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  2. Kyūjutsu - Wikipedia

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    Kyūjutsu (弓術) ("art of archery") is the traditional Japanese martial art of wielding a bow as practiced by the samurai class of feudal Japan. [1] Although the samurai are perhaps best known for their swordsmanship with a katana (), kyūjutsu was actually considered a more vital skill for a significant portion of Japanese history.

  3. Yumi - Wikipedia

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    The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of Japan. It is typically shot with Japanese arrows known as ya. The most famous style of yumi is an asymmetrically shaped long bow with a length of more than 2 m (6 ft 7 in), characterized by the archer holding the part of the bow below the center to shoot the arrow.

  4. Gandiva - Wikipedia

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    Varuna gave the Gandiva bow to Arjuna, as well as two quivers which would provide an inexhaustible number of arrows. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The bow was dreaded by many during the Kurukshetra war, having defeated and killed many great warriors and the gods themselves.

  5. Bowing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning and end of a match, opponents will bow to each other as a sign of mutual respect and humility. Before each training session, a player will bow first to the shōmen (正面, the direction of the Shinto altar or the most important person), then bow to his teachers and finally to his practice partner. In a tournament, the players ...

  6. Japanese martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Kyūdō (弓道:きゅうどう), which means "way of the bow", is the modern name for Japanese archery. Originally in Japan, kyujutsu, the "art of the bow", was a discipline of the samurai, the Japanese warrior class. The bow is a long range weapon that allowed a military unit to engage an opposing force while it was still far away.

  7. Bow and arrow - Wikipedia

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    The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history , and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures.

  8. Hama yumi - Wikipedia

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    Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand Hama yumi, with hama ya. The hama yumi (破魔弓, lit. 'evil-destroying bow') is a sacred bow used in 1103 A.D. in Japan. [1] This bow is said to be one of the oldest and most sacred Japanese weapons; the first Emperor Jimmu is always depicted carrying a bow.

  9. Minamoto no Tametomo - Wikipedia

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    After the Hōgen Rebellion, the Taira cut the sinews of Tametomo's left arm, limiting the use of his bow, and then he was banished to the island of Ōshima in the Izu Islands. Tametomo eventually killed himself by slicing his abdomen, or committing seppuku. He is quite possibly the first warrior to commit seppuku in the chronicles. [1]