm in definitely not short..

    • @apaibirides4964
      @apaibirides4964 3 роки тому +4

      Stfu

    • @deltazenturo1701
      @deltazenturo1701 3 роки тому +37

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

    • @Gaspard129
      @Gaspard129 3 роки тому +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.

  • @ambientvirtual
    @ambientvirtual 3 роки тому +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

    • @Blurgleflargle
      @Blurgleflargle 3 роки тому +1

      Sounds an awful lot like Mouse On The Keys. Check 'em out.

    • @chasemurphy9914
      @chasemurphy9914 3 роки тому

      sounds like fox capture plan?

  • @bensontroy1526
    @bensontroy1526 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @bensontroy1526
      @bensontroy1526 3 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +6

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

    • @bensontroy1526
      @bensontroy1526 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @anitaba
      @anitaba 2 роки тому +2

      Beginner’s mind at its best.

  • @jigglefloyd
    @jigglefloyd 4 роки тому +660

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

    • @user-kl6ee4dd9m
      @user-kl6ee4dd9m 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @ExoticDva
      @ExoticDva 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @keithjasperato9426
      @keithjasperato9426 3 роки тому

      😂😂

    • @staine3255
      @staine3255 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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.

  • @KalravSrivastava
    @KalravSrivastava 3 роки тому +334

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

  • @guilerobs8085
    @guilerobs8085 3 роки тому +1006

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

  • @FieriaAreilielle
    @FieriaAreilielle 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +4

      Karate is Japanese??

    • @FieriaAreilielle
      @FieriaAreilielle 3 роки тому

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

    • @jvtagle
      @jvtagle 3 роки тому +1

      Too bad shensho do wasn’t included

    • @FieriaAreilielle
      @FieriaAreilielle 3 роки тому

      @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 3 роки тому

      What is stopping you?

  • @SonofIiberty
    @SonofIiberty 3 роки тому +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

  • @sangitasingh8292
    @sangitasingh8292 5 років тому +3343

    Welcome friends, to another episode of "UA-cam recommends"!

    • @abhishekjathar
      @abhishekjathar 5 років тому +35

      UA-cam is really stepping up its recommended game

    • @michaelkheop1433
      @michaelkheop1433 5 років тому +16

      I think UA-cam AI gets me!

    • @EthanolTailor
      @EthanolTailor 5 років тому +9

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

    • @michaelkheop1433
      @michaelkheop1433 5 років тому +2

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

    • @maxomnicast6010
      @maxomnicast6010 5 років тому +8

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

  • @daelaenor
    @daelaenor 3 роки тому +28

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

  • @FJY06061997
    @FJY06061997 3 роки тому +231

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

    • @pkasra
      @pkasra 3 роки тому

      Nice :))

    • @Sein-pe9wl
      @Sein-pe9wl 3 роки тому

      They do, it's in their mind

    • @chaotickreg7024
      @chaotickreg7024 3 роки тому +4

      "Kyudoooooo!!!"

    • @seya_2
      @seya_2 3 роки тому +3

      There is an anime actually, its "Tsurune" something

    • @minatimurmu9798
      @minatimurmu9798 2 роки тому

      @@seya_2 I watched that anime!

  • @BestMusic-ef7yk
    @BestMusic-ef7yk 3 роки тому +116

    Plot twist : he mastered the night vision technique

  • @vizionthing
    @vizionthing 5 років тому +759

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

    • @mechfan01
      @mechfan01 5 років тому +52

      ua-cam.com/video/qYxJZ58drpE/v-deo.html

    • @ieatglue05
      @ieatglue05 4 роки тому +36

      EA: 14.99 for knowing the number of rotations

    • @TheFeralBachelor
      @TheFeralBachelor 4 роки тому +1

      @@mechfan01 Thank you

    • @soldier6017
      @soldier6017 4 роки тому

      @@mechfan01 thanks

    • @qufeng49
      @qufeng49 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @subwooferhowling2355
    @subwooferhowling2355 3 роки тому +239

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

    • @Vindicated135
      @Vindicated135 3 роки тому +15

      Retake

    • @dnegel9546
      @dnegel9546 3 роки тому +3

      Probably took many shots at it. Or edit it.

    • @gdgd5194
      @gdgd5194 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @focuswithcham6190
      @focuswithcham6190 3 роки тому +5

      Have you heard the word “asian”?

    • @ekubo1995
      @ekubo1995 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @Potato-qv6hq
    @Potato-qv6hq 3 роки тому +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.

