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Japan - Kyoto - Sensei Oueda draws his bow
Sensei Oueda draws his bow towards the target during the opening ceremony of an archery competition.Kyudo is a modern Japanese martial art derived from ancient Samurai archery, heavily influenced by Zen Buddhist philosophy.
Author: Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.5 Mpixels (50 MB uncompressed) - 3415x5117 pixels (11.4x17.1 in / 28.9x43.3 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: archer, archery, arrow, art, bow, budo, concentration, costume, cultural, culture, discipline, draw, Eastern, feather, glove, Herrigel, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto, Kyudo, martial, martial art, mastery, meditation, oriental, pull, samurai, shaft, shrine, Sport, string, tradition, traditional, Zen
Published in: Japan - Kyoto - Kyudo
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