How to move your feet beautifully in Kyudo.

What to prerare.

Tabi Shoes if available, or Socks

A full-length mirror if you have one.

Items that can be marked

Explanation of how to move the feet in Kyudo. Prepare arrows, tabi (socks), and markings. Kyudo lesson for beginners.

An important point about Ashibumi.

To know how wide to move the foot in Kyudo, measure the distance with an arrow. Kyudo for beginners. For those who have just started Kyudo.

Describes the width of Ashibumi.
Holding an arrow, the length from your throat to your paw is the width of the Ashibumi.

Using arrows to check the width of the foot movement in Kyudo. First time doing Kyudo. How to measure the width of movement in Kyudo.

Hold the Ya at that length and place it on the floor.

Kyudo lessons taught by a 6-dan Kyudo instructor. Kyudo lessons for beginners. Explains with pictures how to open your legs in Kyudo.

Once it is on the floor, mark the center and sides.

This will be the correct width of the Ashibumi.

An explanation of how to move your feet in Kyudo. Explanation of the first standing position. Kyudo Lesson for Beginners

Preparations are complete.
The practice.

Ashibumi practices.

The case of Issokubiraki.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. Explains how to move the first foot. A picture of moving the arrow from the left foot to the width measured by the arrow.In Kyudo, you move with frosted feet. This is a photographic explanation of how to do this.

Put your left foot out, but do not take your foot off the floor and let it move.

Explains how to move the feet in Kyudo. Kyudo lessons for beginners. A photographic explanation of the position where the left foot has finished moving.

Move your left foot to the marker.
The direction of your toes is important.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. After moving the left foot, the right foot should be aligned with the left foot before stepping out.

Next, move your right foot.
Once aligned, align with the left foot.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. Posture after moving the feet. Legs open to 60 degrees and the center of the body has not moved.

When closing your legs, start with your right leg and return to the center.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. How to close your legs. Moving the right foot to the center of the body with the suri foot.

Then return the left leg.
Again, do not let your foot leave the floor.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. How to close your legs. After closing the right foot, move the left foot to the center of the body.

The case of Nisokubiraki.

Move your left foot in the direction of the Mato.
Look at the angle of your toes.
A good rule of thumb is 30 degrees.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. Opening the legs. Move the left foot toward the target in Kyudo.

Next, move your right foot.
Unlike Issokubiraki, you do not move the left foot.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. Open the feet. Unlike in Issokuashi, move the right foot instead of pulling it to the left.

Move your right foot to the landmark and make your toes 30 degrees here as well.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet in Kyudo. Open the feet. Unlike in Issokuashi, don't pull in the left foot, but move the right foot and you are done. After this, you will be ready to release the arrow.

It is now complete.
To return, start with the right foot and work your way back to the middle.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. How to move your feet after releasing an arrow in Kyudo. in Nisokuashi, the right foot closes first. Move the right foot in the middle of the body with the suri foot.

This is the same.
Return to the left foot.

When you return, your toes are closed.

It is important to move your feet firmly and return to the middle.

Thank you for reading to the end.

I'll record the first shape of the Yumi.

What to prepare.

Yumi

Tsuru

Camera or Smartphones

Kyudo lessons for beginners. The first thing you do when you buy a bow. Put the bow on the floor and check the shape.

A point to keep track of when you buy a Yumi.

See the video on how to attach the Tsuru.

See how to attach the Tsuru.

How to attach a Tsuru.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. Mark the bow along the line of the floor.

If you have flooring, place the Yumi so that it overlaps the line of the board.
If not, place a string to mark the spot.

Kyudo for beginners. Record when you buy a bow. Japanese archery is prone to changing shape, so record the width of the bow.

The first thing to record is the arch of the Yumi.
Check to see where it bulges out.

Check the whole thing and make sure that this width does not change.
Check it out after you draw your Yumi. Check it every time in the beginning.

Points to make the Yumi less deformed.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. What to do when you buy a bow, record your bow form. At that time, the string should be stretched a little to the right, not in the middle.

The Tsuru will be installed on the right side, not the middle.
If you continue to attach the Tsuru in the wrong place, grooves will form and you will not be able to correct them.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. The correct shape of the bow is not straight, but slightly slanted. What to do when you buy a bow.

The bow is slightly tilted before drawing. The reason is that it is made to be straight when drawn.

When the Yumi is mounted with Tsuru, the surface is not flat when viewed from the front, but tilted at an angle.

When the string is attached to the bow correctly, it leans slightly. Kyudo lesson for beginners. Points to keep in mind when handling the bow.

It is correct to install the string along the right side of the bow. A point to keep in mind when you buy a bow.

If you only use your hands to support it, it will look like this.
You can see that Tsuru is on the right side of the Yumi.

If the shape of the Yumi changes, the Yumi will become weaker and the Ya will not fly straight.
Let's be careful not to change the shape of the Yumi.

Thank you for reading to the end.

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