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Hanging of Mato at half distance

sam_yama wrote in kyudou Jan 07, 2010 12:29

Hello!
Could someone help me?I think at 28 meters the ground to the center of mato is 27cm and has the diameter of 36 cm.
I would like to know how high from the ground to center should I hang a mato at half distance (14 meters)? how about 7 meters?
Is the target's diameter smaller as well at 14 meters? At 7 meters?

thank you!

Yumi materials question

torin3 wrote in kyudou Jul 08, 2009 14:04

I've got a bamboo yumi from Yumi-Bows (their web site is down at the moment). I've had it for a couple of years, but only just started using it again regularly. However it is warping. I think it is from the humidity, because I'm using it at an outdoor range in eastern Pennsylvania in the summer. Given that I'm planning on practicing a lot, I ( Read more... )

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Beginner with a question.

red_planet31 wrote in kyudou May 23, 2008 12:52

Hello, I'm a Malaysian studying in Japan. I just started taking kyudo classes in my university so I am really, a beginner. I hope anybody can give me tips on how to improve my aim. You see, my arrows tend to go to the right of where I target. My class is now using the Mongolian Draw. So, does anybody know why my shots tend to go to the right and ( Read more... )

hola!

jolyner wrote in kyudou Sep 26, 2007 13:33

Hello, I am Joan from barcelona 21 years old and I begin with kyudo last year. I work with computers and next year wanna star university. would like to meet people who practice kyudo to share experinces and others...

So thats me, Joan.

Hello!

fence28 wrote in kyudou Jul 12, 2007 11:08

Hello to everyone within the Kyudou community. I am new to this group and LiveJournal as a whole. I signed up today. I am fairly new to all this but I hope to post tons in this group. I also have a flickr account with some kyudo pictures in america. Check out my userid or keyword kyudo and america. I have been practicing kyudo in america for about ( Read more... )

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curious about new kyudo book

originalkitsune wrote in kyudou Apr 20, 2007 23:18

Has anyone read the new book by John Stevens out called "Zen Bow, Zen Arrow", an account of the life and teachings of Awa Kenzo, The Archery Master from "Zen in the Art of Archery"?

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Bow

ninjabob42 wrote in kyudou Feb 26, 2007 13:03

I was wondering if anyone here knows where to get a nice fiberglass boxw that isnt to expensive. I have been searching and they seem to run in the 400-600 dollar range. Since I would be using it for practice, does anyone know where I could get something cheaper than that?

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Kyudo videos on YouTube

yllwynog wrote in kyudou Feb 03, 2007 20:08

Just in case some of you don't know this yet: there are several kyudo/kyujutsu videos on YouTube, they're short but better than nothing at all. Just type "kyudo", "kyujutsu", "japanese archery", "yabusame", etc, in the search field.

My personal favorites are this one and this one (I have a weakness for yabusame).

youtube, kyujutsu, videos, yabusame

The state of "no-mind":

yllwynog wrote in kyudou Jan 29, 2007 00:05

One of the most important things needed in kyudo practice is to achieve the state called "no-mind". In Daisetz T.Suzuki's book "Zen and Japanese Culture" this state is explained in the chapter devoted to swordsmanship. Despite the fact that the author only briefly mentions archery, his explanation of zen's role in swordsmanship is valid for kyudo ( Read more... )

zen, swordsmanship, mushin, no-mind, yagyuu tajima no kami munenori, daisetz t.suzuki

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shiromatsuri wrote in kyudou Jan 25, 2007 16:38

Hello, the name's Christina. 23 years old, female, lives in Tennessee. Now that I got the basics out of the way ( Read more... )