You can press the bow with low energy if you practice three things with your left hand.

I will explain how to use your left hand.

many people think that tenouchi is difficult to understand and practice.
but, it is misunderstanded thought.

Let’s think that tenouchi is easy and simple.

You should remember three things to practice tenouchi.

1. Don’t make the Tenouchi form before raising your arm. please make it while moving your left hand to the target.
2. slightly grip the bow.
3. push thd bow with the root of your hand.

These three things enable you to press the bow strongly.

Tenouchi is not how to grip the bow but the correct form when pulling it fully.

Many people think that Tenouchi is how to grip the bow. So Japanese kyudo teacher teachs the kyudo practicioner to align your tip of three fingers(middle, ring, little finger) and touch your tenmon line to the bow before raising your arm.

But, tenouchi is not making when Yugamae but making when Kai.

The old kyudo book explains the left hand form when pulling the bow fully such as slightly raising your left wrist, closing your little finger and your thumb.

For Example, the old book explain how to use your left hand is Tikulin ryuu.

But morden kyudo explains it when holding the bow and string such as aligning your tip of three finger, aligning your tenmon line to the bow.

Therefore, you should not align your tip of three fingers when holding your bow. you should think the suita ble position of your left hand to align your tip of three fingers when pulling the bow fully.

If you put the bow on tenmon line when holding the bow,

For example, let’s put the bow to tenmon line. you will tighten your left hand when pulling the bow fully because the bow move in your left hand while moving your left hand to the target.

So, let’s put the bow a little right side to the bow. you will grip the bow without unnecessary power and press the bow firmly because your left hand move to the target with the bow aligned tenmon line.

therefore, you should think the suitable your left hand from pulling the bow fully.

How to use your

So you don’t need think bad even
if your left hand form changes while pulling the bow.

I explain how to make your left hand form without unnecessary power.

Then, please grip the bow lightly. It can be easier to move your left hand to the target because the bow rotate easily in your hand.

Beginner often tightens their left hand while pulling and bend your left hand inward or outward. It is because they grip the bow tightly.

To solve this problem, try to grip the bow lightly. In particular, you should remember two thing and practice.

1. The root of your middle finger and ring finger leave from the bow
2. Don’t tighten your tip of finger.

These makes you easier to move your left hand to the target and to press the bow without unnecessary power.

let’s press the bow from the root of little finger.

Next, To press the bow with low energy, let’s touch the root of little finger to the bow. This part is called Syoukon.

This part enable you to push the bow with low energy.

To press the bow with Syoukon, please remember two thing and practice.

1. tighten your little finger firmly.
2. releave the part between your pointer finger and your thumb from the bow

when you do this, you can decrease the pressure of the part between your pointer finger and your thumb.

If you tighten your pointer finger and your thumb, it can be hard to press the bow.

beginner often press the bow with your left hand bent downward. This is called Uwaoshi.  These two things enable you to prevent Uwaoshi.

Therefore you should learn