When on a recent trip to Iran I was invited into the offices of the Iran Archery Federation. Upon walking in, across the top of the walls, were written “The Characteristics of a Good Archer”. These characteristics are attributed to Bahram Gur, a legendary figure in Iranian history also famed for his archery skills (as depicted in the picture above). I quickly scribbled the characteristics down on a scrap piece of paper but ended up losing it. However, it has now been found in a jacket pocket – so here they are!
Details have now been released from Korea for this year’s The 5th International Horseback Archery Competition.
The dates will be August 14th – 17th 2009 in Sokcho, Korea.
For anyone interested in participating this year please email Neil Payne on info@bhaa.org.uk. At present there are only 2 representatives of the UK and the BHAA attending so there is plenty of room!
Websites:
> World Horseback Archery Federation (www.fwha.net)
> Korean Traditional Equestrian Martial Arts Association (www.chunghondang.com)
Chairman of the International Horseback Archery Competition, Moon-Hun Chung’s shot opens the ceremony
Both Neil Payne and Mike Ashington recently took part in the Fourth International Horseback Archery Competition held in Korea. Neil has provided a brief write up of the event along with some links to pictures and videos.
Some of our colleagues in Turkey have recently designed and developed a website dedicated to Turkish archery.
Not only does the site look good but there is also a wealth of information up there. Hopefully they can extend some of the information and pictures there to include some more information about the equestrian side of their martial history.
We recently held our first competition for horseback archery in the UK on the 26th September in Lynsted, Kent. A more detailed write up will follow along with results and photos. For now here is how the local news covered the event!
