Kyudo is the Japanese art of which sport?
Kyūdō Kyūdō Kyūdō is the Japanese martial art of archery. Experts in kyūdō are referred to as . Kyūdō is based on "kyūjutsu" ("art of archery"), which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kyūdō is practised by thousands of people worldwide. As of 2005, the International Kyudo Federation had 132,760 graded members. The beginning of archery in Japan is pre-historical. The first images picturing the distinct Japanese asymmetrical longbow are from the Yayoi period (c. 500 BC – 300 AD). The changing of society and the military class (samurai) taking power at the end of the first millennium created
Kyudo Nakagawa he trained Lawrence Shainberg, author of "Ambivalent Zen", which discusses Kyudo's teachings and provides an intimate portrait of this Zen master. A collection of Kyudo Nakagawa, Roshi's talks can be found on line here: http://www.engaged-zen.org/articles/Kyudo.html Kyudo Nakagawa Kyudo Nakagawa (中川 球童, February 12, 1927—December 29, 2007), or Nakagawa Kyūdō, was a Japanese-born Rinzai rōshi who for many years led Soho Zen Buddhist Society, Inc. in Manhattan's Lower East Side. A Dharma heir of the late Soen Nakagawa—who is of no familial relation—Kyudo first became a Zen monk at age eight. He undertook Buddhist studies at Japan's renowned Komazawa University and