Kyujutsu

During this time of Samurai, Kyudo was called "kyujutsu". The word "kyujutsu" means "technique archery." There were and there are still many traditional schools of archery in Japan. They keep the methods and philosophy that are created in the Edo era was the era of the Samurai. Kyudo the word was born in the Meiji era is right after the Edo period. Between the two eras, there was a huge change in the structure of society. The samurai class lost its power, and Japan had opened the doors to the world. The number of practitioners kyujutsu decreased because there were more than Samurai. With great effort of many people, the kyujutsu Kyudo was transformed into a martial art that is more oriented sport that fits everyone. A new kind of fire that has emerged is the modern Kyudo. In this new Kyudo, we seek not only the effectiveness of the shot but also the way of life and self-improvement.