- 著者
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入江 康平
- 出版者
- 日本武道学会
- 雑誌
- 武道学研究 (ISSN:02879700)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.17, no.3, pp.8-17, 1985-03-30 (Released:2012-11-27)
- 参考文献数
- 8
The technical system of martial arts in Japan had been established in the 16 th and 17 th centuries and various schools of them had been founded. In the area of archery, the transmission system of technical method in mounted and ceremonial archery, which were characterized as the chivalrous accomplishments, had been established in the 15 th century. On the other hand, foot soldier archery (Hosha), which aimed at the real battle, was developed toward the same direction as those of another martial arts.In the Edo period, the publishers, which had become one of the established business, printed, published, and made public the texts of martial arts which had hitherto been secret.Archery, strategy, and gunnery were the main categories of martial arts in terms of the number of publishing. Many works on strategy and gunnery had been published after the 19 th century, assumedly because of the influence of advanced military techniques introduced by the European countries.As for the works concerned with archery;1. The arrival of firearms in the 16 th century and the accompanied changes in the warfare methods made decrease the utility of the bow. Thereafter, archery was emphasized with its traditional and ceremonial aspects.2. Archery started to be recognized as the chivalrous accomplishments being a part of general education of a Bushi.3. Competitive aspect of archery (e. g. Toshiya) raised the interest among the vast majority. These factors might have facilitated the publication of texts dealing with archery.