Today was my trial day at kyudo. It was fun, although we only got to practice with rubber bands fastened to a small plastic handle. (Obviously, thinking you'll be shooting an arrow from a 2 meter long bow on your first day when you can't even hold it correctly is asking a bit much! XD) We went by car to practice in a dojo away from our school, since we don't have a dojo of our own. It was amazingly Japanese and really beautiful!
The teacher did nothing but sweep the floors(!), so we were taught by the students. Still, they were really helpful and knew a lot more than we did, so it was fine! They even stood behind me correcting my stance and way of holding the bow. ^^ And, OMG, physical contact!! XD (Still, I must say I'm surprised the teacher didn't even come to look at any of us...?) They were really nice and funny too - there was one boy we found out went a class beow us (or he's younger, can't recall), so he's our kouhai (junior at work or school etc.). He jokingly got down on his knees, bowing with his head to the floor. Then we realized that he's our senpai (senior) when it comes to kyudo - so Francesco threw himself flat down on his stomach while I repeated the low bow. All the while laughing and saying "onegai shimasu" repeatedly. XD
They're having a contest in a few weeks time, so up until then they're all practicing. After that, they don't really seem to know when the next training will be. Apparently they send each other mails on their cell phones when they have a training. What I'm worried about is that I might not learn as much if we hardly ever practice. In which case maybe I should just work damn hard ans start kendo? I might get bored of going home so early eventually too, although club activites every day will be tiring, I'm sure... I don't know. I'm confused again. :S What to doo~?
People who have tried any of this, or just want to give me a tip... you're welcome to leave a comment! :)
Location: Japan!
Mood: tired (thank God it's Friday...)
Listening to: my host dad snoring in the sofa XD
Eating: are you crazy?! It's past midnight...
Drinking: maybe some water before I go to bed. Bed~ m(_ _)m
7 comments:
Please be patient... Kyudo takes a long time to learn, with many rewards, and Europe has many dojos...
I'LL COME TO YOUR AID, HONEY! :D
Haha just kidding. I don't dare give you any tips as I probably will be making a fool out of myself. I bet your club is strict as hell : D
That's just it - the kyudo club doesn't seem strict - but that seems to be to the point of hardly ever training. In which case I don't know how much I'll learn, which is a bit part what I want to do in a club. (Duh.) In kendo I'd learn for sure, but on the other hand I'd be tied on hands and feet 5 days a week. (And that is if I skip training on saturdays.) See? I'm lost! XD
Bueskyting er gøy!
Aaaargh, hvorfor må Japan være så langt borte?
Hi! I have a PC. Read your blog.Love you. Mormor.
Killer-Mormor! :D
I bow to your ludo-skills! Like this: m( _ _ )m
I'm so happy that you'll be able to read about what I'm doing too. :)
I love you!
Lille Sau!!
I'm so proud of you :)
I join Helene in for the bow-to-the-ludo-skills
See you soon, I hope
Kompis - sjekk ut bueskyting litt til før du synes det er for slapt...
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