Well, some of the Chinese and Japanese "critics" here must know that even all of your ancestors admitted that Korean bow was always the best in Asian region, as the Koreans and their ancestors also admitted that the Chinese spears and Japanese swords are also great.
@@user-nm1bx4dz5j Korean bows have a longer range than qing bows. And the Qing bow was made by the Manchurian people. Are you Han Chinese or Manchurian? If you are Han Chinese, it is strange to say such a thing.
@user-nm1bx4dz5j I'm American. You Chinese just cant admit when your wrong or take criticism. Then how come the Korean dominate and are considered the best archers in the Olympics? Every country has what their good at. Historically it's a proven fact the Joseon(Korean) archers have always been superior in East Asia. An they think us Americans are egotistical.
yeah it seems in the imjin war the Japanese also acknowledged that korean bows are superior. so they used guns instead with are far more powerful than the most powerful bows.
the fact that Korea is even a country today is a testament to how good they were with the bow. the Chinese tried to take them over with superior numbers so many times and never succeeded.
Love the Korean, Turkish, Mongol, and the Manchu Composite Recurve Bow's. They all look beautiful while maintaining their function and their creator's were true craftsmen.
The mural, which hunts while shooting arrows, is a mural painted in a "Muyong Chong(www.ancient.eu/article/966/the-tombs-of-goguryeo/)" tomb created during the Koguryo era(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goguryeo). The shape of Korea's traditional bow has already been in place since the Goguryeo
Even though I never shot a bow in Real life, I always liked Archery to see and to learn that Korean people had this down to a art is Very Cool. Much Respect and Admiration.
Tony Hamilton It is a rewarding sport/meditative activity. Comparing to most other sports it cost very little to get into, unless you go full obsession and get into Olympic competitions. A good traditional bow and arrows with protective accessories will run you roughly $600 I would get western recurve but if you want authentic experience go for eastern, mongols or Chinese style bow. It would be even more rewarding once you learn to hit the target
Yo no me iba quedar con las ganas. Conseguir en Perú es casi imposible. Así que fabriqué uno.. En realidad varios.. hasta lograr algo funcional y bonito.. Ahora feliz práctico. Brother es una actividad única ,muy chévere.. Esa vaina de la flecha asombra como atravieza la madera.
Some corrections and additional info: - Range of the gakgung was probably not 1200m, as this video states, and instead 400m. The historical record that claims the gakgung's range was1000 bo (1200m), was simply to signify a great distance, and not to be taken literally. - The blanket statement on Chinese martial arts as favoring the spear and Japanese as favoring the sword is incorrect, even though that's what a certain documentary claimed. Japanese soldiers also preferred the bow to the sword. - It would be incorrect to say the gakgung was the best bow in the world, because what constitutes the "best" bow is situational. The gakgung was optimized for horse archery, and at a 80% rate, more efficiently converts draw energy to each shot that comparable bows, with Mongolian bows converting 60%, and longbows converting 40%. However longbows are better optimized for piercing plate armor. (for further info, you can check out my other video that explains how East Asian armor evolved from plate to lamellar to better protect against arrows) That's it folks!
"Range of the gakgung was probably not 1200m, as this video states, and instead 400m. The historical record that claims the gakgung's range was1000 bo (1200m), was simply to signify a great distance, and not to be taken literally." what about the tong-ah ? maybe the distance mentioned in the historical book is for the use of the tong-ah maybe . it would make snese
The history of the composite bow is amazing. Fascinating that since ancient times it has been prominent from ancient Hungary to as far as Japan. Love it
@ravan king Should I know that the ancient Indians shoot well? When is ancient times? 10,000 years ago? 100,000 years ago? The important thing for me is which group shoots the best bows right now. Always Olympic gold medalist group, South Korean women.
That is from the documentary(also has eng subtitles, check it out too) ruclips.net/video/w81dyjAeuIM/видео.html Did you know the SIlla dynasty of korea was actually originally from one of the tribes of the Huns? Since the Huns founded Hungary, our countries actually share a common ancestor. :)
I did not know... Could you please link a source? I thought Koreans and the Koeran language has disputed origin. About Huns, they indeed lived in the Carpathian Basin where we live today, but as far as I know Huns are not the same as Magyars. Magyars came in around the late 800s and founded their kingdom here around 1000. They accepted Christianity, started to ban Hungarian shamanism and founded a kingdom similar to Western European countries. Today Hungarian population is quite mixed genetically, unfortunately not as homogenous as present-day Korea is. My family name is of Slavic origin so probably I'm of Slavic origin, too. But my ancestors lived here since they remember and I was raised as Hungarian :)
Sure. shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/102927/1 I don't know if Hungarians consider Magyars closer ancestor than Huns, but to my knowledge, the name Hungary derives from their celebration of their Hunnic heritage.
It is a well known fact that Hungary is a Hunnic state, and that Silla was also from the Huns, but if you so insist that there is 0 amount of relation, then I won't press it further. Korea is an Altaic people, with relation to the Turks, Steppe Nomads, and the Huns naturally established themselves in Eastern Europe. But if you say Hungary has nothing to do with Huns, then so be it. But it's probably more or less resembling the relations Russians have relation with Mongolia, since there are many Tartars in Ukraine/Russia that look caucasian.
I think it is not the fault of the japanese bow, but that the yumi was strung backward and the fact that waku, being japanese pirates did not get formal Samurai training. Also not that we disrespect the korean culture or the gakgung.
gakgung is composite bow, it's to different between yumi bow. however in asean area didn't use bow as main projectile weapons, because they use gun powder after european arrive. for example burmese-ayutthaya 1767 war, they use flintlock musket beside sword
"Japanese bows were large and clumsy", depicts a modern kyudo bow. Does one really think that the Japanese hadn't used bows in the forest before, as such, this same line of thought would suggest that there were many kinds of bows... each country had various bows for various purposes.
Yes but Japanese bow were used on higher position like from top of the hill or fortress. Composite bows are made for horse back. Korean bows are even smaller which allowed to use in dense mountains.
but its true that japanese bows were almost twice the size of the wielder but its range was deceivingly low. the advantage of a long bow is that it's powerful but japanese bows had horrible range
its based on many script. japanese have composite bow too but island-saltfulness and wetness- makes them choose other ways. it requires durability. and korean choose extreme efficiency but expensive and difficulty about conditioning and shooting-preparing system. in script, 70# korean bow speed matche 135# manchurian bow. but korean bow breakdown in wetness just 15 minuet(single teatime) but not manchurian, after 2 hours it still shootable. in scripts, there are comparing about japanese bow's mobility and arrowspeed(mostly said "its too slow and dull") and a event. when after battle, korean army looted japanese bow. they surprised by big size and surprised again about weak penetration and slow arrows. in fact, japanese bow is not weak one. its just average warbow. and advantage in high wet-salt resist.
