【Monomi】you can keep good posture and pull the bow strongly when you face your head to the target

To make the good pulling form, it is important to learn how to face your head.

In the kyudo, The head position affects the pulling form such as to pull and push the bow and to align your spine.

many people think that the purpose of turning your head to the target is for aiming.

But, if you learn how to turn your head to the target correctly, you can pull the bow strongly with low energy.

For example, please stretch your left arm and then face your head left side. Now you feel that you can stretch your left arm a little further.

Facing the target makes it’s easier for your left arm your head is facing and it’s easier to bend your arm you are not facing.

Additionally, if you face your head to the target acculately, you can keep your good posture. In particular you can align your shoulder line straight to the target.

If you face the target, your right shoulder don’t move backward.

Bigenner often pull the bow with their left shoulder moved forward.
In other word, Bigenners right arm often moves backward and their chest moves forward while pulling it.

To solve this problem, let’s face your target firmly. You can pull the bow with your shoulder line aligned straight to the target.

Next, I will explain the correct way to face your head to the target.

your head should be straightened.

First, don’t tilt your head leftward. The reason to lean your head left ward is to become the posture with your pelvis tilted forward.Beginner and experience placticioner sometimes become this form.

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Your back muscle tightens and your pelvis tilts forward when you put your weight on your toe.

Your chest moves forward when you do this.  As a result, your head can lean leftward when facing the target. don’t put your weight on your toe and let’s put it on your heal. you can keep your head position.

Second, don’t focus on seeing the target, your head will move a little forward.

In body anatomy, Eye muscle is connected to neck muscle. If you tighten your eye muscle, your neck muscle will tighten and your head will move forward unconsciously.

So, let’s see the target with your eye opened half. you can face to the target with your head relax.

Therefore, you can pull the bow with your posture