  • @MurasakiToshiko
    @MurasakiToshiko 3 роки тому +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**

  • @Cornelius429
    @Cornelius429 3 роки тому +19

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

  • @creamywhitestuff7732
    @creamywhitestuff7732 3 роки тому +14

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

  • @killhacker5776
    @killhacker5776 3 роки тому +22

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

  • @551taylor
    @551taylor 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

    • @BrazilianImperialist
      @BrazilianImperialist 11 місяців тому

      ​@@michaeljung4398all cultures had horseback archers

    • @turdferguson1756
      @turdferguson1756 4 місяці тому

      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

  • @danielhaqim8986
    @danielhaqim8986 3 роки тому +36

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

  • @Lost_Hwasal
    @Lost_Hwasal 3 роки тому +19

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

  • @wigeria
    @wigeria 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

      lol

    • @PrimoStracciatella
      @PrimoStracciatella 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @bonesrhodes3762
      @bonesrhodes3762 Рік тому

      @@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

  • @impulse-nati0n114
    @impulse-nati0n114 3 роки тому +11

    I love how japan is still practicing their traditional arts

  • @hitler69
    @hitler69 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +34

      durp hurp That sucks

    • @_Titanium_
      @_Titanium_ 5 років тому +182

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

    • @jrunv
      @jrunv 5 років тому +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_ 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +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

  • @AsAboveISoBelow
    @AsAboveISoBelow 3 роки тому +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.

  • @ManvinderSinghWalia
    @ManvinderSinghWalia 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +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!

  • @justjoe942
    @justjoe942 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @daeladub
    @daeladub 5 років тому +109

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

  • @clarklindquist8137
    @clarklindquist8137 2 роки тому +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

  • @chrispysaid
    @chrispysaid 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +1

      nice. you just wrinkled my brain.

    • @poseidon24ism
      @poseidon24ism 3 роки тому

      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 3 роки тому

      @@poseidon24ism Your pfp is an anime cat girl.

    • @poseidon24ism
      @poseidon24ism 3 роки тому

      @@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 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @steelfalconx2000
    @steelfalconx2000 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @billrich9722
      @billrich9722 3 роки тому

      @@user-yr7ie9kt4i You must be a pussy.

    • @user-yr7ie9kt4i
      @user-yr7ie9kt4i 3 роки тому +12

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

    • @connorsmith5506
      @connorsmith5506 2 роки тому

      @@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

  • @liqurmeup
    @liqurmeup 5 років тому +31

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

    • @J_to_the_F
      @J_to_the_F 4 роки тому +1

      And I for my part can confirm it towards everything in live.

    • @indianarcherysaikiran7412
      @indianarcherysaikiran7412 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/Lmj5oGNIiBo/v-deo.html 😇

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @aazxcasd
    @aazxcasd 3 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

      Ouch

    • @h.cedric8157
      @h.cedric8157 2 роки тому +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.

  • @theproofreader3204
    @theproofreader3204 5 років тому +13

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

  • @jackknightsbridge5232
    @jackknightsbridge5232 4 роки тому +73

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

    • @AndreasNkleby
      @AndreasNkleby 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +2

      @@AndreasNkleby hahaha that's true.

    • @presidennegaraapi
      @presidennegaraapi 3 роки тому

      I know, and i believe it.

  • @kimsherlock8969
    @kimsherlock8969 3 роки тому

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

  • @vivekslogic
    @vivekslogic 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @fajrin.g.9848
    @fajrin.g.9848 3 роки тому +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

  • @n0madfernan257
    @n0madfernan257 5 років тому +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

  • @thuyvannguyen600
    @thuyvannguyen600 Рік тому

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

  • @RayYoWTF
    @RayYoWTF 3 роки тому +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.

  • @ajaxeng
    @ajaxeng 3 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

      Lar Andersen still more impresive

  • @mtf_nine_tailed_fox385
    @mtf_nine_tailed_fox385 5 років тому +31

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

  • @Aa1aaaaaaaaaa
    @Aa1aaaaaaaaaa 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @martbijlenga2161
    @martbijlenga2161 3 роки тому

    Very relaxing video, thank you!

  • @LooxJJ
    @LooxJJ 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @aresquared4864
    @aresquared4864 6 років тому +31

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

    • @jadekayak01
      @jadekayak01 5 років тому

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

    • @93Stankela
      @93Stankela 5 років тому +3

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

    • @schultemeister6975
      @schultemeister6975 5 років тому

      True form? Lol

  • @photographybyliamanderson1659
    @photographybyliamanderson1659 3 роки тому

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

  • @bloopity4117
    @bloopity4117 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @kyudodetmold
    @kyudodetmold 6 років тому +33

    06:00 the gripp under the middle, 10:00 distance shooting, 10:20 from horseback, 10:50 temple shooting, 11:30 making the arrows, fletching

  • @whynotdean8966
    @whynotdean8966 5 років тому +571

    This just sounds like archery with extra steps.

    • @sampleentry5253
      @sampleentry5253 5 років тому +89

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

    • @solargoomba
      @solargoomba 5 років тому +13

      EEK BABA DIRKEL

    • @BornDead616
      @BornDead616 5 років тому +31

      @@solargoomba somebody's gonna get laid in college

    • @ticktock2000x
      @ticktock2000x 5 років тому +6

      Thumb for the reference

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 5 років тому +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.