SO sad there are no real Magyars in ungary anymore...just white europeans who came after the Mongol,Plague and Ottoman wars killed all the Asian Magyars.....Good thing there are still Asian Magyars in SIberia- The Mansi tribe of Megeri, the Mazars of Turkey,Macars of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and the Jurmati,Nyekmens and Tarkhans of Bashkostan. =P
DNA evidence of 9th century magyar graves says other wise. also the closest genetic relatives to 9th century magyer dna and also the closet modrn magyer linguistic relations are the modern Mansi,Khanty and Madjars of Asia are of east asian appearance. =P
"Regarding the genetics of Hungarian conquerors, the scientists found a 30-40% Asian component. The fact that this rate has fallen to 4% means that the examined conquerors contributed to the genetic face of today’s Hungarians in 10%. Since no major change of population happened in the Carpathian Basin after the conquest, the results support previous data, according to which there weren’t many conquerors. dailynewshungary.com/genetic-study-proves-hungarians-descendants-huns/
Look for "The Story of Hong Gildong". Its similar to Robin Hood in some ways, but distinctly Korean in others. There is also a character named Hong Gildong in the K-Drama "The Thief who Stole the People", but that Hong Gildong character is much different from the one in the original story.
I find this funny when i hear someone say japanese favored the sword it's so incorrect they chose bow and spear mainly sword was a dueling or back up weapon. But the bow is a interesting subject, it doesn't matter where the bow is from as long as it's of good quality and is being used by a skilled archer. The Japanese used bows for fast draw shooting on horse back. Some bows were made with a heavy draw weight increasing range and power. It all depended on the situation really. But they mainly used 30 to 35 pound bows.
From what a quick research turned up, longest flight distance is roughly even with the Gakgung, English Warbow and a Turkinsh war bow (tekne kuram), though some rather suspect historical records give the turkish bow a rather unbelievable flight of 850 m, all tested bows have an average maximum flight of between 320 m and 350 m. Draw weight varies quite a bit though, as do arrow masses, which both affect flight and impact. In terms of draw weight Turkish bows i've found to range from 60 lbs to 140lbs, Korean bows from 60 lbs to 90 lbs and English warbows from 40 lbs to 200 lbs. Generally both Turkish and Korean archers have used much lighter arrows, Turks citing 150-600 grain arrows and Koreans 400-500 grain arrows while English "standard" arrow had minimum weight of 802.5 grains, with warshafts having been recorded at monstrous 1500 grains. Both Turkish and Korean bows are very light weight and mobile reflex bows, while the English warbow is a rather heavy and large self- or laminated longbow. In short, they are all pretty powerful in their own right. Some were constructed for mounted archery, some for penetrating armor, while yet others for engaging lightly armored opponents. Each of them was a deadly weapon and no mistake.
Kinda funny how it says the Chinese favored the spear, and the Japanese favored the sword. But if I'm not mistaken the Samurai were mounted archers first, and swordsman second.
Horse archery was very important thing in ancient Korean Baekjae dynasty, the country huge influenced ancient japan. I think thats why samurai were mounted archers at the first.
It depends. In a thick forest a compound bow would be an issue. Too many delicate and sensitive parts. Hard to fix if something went wrong. Other than that, compound bow is the way to go.
I wonder how heavy the draw of the gakgung was, It's such a powerful bow but with a very compact design it'll probably have a very heavy draw, and due to it's small length it'll get a lot of vibrations thus reducing accuracy, in comparison with the yumi, it's very big and very clumsy but also has good stopping power and accuracy, bows are so interesting, I love them.
@@lenoretalon9958 Compound bows are amazing, probably the best. But it is like comparing a handwritting with a typewritter. Of course the modern, factory made with precision is better. Except when too many delicate and sensitive parts become an issue, or having to fix it quickly if something went wrong. One can change the string of a traditional bow within seconds.
I think the blanket categorizing of "favored & standard" weapons you attributed to each nation aside from Korea is a little incorrect...the main weapon favored by nearly all Asiatic combat forces and not JUST Korea was the bow... The Japanese held the katana in high regard but in terms of actual combat they favored the bow & arrow--especially while on horseback, which was the norm for almost all users of the bow--which was a shared, combat-practical sentiment in the East. Melee weapons like the spear or sword was purely for close quarters, which in nearly all Eastern armies, was the last resort. Western armies relied quite heavily on the arrow and it's various delivery methods (bow & crossbow) as well, moving closer to the use of spears, swords, axes, and blunt force weapons only due to the constant evolution & development of better defensive armament and measures... Before the advent of guns that is... Also Western armies relied more on calvary and attack formations which depended more on melee weapons, as well as their differing rules of engagement (hit and run and fighting from distance wasn't considered good war etiquette, which is stupid as hell IMO... War is war...combat and battle shouldn't have niceties nor etiquettes at all, ESPECIALLY when the end goal is to kill the other guy... But that's just me)... In the end, it's why guns became the norm... Why engage in close combat when one could achieve victory with less casualties from far away?
Good points mate, yes the bow wasnt just used in korea, it was their primary weapon of choice but it was used by many countries. A lot of countries have they're way of praising their skills and all that. The koreans hold the best record in archery rn also their bow is quite unique compared to some other horn bows. I believe this is why they sorta brag about it so much.
Saw a documentary where it stated the Japanese prefered the bow and that that was the major weapon and the Katana a last stand weapon. The Chinese had repeating crossbows and gun powder weapons.
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Recurve bows made out of composite materials were used by, among other groups, the Persians, Parthians, Sarmatians, Scythians, Alans, Dacians, Cumans, Hyksos, Magyars, Huns, Bulgars, Greeks, Turks, Mongols, Koreans and Chinese. The recurve bow spread to Egypt and much of Asia in the second millennium BC.
Wobbling of the arrow is not the archers paradox. Archers paradox is when arrow nocked on the string but not drawn points off the target, but when drawn it points to target, so it looks like it would miss cus in the end of the string travel the arrow points off, thats the archers paradox. The answer to that why it hits the target is that the arrow head accelerates slower than the nock cus its been pushed from the behind, that causes the arrow to bend around the bow, hitting the target tough it would seen it should miss it.
