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Eric Talmadge from AP posted on a Japanese archery event over on Yahoo news.

ZUSHI, Japan – It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it, and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no high-tech stabilizers.

And, of course, it is done on horseback, at upward of 40 mph.

It’s called yabusame, and it is the sport of the samurai.

Click through to read the rest and to view the slideshow: Samurai archery, an ancient sport, still thrives (via Aikido Technique).