The History and Practice of Kyūdō - Japanese archery

samurai-weapons.net — Kyudo - the Way of the Bow - is one of the oldest of Japan’s traditional martial arts. It is also called standing Zen (Ritsuzen) and is considered as one of the purest of all budos or martial ways. It aspires at surpassing oneself with the target and the bow to reach one’s true self. Let’s explore history and how Kyudo as an ancient old Japanese ta