弓道 kyudo: fujishima-sensei

[kurumi66rai]

もうちょっと全体的に見たかった；

アップ過ぎる・・・

[Innerprince]

there seems no before, no after, only during, totally in the moment and the shooting leaves no trace behind. no blinking at all and even upon release with the arrow and the string passing there is absolute calmness in the face. really amazing also for me as I practice Kyudo now since quite some time. thank you for posting

[04193164i]

the last Quincy

[JamileFujishima]

Hi! My family name is FUJISHIMA too.

I'm Brazilian and my grandfather is Naoteru FUJISHIMA.

Maybe I am a relative of this man.

[warcraftADICT]

how old is he here? just askin great video btw

[bernhardfranz]

52521 ... I just arrive at the views ... so it is just about travelling the right way ... if you cease to shot you can truly understand Samurai do !

[kongfumaster1]

shooting the arrow isnt real hard with the meditation catching an arrow is really dangerous and not to try

[5817401]

素晴らしい射を勉強させていただきました。

ただ大三と会で先生にフラッシュが当たっているのは

残念です。

[RenjiFujikawa]

I suppose Kyudo is like the EE of Japanese arts while Kendo is ME...and Sado would be like CE....bwahahah XD...if anyone understands this joke I with be thoroughly impressed!

[Krallenspinne]

Wow....amazing Kyudo

[FoxHimura]

Simply beautiful. The song fits it perfectly. I agree with baco82, this is the real Kyudo.

[darkseb55100]

yes is it in bamboo

[ttetsu44]

丁寧に使ってるから&皮質が上物だから綺麗なんだろ

帽子は真っ黒ジャン

[Erniz2]

longbow looks like made of bamboo?

[himakotoikuru]

掛けが新しい、さてはこのために新調したな。

[spartanical]

i love it. there was no anticipation on his face at all and no reaction afterwards to the shot.

[mmaccoutinho]

@spartanical He does swallow two or three times after taking the shot : )

[RottenPudding]

issit the yumi bow?wat the thing that they put on right chest?like a chest pad or smth?wats the use of that thing?

[RisingTornado]

The chest guard is called a mune-ate. It's used by women to protect their breasts from being hit by the string (which can hurt quite a bit if you get zinged by it).

[cyberernst]

The music fits wonderfull to this great video.

[tr1089]

How much draw weight do they pull in this style of archery???

[burntcloth]

15-20kg.

[baco82]

I would say this is the REAL Kyudo, meant like the way of the bow. Notice his slowliness, his emptiness. There are many other clips with people who shot too fast, sometimes quite ridiculous too, especially in competitions. Kyudo is not a competition, it is a way to zen as far as meditating, or preparing tea, or making ikebana can be. I wish I could see a clip showing the same sensei from a longer distance.

[jazzyslip]

baco82, I think the word you are looking for instead of "Zen" is "Wabi Sabi" (侘寂)... Often westerners use the word "Zen" to describe the very complex idea of "Wabi Sabi"...

[AnarUto50]

@baco82 maybe he failed ? lol

[arkangel06]

i didnt think the music fit the spirit of kyudo at all....

[Fidelko]

Peaceful and sensual.

[kyudodetmold]

excellent video

[Tooboolar]

That's normal ANKF style shomen kyudo with a three finger glove.

In fact that's the most common style practiced.

[zarcath]

he's using a Yotsugake (4 finger glove), not a 3.

[Dschijn]

but i havent (!!) seen it this way before.

-sry-

[Dschijn]

Very nice done!

What kind of Kyudo is it? I´m surprised of the way he is grabbing the bow...

Guess its a better way to accelerate the bow, while the shoot, but i´ve seen it this way before.

[littlestred]

Beautiful - wonderfully filmed and perfect musical accompaniment. Thanks for posting!