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Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. [1] The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. [2] Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity.
Longbowmen archers of the Middle Ages.. Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age (approx. 70,000 years ago). It is documented as part of warfare and hunting from the classical period (where it figures in the mythologies of many cultures) until the end of the 19th century, when it was made obsolete by the invention and spread of ...
Kyūdō. Inagaki Genshiro H9 does Kyūdō. Kyūdō ( Japanese: 弓道) is the Japanese martial art of archery. Kyūdō is based on kyūjutsu ("art of archery"), which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan. [1] In 1919, the name of kyūjutsu was officially changed to kyūdō, and following the example of other martial arts that have ...
Bow and arrow. A Karo boy holding a bow and arrow. The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles ( arrows ). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures.
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931. Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events: [1]
Mounted archery. Mounted archery is a form of archery that involves shooting arrows while on horseback. A horse archer is a person who does mounted archery. Archery has occasionally been used from the backs of other riding animals. In large open areas, mounted archery was a highly successful technique for hunting, for protecting herds, and for war.
The same takedown bow is shown disassembled on a travel case, and assembled for use. A takedown bow is a bow assembled out of a riser and two limbs to make a working bow when strung. [1] The primary advantage of the takedown design is that it can be transported in a much shorter case when disassembled. [2] The secondary advantage is that an ...