Adam Schneckt not as bad as katana propaganda lol. you cant deny that small horn bow is much better in guerrilla tactic compared to a bow thats almost twice as big as the archer
The Gakgung is more than an instrument of war, its a passion for archery. Which is why its main attribute is designed with target archery in mind. The small and light siyah (bow tips) are meant for launching light weight arrow at high speed, perfect for range and accuracy. It is very good at what it is designed to be. Chinese bow like Manchu bow and Kaiyuan bow on the other hand had massive and heavy siyah (bow tips) to bend the bow limbs more to store more potential energy. These bows are warbows and are primarily designed to launch heavy arrows good for delivering kinetic energy and penetrating armor. Sacrificing arrow speed for penetration. English longbows when compared to Asiatic bows are much less efficient, requiring massive draw weights to achieve similar performance to horn bows. But what English longbow lack in efficiency they make up with simplicity. An Asian horn bow will require up to a year to produce and various exotic ingredients are needed. English longbow are easily produce by basically hacking yew tree into a bow in a few days at most. Making it perfect for wartime production. So conclusion is there is no "best bow in the world" each have their strengths, what we can take away is bows in general are the most important weapons in ancient history.
I enjoyed your video! I am also a fan of Korea. I scanned through the comments just to see how the video was received and couldn't help but notice all the criticism regarding historic accuracy in the video.... I'm no Korean historian and won't bother with the boredom of that argument.... I didn't however, find anyone disputing the claim concerning Korea's superiority over other Nations in the field of archery today! Personally, I like to see "pride for one's nation" in a patriot. Koreans are a proud people and they have every right to be.
I hate the people who always say some shit about Korea being the most bragging country in the world. All countries have bragged; it's called nationalism.
lol what's the difference? pigs, cow, dogs. Pshh dogs are friends? they don't eat dogs they live with. Dogs are pets not livestocks? some pigs are pets to some people, do they eat them? no! so know some shit about it instead of crying like a fuckin uneducated 2-year old baby kid :)
man to hell with americans and their mockery of everything,korea is a country of strong people.removing the boy bands that look like girls tough jejeje,cheers mate! Kim jong fun
목궁이 각궁보다 우수하다. 각궁은 접착제인 아교를 사용하여 습기와 빗물에 활이 변형되어서 실전에서 정확성이 떨어지고 관리유지가 어려워서 무기로서 치명적인 단점을 가지고 있다. 활이 멀리 나가지만 정확성이 떨어지고 맞지 않는다. 목궁은 실전에서 강하고 습기와 빗물에도 활의 변형이 없어서 전천후 무기로서 강하며 활이 정확이 맞는 강점을 가지고 있어서 실전을 많이 치룬 장군에 의해서 각궁을 목궁으로 교체해야 한다고 건의했다.
4:31 Yes, it terms of range, it's worse. But in terms of power, no. Yumi generates more power and is very devastating once it hits. Like English longbow, it was meant to punch through armor. Also where the hell is Mokgung and Jukgung? They're as good as Gakgung, but much cheaper and don't melt in rain.
Stephen dowton well I think there might be a difference between theoretical range and practical range. Still seems pretty long regardless, even for an unscoped rifle. I could see with a tail wind an arrow going that far, but not with any sort of accuracy.
Well if you think about it, in ancient times, the arrows would be shot by an army of archers in volleys, so a 1,200 range would be considered as indirect fire range and would be most effective if say a hundred archers fired in unison to create a rain of arrows "that blot would out the sun".
Just look it up Mongolian had similar. Ik how far it is, I can't even hit with my rifle at 500 meters but mind u they used 160 lb bows at times and they been doing it since child all their life
There's an archer from India that dominates everyone but she also has stage fright so she loses in competitions. When she's training with no anxiety shoots better than the best
Korean Bow is almost is same as Turkish bow (it's normally because they're relatives in race), and world record is belong to Turkish Archer (it's recorded) to İskender Tozkoparan as 848 mt.
Some people say the darnest things. Yes, the Korean composite bow mentioned in the video has impressive range and power for armor penetration, especially compared to its size. Yes, there are many other civilizations that primarily used bows for warfare, including the Turks and the Mongols. Every civilization did what they could with the resources they had and the geography they had to deal with to create weapons that would help them kill the enemy. If they won battles using a given weapon, that should be enough to prove the weapon served its purpose.
Honestly if a fifteen year-old girl with 35 pound draw weight on a practice bow can get 150 meters, it's not that hard to believe grown and trained soldiers with 70 pound bows and sharp eyes can get more than 500 meters.
Laon that practice bow is made in the modern age plus its probably compact bow or something and doesn't change the fact that Korean got every single gold medal at archery at the Olympics Koran archery rules
A mother f...ing men dude kills Me anyone come up on him in the woods better just lay down saying we're not worthy he's the guy that tells Robin hood to go to the corner
the Japanese favors the Sword "maybe because we're fighting in a cramped castle god dammit, how can a spear fucking help?!" ~15th century samurai during a siege. Katanas is actually a very bad weapon that you will use in the final moment of a battle, just because your Spear Broke(Samurai often have Expensive Yari, because they're archers that doesn't want to be run down by cavalry), in Sengoku Jidai the most used weapons are Yari(Spear), Yumi(Bow), Naginata(Polearm), Nodachi(Great sword) with one example of Magara Nodachi being 220 cm Long, even Samurai uses the early Arquebus and the reason Ashigaru mostly used them is because it took little skill than the bow, and because of that you will see a lot of Ashigaru using the Arquebus than the Samurai, because the bow requires skill, it's the same in europe where they ditched bow for crossbow while the skilled still uses the Bow together with the crossbow.
European knights at 2:36 are absolutly not historical (bad stereotype). Korean/mongol/manchu composite bow is a very good bow for cavalry but what about british longbow? I think each weapon can be excellent, but in a different context.
well british longbow style can be found in japan. Japanese bows r quite different from Mongol,korean, Manchurian Bow. But the problem is that Korean,Mongol, Manchurian did not prefer big-sized bows because their main and strongest components of their army was ranged-light cavalry. As you kno, shooting long bow to perform Parthian shot on horse back wouldnt be ideal...
@@Glorlyg europeans conquered the world using post renaissance and industrial age gunpowder weapons, not medieval weapons. even then they never conquered East Asia
There was a documentary by national geographic comparing yumi bow and long bow of similar draw-weights. The Yumi bow was recurved, meaning it's natural state was bent backwards, and this allowed the yumi bow to pack more punch when released--the arrow dug deeper into the gel. However, the long bow used a bodkin tip, so it fared better against armors.
