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Kyudo is the martial art of Japanese archery ("the way of the bow"). The bow was used in Japanese warfare for many centuries. Its second purpose was chasing. Today, many Japanese do kyudo as a hobby. It can be performed in culture centers and the like. The bow is about two meters long. The targets are located in a distance of either 28 or 60 meters. Important part of Kyudo is the ritual preparation before each shot. The training of one's mind is essential in Kyudo as it is in all the other Japanese martial arts mainly due to the influence of Zen Buddhism that ruled the samurai's way of thinking in the past.

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November 9, 1997 In Deutsch

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