弓道について
The Kyudo informational session was quite cool. I thought the most interesting part about it was the history of how they used the bow and how it transitioned into almost like an art form from there. For example, the bows were used in battle, to play with dogs, hunting, or for other purposes like competition. But now, its much more about using Kyudo as a means for spirituality. Seeing the amount of practice that it takes for people to become close to being masters at the art was cool, and the provided videos helped me understand a little bit about how the Japanese may think of their "arts". One thing I thought that was interesting was the fact that Judo, Kyudo, and Budo, all end with the same "way of" 度. This was cool because it seems like a big part of Japan's culture and way of thinking about artforms.