Xia Li That's actually not quite true. The Japanese bow is optimized for armor penetration at short-to-medium ranges using some of the longest and heaviest arrows in the world (greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2017/01/random-mythbusting-part-2.html), which consequently required a very long draw length to fire as designed. However, the Korean bow is optimized for accelerating much lighter arrows to higher velocities, which is why it has a farther killing range than the Japanese bow, particularly against lightly armored Japanese pirates.
Albert C. Japanese creativity for swords is usually, Katana, Bigger Katana, Katana spear, Katana with longer handle, bigger bigger Katana, Katana Axe, small Katana, smaller Katana etc
The Japanese preferred the bow over the sword for most of their history. Samurai were originally mounted archers, it shaped every other aspect of how they fought. Their armor wasn't optimized for protection, but optimized instead for mounted archery. They didn't use shields, because they needed both hands free for the bow. Because they had no shields, they preferred two handed melee weapons.
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Robin hood: I'm the best archer in the world
Hawkeye: No. I am
Random Korean dude with a bow: Amateurs
The skill of archery from ancient korea is the best around world.
Well, some of the Chinese and Japanese "critics" here must know that even all of your ancestors admitted that Korean bow was always the best in Asian region, as the Koreans and their ancestors also admitted that the Chinese spears and Japanese swords are also great.
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@@user-nm1bx4dz5j Korean bows have a longer range than qing bows. And the Qing bow was made by the Manchurian people. Are you Han Chinese or Manchurian? If you are Han Chinese, it is strange to say such a thing.
@user-nm1bx4dz5j
I'm American. You Chinese just cant admit when your wrong or take criticism. Then how come the Korean dominate and are considered the best archers in the Olympics? Every country has what their good at. Historically it's a proven fact the Joseon(Korean) archers have always been superior in East Asia. An they think us Americans are egotistical.
yeah it seems in the imjin war the Japanese also acknowledged that korean bows are superior. so they used guns instead with are far more powerful than the most powerful bows.
@@dolsopolar So Koreans used cannons to stand up to the Japanese' Portuguese guns.
the fact that Korea is even a country today is a testament to how good they were with the bow. the Chinese tried to take them over with superior numbers so many times and never succeeded.
Love the Korean, Turkish, Mongol, and the Manchu Composite Recurve Bow's. They all look beautiful while maintaining their function and their creator's were true craftsmen.
Scythian bow is older.
sovernsectwarren they are definitely true pieces of art.
The mural, which hunts while shooting arrows, is a mural painted in a "Muyong Chong(www.ancient.eu/article/966/the-tombs-of-goguryeo/)" tomb created during the Koguryo era(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goguryeo). The shape of Korea's traditional bow has already been in place since the Goguryeo
@anthony k iskit saka avrupali deyil hunlarin atalaridir ruslarin yazdigi uydurma tarih anlatma orasi Türklerin ata yurt tudur.
@@edstar83 Scytians ar prototurks
Even though I never shot a bow in Real life, I always liked Archery to see and to learn that Korean people had this down to a art is Very Cool. Much Respect and Admiration.
Tony Hamilton It is a rewarding sport/meditative activity. Comparing to most other sports it cost very little to get into, unless you go full obsession and get into Olympic competitions. A good traditional bow and arrows with protective accessories will run you roughly $600 I would get western recurve but if you want authentic experience go for eastern, mongols or Chinese style bow. It would be even more rewarding once you learn to hit the target
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
Same for the english.
Yo no me iba quedar con las ganas. Conseguir en Perú es casi imposible.
Así que fabriqué uno..
En realidad varios.. hasta lograr algo funcional y bonito..
Ahora feliz práctico.
Brother es una actividad única ,muy chévere..
Esa vaina de la flecha asombra como atravieza la madera.
@@miguelpichardi4685 Translation Please!
War of the Arrows brought me here
Hmm good
Dffn mà lo
뭔 영화인가 했네ㅋㄱㅋ
Some corrections and additional info:
- Range of the gakgung was probably not 1200m, as this video states, and instead 400m. The historical record that claims the gakgung's range was1000 bo (1200m), was simply to signify a great distance, and not to be taken literally.
- The blanket statement on Chinese martial arts as favoring the spear and Japanese as favoring the sword is incorrect, even though that's what a certain documentary claimed. Japanese soldiers also preferred the bow to the sword.
- It would be incorrect to say the gakgung was the best bow in the world, because what constitutes the "best" bow is situational. The gakgung was optimized for horse archery, and at a 80% rate, more efficiently converts draw energy to each shot that comparable bows, with Mongolian bows converting 60%, and longbows converting 40%. However longbows are better optimized for piercing plate armor. (for further info, you can check out my other video that explains how East Asian armor evolved from plate to lamellar to better protect against arrows)
That's it folks!
"Range of the gakgung was probably not 1200m, as this video states, and instead 400m. The historical record that claims the gakgung's range was1000 bo (1200m), was simply to signify a great distance, and not to be taken literally." what about the tong-ah ? maybe the distance mentioned in the historical book is for the use of the tong-ah maybe . it would make snese
Glad you said that the samurai also favoured Bows, it was their original weapon and was used more than the katana
3:38 omg, got goosebump because of taepyeongso sound.
일본인이 태평소를 알다니 ㄷ
Thank you so much for the English subtitles! Great video ❤
Traditional weapon
Great history
The science of bow and arrow
Beautiful music
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
The history of the composite bow is amazing. Fascinating that since ancient times it has been prominent from ancient Hungary to as far as Japan. Love it
Koreans' archery skills are the best in the world.
@ravan king Should I know that the ancient Indians shoot well?
When is ancient times?
10,000 years ago? 100,000 years ago?
The important thing for me is which group shoots the best bows right now.
Always Olympic gold medalist group, South Korean women.
Lars anderson
I feel like this is an add for the Korean bow
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
Korea: Best Bow
Japan: Best Sword
Best dealer
I have so much respect for Eastern history and tradition. They are true innovators.
glaco Raja Raja chozhan from tamil king he ruled eastern asia
Korea bow is a beautiful
Korean is best archery you can understand when you watch Olympic
WestLake like i say other "mountain bigger than other mountain"
I think this guy trying to show off this "ppl skill"
Korean is the best archery but the bows they use is Olimpic one :D not the Korean traditional bows
@ Korean used their bows on moving. It's easy to carry around and it's also a very powerful bow.
