However, although there were examples in which a long bow was used in places other than in Japan, they were usually simple bows which were hard and heavy, and used by specially disciplined foot soldiers that had power, instead of being used on horseback.
ただし日本以外でも、丈のある弓が使用された例があるが、ほとんどが単弓で硬く重い為、馬上から用いる事はなく、腕力のある特別に訓練された弓歩兵が、その弓を使用した。