Archery - Development in Asia

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery is derived from 'arcus' (Latin). Archery has been used for hunting and combat historically. However in modern times, Archery's main use is that of a recreational activity. Archery was an important military and hunting skill before the use of gunpowder. Classical civilizations fielded large numbers of archers in their armies. Archery is used as a recreational activity now-a-days.

Chinese introduced archery to Japan in the 6th century; it had an overriding influence on later etiquette and techniques. One of Japan’s martial arts was originally known as kyujutsu (the art of the bow), now known as kyudo (way of the bow). Modern Kyudo is practiced primarily as a method of physical, moral, and spiritual development. After certain ritual movements, the archer moves to the shooting line and shoots from a distance of 28 meters at a target 36 cm in diameter set in a bank of sand that is roofed over. The bow used is 2, 21 meter-long and made of laminated strips of bamboo and wood.

kyudo or Japanese Archery

In the Greco-Roman period, the bow was more used for personal exploits or hunting, rather than warfare. Archers are frequently seen on pottery at that time. The Parthia’s were horsemen who developed the skill of swiveling around in the saddle and could shoot backwards at full gallop.

Middle Eastern superiority in archer equipment and technique continued for centuries. With bows like those of the Assyrians and Parthia’s, Attila the Hun and his Mongols conquered much of Europe and Asia, and Turkish archers threw back the Crusaders. The Asian/Turkish bows were highly efficient and the record shot with a composite Turkish flight bow was close to 900 yards, far beyond the capability of an English yew bow.

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