Kalle Nilsson lars studies Korean(Asian) archery all the time you know and mentioned Korean bow once
I know right in one the korean guy won
4:03 Jfl when stealth archery is a meme irl.
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
Must have been the wind…
"Every shot hit its mark"
*Arrow hits a tree*
Dalton Watson warning shot
Because Koreans respect life, Koreans do not like killing human life. It is the purpose to send them back before the final reaction.
He could have shot much faster than that, but he still believed to the hollywood myth.
It's for bm
How do we know that wasn't the mark? Everything hit was intention, *accidently shoots self*all intentional... "someone please call the ambulance. "
4:24
Those yumi are strung backwards...
Yeah I can see that now.
제가 좋아하는 스포츠는 궁술이다. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저는 헝가리사람이고 우리 민족도 활을 자주 사용했어요.
그 이옥이라는 남자를 대해 만든 드라마의 제목이 뭐예요?
That is from the documentary(also has eng subtitles, check it out too)
ruclips.net/video/w81dyjAeuIM/видео.html
Did you know the SIlla dynasty of korea was actually originally from one of the tribes of the Huns? Since the Huns founded Hungary, our countries actually share a common ancestor. :)
I did not know... Could you please link a source? I thought Koreans and the Koeran language has disputed origin.
About Huns, they indeed lived in the Carpathian Basin where we live today, but as far as I know Huns are not the same as Magyars. Magyars came in around the late 800s and founded their kingdom here around 1000. They accepted Christianity, started to ban Hungarian shamanism and founded a kingdom similar to Western European countries. Today Hungarian population is quite mixed genetically, unfortunately not as homogenous as present-day Korea is.
My family name is of Slavic origin so probably I'm of Slavic origin, too. But my ancestors lived here since they remember and I was raised as Hungarian :)
Sure.
shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/102927/1
I don't know if Hungarians consider Magyars closer ancestor than Huns, but to my knowledge, the name Hungary derives from their celebration of their Hunnic heritage.
Yeah we were called many names during our history, but archaelogical evidence suggests we aren't related.
It is a well known fact that Hungary is a Hunnic state, and that Silla was also from the Huns, but if you so insist that there is 0 amount of relation, then I won't press it further. Korea is an Altaic people, with relation to the Turks, Steppe Nomads, and the Huns naturally established themselves in Eastern Europe. But if you say Hungary has nothing to do with Huns, then so be it. But it's probably more or less resembling the relations Russians have relation with Mongolia, since there are many Tartars in Ukraine/Russia that look caucasian.
I think it is not the fault of the japanese bow, but that the yumi was strung backward and the fact that waku, being japanese pirates did not get formal Samurai training. Also not that we disrespect the korean culture or the gakgung.
Also the first samurai were mainly archers right?
좋은 영상 잘 보았습니다. 활이 나라를 구한 최종병기 활입니다.
반갑습니다. 핀란드태생의 따루씨가 아니십니까? 유투브도 하시네요.
gakgung is composite bow, it's to different between yumi bow. however in asean area didn't use bow as main projectile weapons, because they use gun powder after european arrive. for example burmese-ayutthaya 1767 war, they use flintlock musket beside sword
"Japanese bows were large and clumsy", depicts a modern kyudo bow.
Does one really think that the Japanese hadn't used bows in the forest before, as such, this same line of thought would suggest that there were many kinds of bows... each country had various bows for various purposes.
Yes but Japanese bow were used on higher position like from top of the hill or fortress. Composite bows are made for horse back. Korean bows are even smaller which allowed to use in dense mountains.
but its true that japanese bows were almost twice the size of the wielder but its range was deceivingly low. the advantage of a long bow is that it's powerful but japanese bows had horrible range
its based on many script. japanese have composite bow too but island-saltfulness and wetness- makes them choose other ways. it requires durability. and korean choose extreme efficiency but expensive and difficulty about conditioning and shooting-preparing system.
in script, 70# korean bow speed matche 135# manchurian bow. but korean bow breakdown in wetness just 15 minuet(single teatime) but not manchurian, after 2 hours it still shootable.
in scripts, there are comparing about japanese bow's mobility and arrowspeed(mostly said "its too slow and dull") and a event. when after battle, korean army looted japanese bow. they surprised by big size and surprised again about weak penetration and slow arrows. in fact, japanese bow is not weak one. its just average warbow. and advantage in high wet-salt resist.
Still dominating the Olympic Archery over 10 gold medals
I m Hungarien. They love to go once and go to old Korea. I am big fan of Korean archery
SO sad there are no real Magyars in ungary anymore...just white europeans who came after the Mongol,Plague and Ottoman wars killed all the Asian Magyars.....Good thing there are still Asian Magyars in SIberia- The Mansi tribe of Megeri, the Mazars of Turkey,Macars of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and the Jurmati,Nyekmens and Tarkhans of Bashkostan. =P
Kama Jiu-jitsu Magyars werent asian also nice pfp
DNA evidence of 9th century magyar graves says other wise.
also the closest genetic relatives to 9th century magyer dna and also
the closet modrn magyer linguistic relations are the modern Mansi,Khanty and Madjars of
Asia are of east asian appearance. =P
@@mongolchiuud8931 i didnt Know about these genetic examinations ,can you tell me more about it please?
"Regarding the genetics of Hungarian conquerors, the scientists found a 30-40% Asian component. The fact that this rate has fallen to 4% means that the examined conquerors contributed to the genetic face of today’s Hungarians in 10%. Since no major change of population happened in the Carpathian Basin after the conquest, the results support previous data, according to which there weren’t many conquerors.
dailynewshungary.com/genetic-study-proves-hungarians-descendants-huns/
Doesn't matter where you go, you'll find some sort of Robin Hood myth.
Like Ned Kelly?
@@BummjunJoe As immortalised by Mick Jagger. Honestly
@THE GREAT EMPEROR As far as I am aware, the South Korean archery team are not outlaws stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
Look for "The Story of Hong Gildong". Its similar to Robin Hood in some ways, but distinctly Korean in others. There is also a character named Hong Gildong in the K-Drama "The Thief who Stole the People", but that Hong Gildong character is much different from the one in the original story.
I find this funny when i hear someone say japanese favored the sword it's so incorrect they chose bow and spear mainly sword was a dueling or back up weapon. But the bow is a interesting subject, it doesn't matter where the bow is from as long as it's of good quality and is being used by a skilled archer. The Japanese used bows for fast draw shooting on horse back. Some bows were made with a heavy draw weight increasing range and power. It all depended on the situation really. But they mainly used 30 to 35 pound bows.