  • @defencebangladesh4068
    @defencebangladesh4068 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the recommendations

  • @NhanTran-et3tj
    @NhanTran-et3tj 3 роки тому +1

    Love the history as well as the physic

  • @abdulazizbature2615
    @abdulazizbature2615 3 роки тому +3

    UA-cam recommends again ! Must say I'm not disappointed 😊

  • @houaciyaj7499
    @houaciyaj7499 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @Nj86743
    @Nj86743 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @AmanaLaks
    @AmanaLaks 3 роки тому

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

  • @maikutsukino4743
    @maikutsukino4743 5 років тому +7

    I finally found something interesting to watch today on UA-cam and it's incompl......

  • @dathorus1
    @dathorus1 5 років тому +43

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

    • @twliii1003
      @twliii1003 5 років тому +1

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

    • @peterbaker9874
      @peterbaker9874 5 років тому +3

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

    • @irohaboat
      @irohaboat 3 роки тому

      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!

  • @Legohaiden
    @Legohaiden 2 роки тому

    I love traditional Archery, Owned an English 75# Longbow for many, many years (till it was stolen) shot 36" Cedar arrows that were fletched traditionally. Best I got was being able to hit a standard archery foam square (the kind you would get at walmart) at about 30 yards reliably every time. at 50 yards my accuracy would drop to about 6 or 7 out of 10. Beyond that was a crap shoot. So watching these guys hit 60 meter shots is amazing on such a small target! Truely a life long craft for them.

  • @vippainter4513
    @vippainter4513 3 роки тому

    Takeo is the 🐐.. incredible shot in the dark makes me a believer

  • @lacukamamo
    @lacukamamo 5 років тому +6

    first time i get youtube recomendations that make sense.

  • @tomtimor9789
    @tomtimor9789 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому

      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 4 роки тому

      Agree

    • @jonajo9757
      @jonajo9757 3 роки тому

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

    • @jonajo9757
      @jonajo9757 3 роки тому

      @@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 3 роки тому

      @@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 3 роки тому

    fascinating. thank you!

  • @hilaryhailey9163
    @hilaryhailey9163 3 роки тому

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

  • @BurningUp99
    @BurningUp99 4 роки тому +34

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

    • @BurningUp99
      @BurningUp99 4 роки тому

      @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 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @cckouga3934
      @cckouga3934 3 роки тому

      Nah, just finished watching Tsurune

    • @maxeriashade
      @maxeriashade 3 роки тому

      nah it was just UA-cam algorithm

  • @andylim1263
    @andylim1263 3 роки тому +33

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

  • @PNWLiving1725
    @PNWLiving1725 3 роки тому

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

  • @Arelia39
    @Arelia39 3 роки тому

    Well this is something new to learn about... I do learn archery when I have the free times... rather than shooting my guns at firing range... this video just widened my knowledge in archery...

  • @aaronbuckmaster7063
    @aaronbuckmaster7063 5 років тому +3

    Accuracy in Archery is a consistent return to battery. High poundage long or recurve bows do not break any more easily that a Japanese bow. They are effective bows, but not superior to all. These same principles have been built into all bows over the centuries. The Japanese bow and traditional arrows are beautiful, and I would love to have one. I am an instinctive shooter, and would love to shoot with a Japanese archer.

  • @khanh-chunguyen1737
    @khanh-chunguyen1737 4 роки тому +37

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

    • @rickdiaz100
      @rickdiaz100 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому

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

    • @deadby15
      @deadby15 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @ignoranceisbliss5578
    @ignoranceisbliss5578 3 роки тому

    Watching Japanese sports and martial arts is starting to grow on me now days

  • @bidoofus7921
    @bidoofus7921 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому

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

  • @redeye8526
    @redeye8526 5 років тому +6

    These are great for conceal carry

  • @kennethconnors7532
    @kennethconnors7532 5 років тому +4

    informative and has explained this bow really thoroughly

  • @tritone3284
    @tritone3284 2 роки тому

    Beautiful and exquisite!

  • @manydoorsedboy6579
    @manydoorsedboy6579 3 роки тому +2

    "Perfect form, perfect shot."- Sayo Hikawa

  • @Vario125HID
    @Vario125HID 4 роки тому +4

    1:43 the sickest part.... TRUE MASTER !!

    • @paradisemace1
      @paradisemace1 3 роки тому

      Just like putting, in golf. 2:20, you build the line to the cup into your stance... then concentrate on the distance.

  • @andrewashby7245
    @andrewashby7245 4 роки тому +3

    Very interesting and informative. While being respectful of all aspects of this tradition, as an observation, if you were to make the bow a sensible length, but that will still not break and more importantly make it symmetrical - then the zero node will be... in the middle - introducing the medieval longbow ! Also to the narrators and the lady presenter - arrows are shot not fired.

  • @ethug280
    @ethug280 3 роки тому

    This is a cool, instructional video, thanks! Since learning about all the horrors of dry firing bows, I noticed the guy testing the vibrations was not excited to release the string lol

  • @ilijabosnjak76
    @ilijabosnjak76 3 роки тому

    I have great respect ✊ for this tradition,,please keep it alive…