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Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Weapon of War, Musical Instrument

"And consequently, by the 'art' of archery he does not mean the ability of the sportsman, which can be controlled, more or less, by bodily exercises, but an ability whose origin is to be sought in spiritual exercises and whose aim consists in hitting a spiritual goal, so that fundamentally the marksman aims at himself and may even succeed in hitting himself." -Zen in the Art of Archery. 

My new bow. Keep it simple...


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5 comments:

  1. Allison KnutsonOctober 29, 2013 2:35 pm

    Beauty. Aaaand....she needs a name.

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  2. jOctober 29, 2013 2:52 pm

    I've already named her Freyja (a favourite of mine), goddess of love, beauty, war and death. Freyja means "Lady" :)

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    1. Allison KnutsonOctober 29, 2013 3:19 pm

      That's a good name. I approve. (And I'm aware of the mythology... :P)

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  3. Allison KnutsonOctober 30, 2013 9:50 am

    Also, I'm sure you've seen this but if not: http://www.irasabs.com/?p=15799 (Also, if not, the audio is really second rate.)

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  4. jOctober 30, 2013 4:42 pm

    Yes I've seen this video before. Very very impressive. He holds the arrow on the right side of the grip (most right hand shooters hold it on the left). This way he can quickly renotch another arrow without having to navigate it around the bowstring.

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