@POOR PIRANO Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this and fucking died.
@POOR PIRANO wtf does that mean?
@POOR PIRANO WHAT?
We have like this bow and called turkish bow
Bow's range 800 meter and making with similiar method
Greetings from turkey to korea
i'm not sure why so many ppl dislike this. yea no talking and annoying music, but the bow examples, the lore and detailed info was good
Prob 🇯🇵 due to Korean bow being superior 😂
From what a quick research turned up, longest flight distance is roughly even with the Gakgung, English Warbow and a Turkinsh war bow (tekne kuram), though some rather suspect historical records give the turkish bow a rather unbelievable flight of 850 m, all tested bows have an average maximum flight of between 320 m and 350 m.
Draw weight varies quite a bit though, as do arrow masses, which both affect flight and impact.
In terms of draw weight Turkish bows i've found to range from 60 lbs to 140lbs, Korean bows from 60 lbs to 90 lbs and English warbows from 40 lbs to 200 lbs.
Generally both Turkish and Korean archers have used much lighter arrows, Turks citing 150-600 grain arrows and Koreans 400-500 grain arrows while English "standard" arrow had minimum weight of 802.5 grains, with warshafts having been recorded at monstrous 1500 grains.
Both Turkish and Korean bows are very light weight and mobile reflex bows, while the English warbow is a rather heavy and large self- or laminated longbow.
In short, they are all pretty powerful in their own right. Some were constructed for mounted archery, some for penetrating armor, while yet others for engaging lightly armored opponents. Each of them was a deadly weapon and no mistake.
Kinda funny how it says the Chinese favored the spear, and the Japanese favored the sword. But if I'm not mistaken the Samurai were mounted archers first, and swordsman second.
Horse archery was very important thing in ancient Korean Baekjae dynasty, the country huge influenced ancient japan. I think thats why samurai were mounted archers at the first.
lol korean didnt influenced japan. wheres your evidence then?
@@kmmori35 koreans arrived in japan named yamamoto
The Japanese bows are strung on the wrong (opposite) side in this video!
Omg so glad I'm not the only one that seen thim destroying those yumi bows
7:56 what a cool looking ballista
"traditional archery"shoots a cgi monster
Karan Trivedi it’s even finnier then that. Bae Donna (very famous Korean actress) is using a modern recurve with stabilizers.
CGI arrow shoots CGI monster.
What film? 2.54
With a modern bow
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
Korean bow is one of my best bows but number one is compound.
It depends. In a thick forest a compound bow would be an issue. Too many delicate and sensitive parts. Hard to fix if something went wrong. Other than that, compound bow is the way to go.
I wonder how heavy the draw of the gakgung was, It's such a powerful bow but with a very compact design it'll probably have a very heavy draw, and due to it's small length it'll get a lot of vibrations thus reducing accuracy, in comparison with the yumi, it's very big and very clumsy but also has good stopping power and accuracy, bows are so interesting, I love them.
The baby arrow was used in the byzantine empire probably from Nomad influence, it was also used by the ottomans. And it was used more for accuracy
Honestly. I'm almost positive the first baby arrows were created because someone had a bunch of broken arrows and had to get dinner.
4:23 보면 일본 활을 모두 180도 뒤집어서 활줄을 걸고 쏘는데, 이게 전문가의 고증, 자문을 거쳐 제작한 다큐멘터리인지 의심스럽군요.
Came for the archery history lesson, stayed for the Hong Gil Dong OST
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
We korean really love the archery even nowadays. I have two bow and i am archer too. Very proud about it.
Since u r a Korean... Pls tell the name of the song used... I really like it... 🙏
Bow man Sejong You do have bragging rights. Amazing bow. In Montana people use compound bow.
@@lenoretalon9958 Compound bows are amazing, probably the best. But it is like comparing a handwritting with a typewritter. Of course the modern, factory made with precision is better. Except when too many delicate and sensitive parts become an issue, or having to fix it quickly if something went wrong. One can change the string of a traditional bow within seconds.
See the forest, see the sign, read the trajectory, and read the wind.
Anyone noticed the japanese bows were bow up backward...
Part time actors lol
I think the blanket categorizing of "favored & standard" weapons you attributed to each nation aside from Korea is a little incorrect...the main weapon favored by nearly all Asiatic combat forces and not JUST Korea was the bow... The Japanese held the katana in high regard but in terms of actual combat they favored the bow & arrow--especially while on horseback, which was the norm for almost all users of the bow--which was a shared, combat-practical sentiment in the East. Melee weapons like the spear or sword was purely for close quarters, which in nearly all Eastern armies, was the last resort. Western armies relied quite heavily on the arrow and it's various delivery methods (bow & crossbow) as well, moving closer to the use of spears, swords, axes, and blunt force weapons only due to the constant evolution & development of better defensive armament and measures... Before the advent of guns that is... Also Western armies relied more on calvary and attack formations which depended more on melee weapons, as well as their differing rules of engagement (hit and run and fighting from distance wasn't considered good war etiquette, which is stupid as hell IMO... War is war...combat and battle shouldn't have niceties nor etiquettes at all, ESPECIALLY when the end goal is to kill the other guy... But that's just me)... In the end, it's why guns became the norm... Why engage in close combat when one could achieve victory with less casualties from far away?
Good points mate, yes the bow wasnt just used in korea, it was their primary weapon of choice but it was used by many countries. A lot of countries have they're way of praising their skills and all that. The koreans hold the best record in archery rn also their bow is quite unique compared to some other horn bows. I believe this is why they sorta brag about it so much.
Why do I cry of watching horse ride and archery?
4:22
I think
the only problem that made Yumi not able to shoot far it was because they strings on the wrong side.
and samurai in this vdo don't know how to shoot Yumi
What drama is this? Thank you!
จริง มันขึ้นสายผิดด้าน
Every weapon has it's effectiveness with limitations. Even the bow n arrow, love from India.
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
@@naimas8120 You did not found that yet? "최종병기 활"
@@ban-db9xy Yes not yet after 3 years 😭😭😭😭
@@naimas8120 ruclips.net/video/yoFH1X4NQUk/видео.html
@@naimas8120 You can copy this words
설특집 다큐 활
3:50 the song is so upbeat as theyre getting picked off shes just la di da da di di da da
All are amazing and love it 🤩
"WAKU" This means 'Japanese Invaders'
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
@@naimas8120 It’s simulation in documentary. Not kdrama.
