SBN Doug Posted November 21, 2001 Author Posted November 21, 2001 Yeh, these are definately not long bows. These are actually the horse bows the Korean horse soldiers would fire from horseback. Still damn hard to pull back with a thumb, though. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
SaiFightsMS Posted November 22, 2001 Posted November 22, 2001 Isn't it amazing how they aim and fire - with accuracy - from horseback? Some of the contests that have been filmed are really amazing to watch.
Joecooke007 Posted January 19, 2002 Posted January 19, 2002 Archery training sounds very interesting. Is this Zen archery or just regular archery. Also can anyone explain that whole exposed nipple thing with the archery uniforms??? Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee
SaiFightsMS Posted January 19, 2002 Posted January 19, 2002 Joe I think what you are referring to is removal of the loose style of chothing from one shoulder so that the bow string cannot get entangled with the clothing on release. Oh, and women practicing that art do not remove the clothing. So don't get excited about that possibility.
Joecooke007 Posted January 20, 2002 Posted January 20, 2002 Ok just checkin'. Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee
SBN Doug Posted January 21, 2002 Author Posted January 21, 2002 That's quite true. We have to abandon out traditional do bock for just a t-shirt when training. The ladies are offered chest protection if desired. Fortunately, there is a lady BB (master as of this coming summer) that encourages them to use it based on her experience once (OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
searcher Posted June 16, 2002 Posted June 16, 2002 The traditional Japanese archery (kyudo) uses the thumb to pull back the string. I shoot recurve bows much like the Mongolian bows. They are much easier to pull back than the Japanese bows. If your thumb is hurting you might need a new glove. The Japanese gloves are designed to use the thumb and they are re-inforced with a piece of deer horn to eliminate the pain in the thumb. "let those who shed blood with me be forever known as my brother."
ckdstudent Posted June 16, 2002 Posted June 16, 2002 You can get leather arm guards to protect your arm from the drwawstring, very useful things. Is use of the wooden longbow included in 'traditional' archery? ---------Pil SungJimmy B
ZeRo Posted June 16, 2002 Posted June 16, 2002 i did archery once at a camp i went to. i sucked but it was damn fun. id do it again if i had the chance.
SBN Doug Posted June 17, 2002 Author Posted June 17, 2002 searcher, Glove???? We're not allowed to use any gloves. Why do you think my thumb hurts? :lol: Of course, if I had been training all this time since I started this thread, it probably wouldn't hurt by now. We can only use the arm and chest guards, no gloves. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
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