For years Finley has been dreaming of shooting a bow. Satomi, one of Mark's students, made this dream come true today when she invited us to a practice with the University of Hyogo Kyudo team.
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| Fin practicing kyudo with captain of the team looking on |
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| A family shot |
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| Nevin taking aim |
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| Kyudo with love from Japan |
Kyudo is practiced in many different schools, some of which descend from military shooting and others that descend from ceremonial or contemplative practice. Some emphasize aesthetics and others efficiency. Contemplative schools teach the form as a meditation in action. In certain schools, to shoot correctly will result inevitably in hitting the desired target. For this a phrase seisha hicchū, "true shooting, certain hitting", is used.
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