@@mIiNII528 okay thank you. Where can I watch this?
It's hard to find in youtube because of copyrifht issue. Maybe you should buy that documentary in KBS.
@@mIiNII528 ohhhh i see, thank you for your answer! 🙏
The Korean Bow. So similar the Turkic bow. Love and Repsect Altai Cousin✊👍🔥
çünkü TÜRK yayını taklit ediyorlar kardeşim
Brother
Altai the Great !!
아닌데요ㅎ
Not it’s not.
4:56
Look like that guy Is trying his longest shot of his life
What kdrama is in 3:20 the archery guy? Thank you so much!
Saw a documentary where it stated the Japanese prefered the bow and that that was the major weapon and the Katana a last stand weapon. The Chinese had repeating crossbows and gun powder weapons.
Those ancient arms were awesome especially the ballista
What is this show or move called and the song it’s so beautiful and I’m crying from joy
*Song list*
0:00 Main title from: Iris ( ruclips.net/video/oI_PM-0OCOg/видео.html )
2:22 Opening song to: Jingbirok ( ruclips.net/video/AzktWZJPsMU/видео.html )
3:13 "If spring comes" (Drama version) - by: Ahn ye eun ( ruclips.net/video/rKop9PKxdo4/видео.html )
5:33 Main title song to: Jang Young-sil ( ruclips.net/video/ki-Fxj1hKaI/видео.html )
6:47 Main title from: Queen Seon Deok ( ruclips.net/video/vtApB7bH2W0/видео.html )
what drama is in the 3:13 mark? I really would like to watch it thank you!!
Amazing, keren my frend
Mongol vs Korean vs Turkish bow?? Any significant similarities and differences?? Advantages and disadvantages of each one??
Goguryeo was the best at archery
한국의 각궁은 세계 최강이 맞아요
Recurve bows made out of composite materials were used by, among other groups, the Persians, Parthians, Sarmatians, Scythians, Alans, Dacians, Cumans, Hyksos, Magyars, Huns, Bulgars, Greeks, Turks, Mongols, Koreans and Chinese. The recurve bow spread to Egypt and much of Asia in the second millennium BC.
A good video with good music
4:01 So he left arrows in the Woods just in case of a suprise attack?
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The first doomsday prepper...
Thank you This video is awesome!
Wobbling of the arrow is not the archers paradox. Archers paradox is when arrow nocked on the string but not drawn points off the target, but when drawn it points to target, so it looks like it would miss cus in the end of the string travel the arrow points off, thats the archers paradox. The answer to that why it hits the target is that the arrow head accelerates slower than the nock cus its been pushed from the behind, that causes the arrow to bend around the bow, hitting the target tough it would seen it should miss it.
The best thing about a bow and arrow is that it's silent but deadly because you never hear it until it kills you dead
The snap of a bow is actually pretty loud.and all weapons of that era were silent.
those japanese bows are strung backwards, no wonder they didnt reach far lol.
This is a propaganda... it really annoys me that much
@@astosarro6184 your English annoys me.
Adam Schneckt not as bad as katana propaganda lol. you cant deny that small horn bow is much better in guerrilla tactic compared to a bow thats almost twice as big as the archer
Elee90 I can agree with you. There is a lot of bullshit about the katana that isn’t completely true. Not hating on the Japanese just sayin.
Adam Schneckt and you wouldn’t lie about your traditional weapons. GTFO of here if you don’t like the video. It’s that easy, nobody likes haters.
Iam not sure that korean bow is the best but I know korean archers now a day are the BEST
The Gakgung is more than an instrument of war, its a passion for archery. Which is why its main attribute is designed with target archery in mind. The small and light siyah (bow tips) are meant for launching light weight arrow at high speed, perfect for range and accuracy. It is very good at what it is designed to be.
Chinese bow like Manchu bow and Kaiyuan bow on the other hand had massive and heavy siyah (bow tips) to bend the bow limbs more to store more potential energy. These bows are warbows and are primarily designed to launch heavy arrows good for delivering kinetic energy and penetrating armor. Sacrificing arrow speed for penetration.
English longbows when compared to Asiatic bows are much less efficient, requiring massive draw weights to achieve similar performance to horn bows. But what English longbow lack in efficiency they make up with simplicity. An Asian horn bow will require up to a year to produce and various exotic ingredients are needed. English longbow are easily produce by basically hacking yew tree into a bow in a few days at most. Making it perfect for wartime production.
So conclusion is there is no "best bow in the world" each have their strengths, what we can take away is bows in general are the most important weapons in ancient history.
I enjoyed your video! I am also a fan of Korea. I scanned through the comments just to see how the video was received and couldn't help but notice all the criticism regarding historic accuracy in the video.... I'm no Korean historian and won't bother with the boredom of that argument.... I didn't however, find anyone disputing the claim concerning Korea's superiority over other Nations in the field of archery today! Personally, I like to see "pride for one's nation" in a patriot. Koreans are a proud people and they have every right to be.
I hate the people who always say some shit about Korea being the most bragging country in the world. All countries have bragged; it's called nationalism.
Kim Jong Fun i don't know this guy trying to show or too inpress about hs contry
dog-eaten guys
no one is as nationalistic and dick sucking of themselves as south korea lol.. not all countries brag. and not all countries are as delusional.
lol what's the difference? pigs, cow, dogs. Pshh dogs are friends? they don't eat dogs they live with. Dogs are pets not livestocks? some pigs are pets to some people, do they eat them? no! so know some shit about it instead of crying like a fuckin uneducated 2-year old baby kid :)
man to hell with americans and their mockery of everything,korea is a country of strong people.removing the boy bands that look like girls tough jejeje,cheers mate! Kim jong fun
목궁이 각궁보다 우수하다.
각궁은 접착제인 아교를 사용하여 습기와 빗물에 활이 변형되어서 실전에서 정확성이 떨어지고 관리유지가 어려워서 무기로서 치명적인 단점을 가지고 있다. 활이 멀리 나가지만 정확성이 떨어지고 맞지 않는다.
목궁은 실전에서 강하고 습기와 빗물에도 활의 변형이 없어서 전천후 무기로서 강하며 활이 정확이 맞는 강점을 가지고 있어서 실전을 많이 치룬 장군에 의해서 각궁을 목궁으로 교체해야 한다고 건의했다.
