"From the Heart of Asia" Archery Segment

A brief section from my film which depicts Mongolian Archery Champions competing at the Naadam National Games. Here are shots of their top ranked champions called "Mergen" or sharpshooters shooting targets. Note their accuracy is so superior that the judges stand next to the targets.

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• Linh Vien Thai
• From the Heart of Asia
• Mongolia Documentary
• Naadam
• Mongolian Archery
• Mergen
• Nadaam National Games
• Nomadic Games
• Mongolia
• Archery
• Ulaan Baatar
• Linh Vien Thai Documentary

[colddrake80]

Yet another reason why I would like to visit Mongolia someday. Thanks for the video.

P.S. I'm in the US.

[linhvienthai]

@colddrake80

Thanks for enjoying my video. If you ever go to Mongolia, let me know. I can arrange to have you personally meet these archery champions and shoot with them. They are my friends...

[ilikesuzuki]

@linhvienthai what is the difference from Hun bows and the Mongos bows they look alike? and which is the fore father of the 2 bows?

[linhvienthai]

@ilikesuzuki Hello, I can check as I honestly do not know. Mongolians have had re-curved composite bow for ages. Atilla and the Huns did however exist before the Mongol Empire; however Mongols and the Steppe tribes have been around for about the same amount of time. I believe these bows eventually influenced each other. I would be good to get a solid answer.

[linhvienthai]

@colddrake80

Thanks for enjoying my video. If you ever go to Mongolia, let me know. I can arrange to have you personally meet these archery champions and shoot with them. They are my friends...

[danietkissenle]

i want to see one of ther archers at the olymipics with one or there traditional bows going against theose fancy high tech recurves

[WahrerDrache]

Where can I see your complete film ?

[odbayarb2000]

@ilikesuzuki I'd say Hun bows are first appeared. Mongols are descendents of or intermingled with descendents of Huns. Initially Mongols were small tribe formed probably around 750-800AD. Grew larger and by the 12th century became one of dominant confederations of the steppes. Eventually Chinggis Khagan (Genghis Khan) united all the steppe people and Mongol became umbrella term for all people who dwelt in felted ger (yurt). Mongol claimed to have consisted of 44 different ethnics

[NMHAJA]

@linhvienthai Im very dissapointed at mongolia, they ruined baghdad in its best days.. what a shame

[NoisemakerArrow]

@ilikesuzuki Hunnish bows have a longer upper limb while Mongol bows are symmetrical. Composite bows have been around for over 2000 years. The Scythians and Assyrians used them. It's probably impossible to find out for sure who "first" developed them. Ethnicity was a very fluid concept back then (as now).

[Ptdtch]

@linhvienthai the name "Mongol" was first recorded in the VIII century, several centuries after Huns empire era. Before the Mongols appearance, the North Asia steppe was home to various Altaic empires: Xianbei, Xiong Nu, Gokturk, Khitan-Liao

[HGWolfwood]

@ilikesuzuki Hun bows don't have the string bridge against which the string hits when it is released. The brigdes shorten the string at the very last moment before the arrow leaves the bow and thus concentrates the remaining force more sharply - giving the arrow "a kick" right before it leaves the bow. This supposedly increases the velocity and range of the arrow.

[superoriginalname]

One of the Great Prides of Asia

[newabortion19]

hey dude awesome

do they sell the bows too ?

i mean maybe i'm gonna visit mongolia

and i would do anything to get one of this beautiful bows

=)

[ilikesuzuki]

@linhvienthai thanks