Samurai Bow Draw Weight
Most of the sources i have found state that the draw weight of a yumi was between 25 and 35 pounds.
Samurai bow draw weight. This bow is built in house under our grayvn traditional bow brand. You can get heavier bows though if that is your wish. Every person has an ideal draw weight. The legendary skill of the mounted samurai archery was due to hours of practice in which archery became a skill an art and a form of religious practice.
Determining your optimal draw weight is very. Made in the usa. What draw weight do yumi bows have. Yumi is the japanese term for a bow as used in english yumi refers more specifically to traditional japanese asymmetrical bows and includes the longer daikyū and the shorter hankyū used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu or japanese archery the yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of japan it shoots japanese arrows called ya.
Every bow has a draw weight. That said samurai armour is thin compared to western armour so it doesn t need to be as heavy draw weight. Choose an option 20 25 25 30 30 35 35 40 40 45 45 50 50 55 55 60. This means that if the limbs or advertising is saying that the bow is 50lbs they mean the bow reaches it s 50lbs draw weight when the bow string is drawn to 28.
A three man bow 三人張り from 男衾三郎絵巻 i ve seen physician historian and bowyers opinions and the draw weight range estimated is from 70 to 200 lbs with an average of 120 lbs. Traditional bows are actually measured to a draw length of 28. Like the legendary yumi bows of old this bow is hand made from sturdy bamboo grown in the usa. It is more about the meditation and not so much about hitting a target at a big distance so heavier bows are not needed.
Short bows in europe were frequently 30 50 pounds and longbows anywhere from 90 180 pounds. Medieval military longbow draw weight would be 100 pounds or more. Various later recurves composites or laminated bows could vary anywhere from 50 130 pounds though most were in the 80 100 pound range. In modern kyūdō the draw weight is usually around 30 lbs.
Available in the 89 nisun model in draw weights of 22 30 and 35 31 draw. The samurai were mounted warriors whose primary weapon was the yumi bow. The heaviest draw weight yumi you would get at a kyudo club would be 22 or 20 kilo draw weight 44 pounds. This bow ships directly from the bowyer.
Traditionally the yumi bow would have been shot off the hand uni grip as pictured but we can add an arrow rest to the bow if your prefer. Very good quality at an affordable price.