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Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part VI: Latter Parts of the Shaho-Kun

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This is Part VI in a series about two very important texts in the kyudo world: the “Raiki-Shagi” and the “Shaho-Kun.” This series is based on information gleaned from the book “Michi no Yumi” (“道の弓”) written by Iwao Matsui Sensei. It is basically understood that the Raiki-Shagi is talking about the moral side of kyudo,… Continue reading Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part VI: Latter Parts of the Shaho-Kun

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Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part V: Jin (仁) “Humanity is our Virtue”

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This is Part V in a series about two very important texts in the kyudo world: the “Raiki-Shagi” and the “Shaho-Kun.” This series is based on information gleaned from the book “Michi no Yumi” (“道の弓”) written by Iwao Matsui Sensei. It’s been a while since the last post in this series, for a lot of… Continue reading Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part V: Jin (仁) “Humanity is our Virtue”

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Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part IV: Source of the Raiki-Shagi, the “Book of Rites”

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This is Part IV in a series about two very important texts in the kyudo world: the “Raiki-Shagi” and the “Shaho-Kun.” This series is based on information gleaned from the book “Michi no Yumi” (“道の弓”) written by Iwao Matsui Sensei. In this post I will talk about invaluable background information on the Raiki-Shagi, a little… Continue reading Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part IV: Source of the Raiki-Shagi, the “Book of Rites”

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Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part III: Raiki Shagi and Rei (礼)

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This is part III in a series about two very important texts in the kyudo world: the “Raiki-Shagi” and the “Shaho-Kun.” This series is based on information gleaned from the book “Michi no Yumi” (“道の弓”) written by Iwao Matsui Sensei. In this post I’d like to talk specifically about the history of the Raiki-Shagi and… Continue reading Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part III: Raiki Shagi and Rei (礼)

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Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part II

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In the last post I introduced the book, “Michi no Yumi” (“道の弓”) written by Iwao Matsui Sensei about the “Raiki-Shagi” and “Shaho-Kun”, two very important texts in the kyudo world. Here I’d like to go over the general format of the book, “Michi no Yumi”, which alone may reveal ideas and hints that may help… Continue reading Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part II

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Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part I

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RAIKI-SHAGI Record of Etiquette – Truth of Shooting The shooting, with the round of moving forward or backward can never be without courtesy and propriety (Rei). After having acquired the right inner intention and correctness in the outward appearance, the bow and arrow can be handled resolutely. To shoot in this way is to perform… Continue reading Deeper Understanding of the Shaho-Kun and Raiki-Shagi Part I

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Shoulder Update and the Importance of the Horizontal and Vertical Crosses

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This is a continuation in a series of posts about my shoulder injury with kyudo. I am not a doctor and so everything must be taken with a grain of salt, but maybe you have experienced an injury in kyudo and can gain some helpful information from my small experience. Please don’t hesitate to write… Continue reading Shoulder Update and the Importance of the Horizontal and Vertical Crosses