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S. Korea: Mounted Archers Training in a Mongol Plateau
muye24ki.com ^ | 08/04/06

Posted on 08/31/2006 11:40:49 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Mounted Archers Training in a Mongol plateau

Some S. Koreans dug up old military training manuals from 18th century and are trying to restore the art of ancient warriors.

Here, they are practicing once-lost art of mounted archery. They went to Mongol steppe to do their summer training.

It was done this August on Arkhangel Aimac, a plateau which is 1,000 km from its capital Ulan Bator and 1,700 m (5660 feet) above sea-level .

The uniform they are wearing is from Chosun(1392~1910) era.

A trainee practicing so-called 'Parthian Parting Shot'

This is a favorite technique of Northen steppe warriors in the past. Koreans also used to use it.

More training shots of mounted archery

A Mongol cowboy joined the training, and was practicing the technique.

They lost much of their heritage during their communist era.

This is something new to this man, even though this was one of the main battle techniques

of Genghis Khan's troops.

Posing against a rainbow to get a nice photo



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KEYWORDS: archery; arrow; arrows; bowandarrow; godsgravesglyphs; mongol; mountedarcher; mylittlepony; neolithic; restoration; training; warrior
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Thanks for the photos.....it's a lot greener than I imagined Mongolia would be. It looks like about 3,000 miles of horse paradise.
21 posted on 09/01/2006 12:33:33 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: Spktyr

A little of the subject but there are some great experiments going on that are looking at how the Egyptians, and others, were able to build their huge structures. Some of it seems to be quite plausible.


22 posted on 09/01/2006 12:35:32 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: lentulusgracchus

That's what I've read. Apparently the best European swordsmen were as good as the Samauri. Ever watch any fencing done by a couple of guys who were really good at it?


23 posted on 09/01/2006 12:35:38 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Straight Vermonter

oops s/b "off the subject".


24 posted on 09/01/2006 12:36:03 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: lentulusgracchus

> This guy still runs the European equivalent of a dojo for swordsmen.

A colleague of mine trains in these disciplines. I would not want to encounter her in a knife fight!


25 posted on 09/01/2006 12:36:28 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
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To: ozzymandus

Can you imagine "fencing" when done with broadswords? Wow!


26 posted on 09/01/2006 12:36:47 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: lentulusgracchus
Re #12

Muskets made their way into Japan in late 16th century. There had become main battle weapon along with their swords. Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592 featured a large musket troops(incidentally, quite a few of them were Christians.) However, after Japan lost the war and Tokugawa Ieyas emerged as a new shogun, he banned all muskets. He kept traditional swordsman ship alive by eliminating muskets. This is to protect traditional samurai class. That is why Japanese swordsmanship survived longer.

27 posted on 09/01/2006 12:37:35 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: Pontiac
You can find all the current and traditional tech on Archery here.

Archerytalk

My screen name is after my current indoor target bow, the "Martin Shadowcat"


28 posted on 09/01/2006 12:37:44 AM PDT by shadowcat
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Most interesting.

For anyone interested in learning more about what mounted archers in numbers can accomplish, I'd recommend Erik Hildinger's "Warriors of the Steppe". A great read, a very accessible recounting of horse warefare as practiced by the peoples of the steppe over a span of centuries.


29 posted on 09/01/2006 12:38:39 AM PDT by John Valentine
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To: Pontiac

"Traditional Arrow-smiths are hard to come by these days".



Traditional anything is hard to come by these days, we forget proven ways, and embrace the unproven.
One of these days we will fight, with nothing but metrosexuals on our side, and we will lose.
I can still fletch an arrow, just can't draw the bow anymore.


30 posted on 09/01/2006 12:46:18 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (LET ME DIE ON MY FEET, IN MY SWAMP, BUAIDH NO BAS)
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To: John Valentine; lentulusgracchus; blam; SunkenCiv
Mounted archery depicted in Koguryo a tomb painting. You see a lot of similarity.


31 posted on 09/01/2006 1:20:01 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; Gengis Khan
...cool post by TigerLikesRooster, and a ping for GK (GK is busy but might see it later on).
32 posted on 09/01/2006 1:23:52 AM PDT by familyop (Sobobnym, suez mira.)
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To: lonevoice

The Seven Samurai remake was done already... The Magnificent Seven ;-)

Not sure how they can improve on the original Samurai. Kurosawa is one of the greatest directors of all time. Toshiro Mifune is awesome. The CGI will suck when compared to the real thing.


33 posted on 09/01/2006 1:36:23 AM PDT by Rameumptom (Gen X= they killed 1 in 4 of us)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Thanks TLR,

That 'Parthian Parting Shot' pic is very cool.


34 posted on 09/01/2006 2:26:10 AM PDT by Khurkris (When the levee breaks there'll be no place to hide.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster; Xenalyte; SunkenCiv; blam

Ooooh. New desktop wallpaper for me.

35 posted on 09/01/2006 3:01:32 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro
Re #35

Go for it!:)

36 posted on 09/01/2006 3:46:56 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

We might should train our soldiers in the art of firing from horseback. Even with our great technology, all our weapons, except the most basic, will be useless given the Pulse Weapon's ability to kill all electronics.

If we are ever in another world war the ability to fight in the old manner might be the deciding factor in who wins.


37 posted on 09/01/2006 4:02:00 AM PDT by MissAmericanPie
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To: MissAmericanPie
Re #37

If mutual destruction of industrial base in the world actually occur, I guess it could happen.

38 posted on 09/01/2006 4:05:17 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

The horses must be very well trained - noone seems to
be holding a rein. Keeping ones seat at the gallop with
no hands?


39 posted on 09/01/2006 4:16:09 AM PDT by rahbert
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To: HairOfTheDog; Sam Cree; g'nad; Ramius

Archery and horses ping; Hair, kinda the best of both worlds.


40 posted on 09/01/2006 4:20:28 AM PDT by osagebowman
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