Yumi Longbow

Both the japanese bow yumi and the english longbow are both long in that they are approximately 2 meters in length. 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. The yumi bow the yumi or the japanese archery bow is known as an asymmetric and recurved longbow that has a laminated construction.

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The Yumi Japanese Bow Is An Asymmetrical Longbow Over Two Metres

The yumi is easily the world s longest bow.

Yumi longbow. Compared to the longbow this is pretty amazing as the longbow is already longer than many archers are tall. The bow is recurved because once unstrung its shape appears reversed like when the bow is strung. Its length ranges from 212 cm 245 cm 6 ft 11 in 8 ft. The asymmetrical yumi is first mentioned in a chinese historical manuscript from the 3rd century ad.

It is referred to as asymmetric due to its nigiri that separates the lower and upper portion of the bow. As used in english yumi refers more specifically to traditional japanese asymmetrical bows and includes the longer daikyū 大弓 and the shorter hankyū 半弓 used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu or japanese archery. Our yumi bow is crafted from bamboo and hickory in the original design and scaled to 72. It is not only the length that makes the yumi special though.

Yumi nisun japanese traditional bow check out the deal on yumi japanese traditional bow at 3rivers archery supply like the japanese yumi bows of old this bow is hand made from sturdy bamboo. Good quality at an affordable price. The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of japan. Both bows would have been in use during the same periods in time.

Kyūdō is based on kyūjutsu art of archery which originated with the samurai class of feudal japan.