皆さん
おはようございます❗
昨日弓道始めました❗
Morning everyone. Last night I started a beginners course in kyudo, the traditional Japanese martial art. Back in May I went to visit the dojo, the place where they practice. The blog from that time is below↓
５月に、ある道場のお稽古の様子みにいきました▶
道場を紹介してくれた「きうちさん」が「ラジオ番組でご一緒でした」英語教師の西澤ロイ先生の弓道お友だちでした
I was introduced to Kiuchi san through Roy sans radio show. He was one of Roy sans kyudo friends. This is Kiuchi sans home dojo.
ラジオ出演がはじまりだったっということで、ロイ先生「ありがとうございました❗」
So I just want to thank Roy san for the initial introduction!
And so, yesterday was the first lesson. The target area is outside and has grass which is really nice and serene.
っと
昨日で1回目お稽古
道場の的場が、芝生で素敵素敵です✨
弓道のお稽古の様子は見せてくれました
First of all, we watched the highest ranked member shoot. So we could all get an idea of the while movement from start to finish.
先生から道具や基本の八節の説明を聞き、
The teacher showed us the main movements used in kyudo or hassetsu as they are called in Japanese.
先生見ながら
弓太郎、の本格的の弓より小さく、優しい、初心者むきな弓を使って八節やっていきました
This was the bow, or yumi we used. Its smaller, lighter and has an easy pull weight compared to the real kyudo yumi. So its perfect for beginners. They call it yumi taro or the like the little brother?
矢を使わず、八節、体の姿勢に集中しました
We didn't use arrows or ya in Japanese, as the form of movement needs to be correct before holding arrows and shooting arrows.
なんとなく、わかってきました(笑)
After a while, the movements were feeling less foreign..
先生見ながら、真似して
We watched the teacher and did our best to copy with our bodies.
他の先生から姿勢をなおしてくれたり
The other teachers spent time one on one with us gently correcting our form as we moved.
何度やれば、身に付くはずですが
The more times the movements are repeated correctly, the faster the body remembers I think
正しい姿勢でやり始めないとですね☺
The most important thing I learnt last night overall was that you need to focus on form and continue with correct form from the 1st day.
長く憧れた、ずっとやってみたかった
弓道
So happy that I could finally give kyudo a go. I've been wanting to try for ages.
It was only my first time but it was really nice.
1回目ですが(笑)
とってもよかったです✨
知らない単語だらけですが(笑)
それがまた面白い日本語のばす機会にもなるし✨
Of course there was so much Japanese vocab I had never heard before lol. But its easy to learn Japanese in context so I'm thankful for the challenge.
道場が笑顔と笑い声あふれるってなかなか素敵ですね
Having smiles and laughter while learning in a dojo was a really nice feeling that you wouldn't expect from such a traditional martial art.
家で動きやってみる。
次回もお楽しみ❗
Anyway, I'll try to practice at home. Looking forward to the next time❗