Fix your technique and bad habits and make kyudo more enjoyable

This video details the 8 steps or hassetsu for kyudo (ashibumi, dozukuri, yugamae, uchiokoshi, hikiwake, kai, hanare, and zanshin). The 3 major issues that hinder good shooting technique (hayake, motare and busuki) are also discussed and practical advice to correct these issues is given. Interesting targets are introduced and trialed ( itamato/iwari, kohakumato, sanko, and tateyokomato) Everyone from beginners to highly experienced practitioners, everyone can benefit from improving their skills and learning something new. This video offers practical advice and content which can be applied by practitioners of all levels.

Supervision & Instruction: Ken Kurosu, Professor Emeritus at Tohoku Gakuin University. Director of the Date Insai-ha Archery Research Association. Master of the Heki-ryu Insai-ha Nashiwari Kyudo Dojo. Born in Miyagi Prefecture in 1956. Started kyudo in high school. From 1979, taught kyudo in Europe, serving as kyudo seminar instructor in Germany, Italy, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, and other countries. Recipient of the German Kyudo Federation Gold Pin Award. Co-author of ‘Encyclopedia of Archery Equipment Trivia’ (Nihon Bungeisha).

Assistant/demonstration:

Jessica Gerrity: Sub Leader of the You Me and Zen kyudo club.

New Zealand-born Jessica has lived in Japan for 22 years and now resides in Saitama City with her family and 3 children.

She works as a TV personality, and as the Saitama Prefectural Government PR Ambassador and Love Saitama Ambassador as well as writing for several kyudo and martial arts publications.

After graduating with a Masters degree from the School of Urban Planning at The University of Auckland, she came to Japan to work as an English conversation teacher. She currently promotes and educates others aboutJapanese martial arts and traditional culture both domestically and internationally through her media related work and social media.

She trains in kyudo, naginata, horseback archery, shihan-mato archery, and Japanese-style equestrianism and enjoys researching Japanese traditional culture.

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