@everythinginterestings on Instagram: "Learn about the Japanese bow 👇 In Japan, the bow isn’t just a weapon — it’s a tradition. Known as the yumi, it’s one of the oldest and most unique bows in the world, with a design that’s instantly recognizable. Unlike the shorter, symmetrical bows you see in the West, the yumi is tall — often taller than the archer — and asymmetrical, with the grip set much lower than the center. It was first used by samurai on horseback, allowing them to shoot with incred

Traditional Archery Bows – The Japanese Yumi - My Archery Corner

Testing the "Ronin" Yumi Hankyu before sending off to a new home. The asymmetrical design of these Japanese yumi style bows allows for faster speeds at lower draw weights. It also allowed the bow to be used from horseback since the lower limb will clear a horse when shooting from side to side. It essentially gives you the ability to have longbow power from horseback. Most people are familiar with the MASSIVELY large Yumi Daikyu bows but it's "little brother" known as the Yumi Hankyu was also use

Happy Thursday 🏹Took the yumi to the field archery range 🏹フィールドアーチェリー×和弓 青空弓の研究その① 🔊SOUND ON🔊 The first time I tried field archery a couple of months back I loved it. The barebow was awesome and being outside moving around was really fun. The owner of the range said it would be ok to bring my yumi the next time I came. So I did. 数ヵ月前フィールドアーチェリー初めてやってみた。ベアボーのリカーブと外で森の中動きながらがとんでもなく気持ち良かった。アーチェリークラブの会長が今度弓持ってきてもOKと言ってくれたので、先日初フィールド弓やってみました。 Last weekend I did both recurve and yumi interchangeab