Zen Archery with Harry Mark

Zen teaches the students to live here and now. Zen archery teaches students to let go of every thing you don't need at this moment in time.

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• harry mark
• empty mind
• enso
• dogen
• herrigel
• peace
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[Zenarcher100]

I'm surprised that you use a western olympic recurve bow, rather than a Japanese bow, since Zen is a Japanese art form?

In my courses I teach youngsters with ADHS / ADS as well as grown ups.

I use the recurve bow instead of the Japanese bow due to the fact that the recurve is being build with low draw weights and is therefore also suitable for young people as well as people with back problems. As you know, a recurve bow stores more energy than an equivalent straight-limbed bow.

[CorneliuList]

Clown, indeed! I don't know what is more, ridiculous or stupid...

[kuerbiskern]

Oh my God !!!! What the fuck. Practicing Kyudo Taihai form and imitating it´s shooting style with a western bow and one the top of that, encourage people to follow you with that bullshit. That´s only embarrassing

[jayhen14]

Great stuff man. I watched the video with no sound and I'm no judge but the process appears empty to me haha. great video. thank you

[g61768]

You can buy yumi and ya.

Kyudo is not archery.

[nicodileo]

this guy is a shame for the kyudo schools, the material is not right, the technic,there are not!!!, the hakama is from a children!! is completly wrong all!!!

this guy is a clown.

[rickebeal]

Thank you very much for your explanation. I now very little about the western bow. But the Japanese bow is a recurve bow also, and can be purchased as light as 6 kilograms. But if you're more familiar with this western bow, perhaps it's best you use that. We're it me, I'd probably change it to 'meditative archery' rather than zen archery, but that's just me. I'm sure you know best what it is you want to do.