On Ancient Japanese Weapon-Longbow

Advantages: long range, effective range of 300 meters; Disadvantages: The longbow is too big for cavalry, and cavalry weapons are suitable for short and light weapons. Moreover, the operation technique of longbow is difficult and difficult to master.

The Japanese believe that the longer the bow, the longer the range and the greater the power, so the traditional longbow is more than two meters long, but the Japanese are shorter, so it is most suitable to put it in one third of the longbow. Therefore, the upper part of the Japanese longbow * * * accounts for two-thirds of the whole bow length. In other words, the standard of the harmonious bow is "long on the top and short on the bottom", and its specifications and length can also be called the largest bow in the world. Because of the asymmetry between up and down, the shooter's hand can be held as far as one-third below the middle of the bow, and the bow body is divided by the holding part, with the upper part being weak and the lower part being strong. There is also a saying that the Japanese longbow is in a full string state, which actually conforms to the perfect proportion of the golden section, so the Japanese think that their longbow structure has the most beautiful bow shape among many kinds of bows.