4:31 Yes, it terms of range, it's worse. But in terms of power, no. Yumi generates more power and is very devastating once it hits. Like English longbow, it was meant to punch through armor. Also where the hell is Mokgung and Jukgung? They're as good as Gakgung, but much cheaper and don't melt in rain.
Whatever my guy
Archery is an art to develop the brain and mind,no wonder Koreans are so smart.
2:33 sec they are mongolians
They lost me when they claimed a 1200m range
Stephen dowton well I think there might be a difference between theoretical range and practical range. Still seems pretty long regardless, even for an unscoped rifle. I could see with a tail wind an arrow going that far, but not with any sort of accuracy.
Well if you think about it, in ancient times, the arrows would be shot by an army of archers in volleys, so a 1,200 range would be considered as indirect fire range and would be most effective if say a hundred archers fired in unison to create a rain of arrows "that blot would out the sun".
and they lost me when i saw the bow without string ......that curve is amazing
1200m would be 1.2 kilometres.... that's impossible for an arrow to fly that far.....
Just look it up Mongolian had similar. Ik how far it is, I can't even hit with my rifle at 500 meters but mind u they used 160 lb bows at times and they been doing it since child all their life
There's an archer from India that dominates everyone but she also has stage fright so she loses in competitions. When she's training with no anxiety shoots better than the best
Korean Bow is almost is same as Turkish bow (it's normally because they're relatives in race), and world record is belong to Turkish Archer (it's recorded) to İskender Tozkoparan as 848 mt.
자랑스러운 한국 전통무기와 갑옷 역사들 많이 번역해서 올려주세요
4:00 как называется фильм?
War of the arrow
Some people say the darnest things.
Yes, the Korean composite bow mentioned in the video has impressive range and power for armor penetration, especially compared to its size.
Yes, there are many other civilizations that primarily used bows for warfare, including the Turks and the Mongols.
Every civilization did what they could with the resources they had and the geography they had to deal with to create weapons that would help them kill the enemy. If they won battles using a given weapon, that should be enough to prove the weapon served its purpose.
Loved this video!
narrator : Every time the bow was drawn, the shot hit its mark and the dead were countless
next scene : shot the tree
Anyone got a source for that YI OK guy? Can't find anything saying whether his story is true.
Imagine that one guy that hold his ground against all odds with only a bow, Albert Roche(The First Soldier) with be amazed that guy
Korea Is Badass in Old days Also The Taekwondo Is Badass
Honestly if a fifteen year-old girl with 35 pound draw weight on a practice bow can get 150 meters, it's not that hard to believe grown and trained soldiers with 70 pound bows and sharp eyes can get more than 500 meters.
Laon that practice bow is made in the modern age plus its probably compact bow or something and doesn't change the fact that Korean got every single gold medal at archery at the Olympics Koran archery rules
with 70 poud jou can only shot 300 meter
An arrow wobbling is not the archers paradox
I'm just waiting for all you to discover Lars Anderson.
A mother f...ing men dude kills Me anyone come up on him in the woods better just lay down saying we're not worthy he's the guy that tells Robin hood to go to the corner
the Japanese favors the Sword
"maybe because we're fighting in a cramped castle god dammit, how can a spear fucking help?!" ~15th century samurai during a siege.
Katanas is actually a very bad weapon that you will use in the final moment of a battle, just because your Spear Broke(Samurai often have Expensive Yari, because they're archers that doesn't want to be run down by cavalry), in Sengoku Jidai the most used weapons are Yari(Spear), Yumi(Bow), Naginata(Polearm), Nodachi(Great sword) with one example of Magara Nodachi being 220 cm Long, even Samurai uses the early Arquebus and the reason Ashigaru mostly used them is because it took little skill than the bow, and because of that you will see a lot of Ashigaru using the Arquebus than the Samurai, because the bow requires skill, it's the same in europe where they ditched bow for crossbow while the skilled still uses the Bow together with the crossbow.
European knights at 2:36 are absolutly not historical (bad stereotype). Korean/mongol/manchu composite bow is a very good bow for cavalry but what about british longbow? I think each weapon can be excellent, but in a different context.
well british longbow style can be found in japan. Japanese bows r quite different from Mongol,korean, Manchurian Bow. But the problem is that Korean,Mongol, Manchurian did not prefer big-sized bows because their main and strongest components of their army was ranged-light cavalry. As you kno, shooting long bow to perform Parthian shot on horse back wouldnt be ideal...
@@Omg_im_scared Europeans conquered the world with their clumsy sucks weapons... Sorry for that. Nothing are black and white, everything is gray.
@@Glorlyg europeans conquered the world using post renaissance and industrial age gunpowder weapons, not medieval weapons. even then they never conquered East Asia
There was a documentary by national geographic comparing yumi bow and long bow of similar draw-weights. The Yumi bow was recurved, meaning it's natural state was bent backwards, and this allowed the yumi bow to pack more punch when released--the arrow dug deeper into the gel. However, the long bow used a bodkin tip, so it fared better against armors.
@Etb Etb Every country has its Dark Ages and Golden Ages
Considering the Japanese raiders never fully drew their bow no wonder why it fell short XD
ikr
It’s also strung backwards 😂
Xia Li That's actually not quite true. The Japanese bow is optimized for armor penetration at short-to-medium ranges using some of the longest and heaviest arrows in the world (greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2017/01/random-mythbusting-part-2.html), which consequently required a very long draw length to fire as designed. However, the Korean bow is optimized for accelerating much lighter arrows to higher velocities, which is why it has a farther killing range than the Japanese bow, particularly against lightly armored Japanese pirates.
When you made a bow for an elf but have the size of a dwarf... well the bow wasn't the only short.
Albert C.
Japanese creativity for swords is usually, Katana, Bigger Katana, Katana spear, Katana with longer handle, bigger bigger Katana, Katana Axe, small Katana, smaller Katana etc
The Japanese preferred the bow over the sword for most of their history. Samurai were originally mounted archers, it shaped every other aspect of how they fought. Their armor wasn't optimized for protection, but optimized instead for mounted archery. They didn't use shields, because they needed both hands free for the bow. Because they had no shields, they preferred two handed melee weapons.
Yeah, Japan mainly focused on swords, Korea mainly focused on bows
so you can shot on the right side of the bow cause I was told u couldn't cause of archers paradox
Mainly japanese bows draws on right....
awesome vid
진정한 활덕후들
this spring belongs to turkish buffalo horns are produced from cow tendons and myrtle beef cuts and a single spring construction lasts for a minimum of 3 years.
Each bow has its own advantages