The method of pulling the bow strongly and releasing acculately, please use your side muscle when Yugamae.

This article explains how to pull the bow strongly and release accurately.

Then, please use your side muscle.

If you remember how to use your side muscle while pulling the bow, you can pull the bow easier than before.

When setting your stance, Let’s stretch your neck upward and lower your shoulders. Your side muscle will tighten. right?

That muscle is side muscle which is called anterior serratus muscle.

Anterior serratus muscle is tighten by Yugamae

In the body, there are three muscle.

・trapezius muscle (From the back of neck to the shoulder)

・deltoid muscle (From the shoulder to the arm)

・anterior serratus muscle

The work of anterior serratus muscle is to move your shoulder bone not to lift up your shoulder.

The difference between beginner and kyudo muster is how to use your body while pulling. kyudo master use the side muscle but beginner use shoulder muscle too much.

In research using muscle potential, it found that kyudo master used the back of arm muscle while puling. you can use your back of arm muscle if you use side muscle while pulling because these are connected.

On the other hand, it found that beginner use the front and back muscle while pulling.  That is incoefficient to pull the bow accurately.

Beginner often raises your left shoulder while pulling. It’s because your side muscle loosen and your shoulder muscle tighten. As a result, your left shoulder rise up.

Therefore,

To tighten your side muscle gives some of advantage.