A scene from One Shot. One Life featuring Kyudo, Japanese Archery. Filmed at the beautiful Enma Kyudojo in the grounds of the Engakuj Temple is best described by the book title, Zen in the Art of Archery. As Koyama Yasuko sensei states “The method of Kyudo that this dojo practices is that of Standing Zen.
Zen in the Art of Archery
Written by Jon Braeley
Leading documentary filmmaker and author with thirty feature length movies on Martial Arts, Buddhism, Chinese medicine and Zen meditation. Jon has spent his life in the practice of martial arts and is a Karate 6th dan. He has been featured in Black Belt Magazine, Kendo World and many other leading publications.