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Category: korean
KAA rebuilds Incheon AG archery field after “not good enough” complaints
via AFP / Zee News. Incheon: South Korea`s wealthy archery association has taken matters into its own hands by hastily upgrading an Asian Games venue and providing its own meals following a number of complaints. The association said it was spending tens of thousands of dollars putting up a giant TV screen and covering the … Continue reading KAA rebuilds Incheon AG archery field after “not good enough” complaints
news from the Han peninsula
There’s a bunch more videos just gone up on the KAA’s TV site of the 32nd National Tournament held in July. There goes the afternoon. (Doesn’t work on iOS, so I hear). Watch here. ALSO: Ki Bo Bae news! She was commentating for TV at Seoul International Archery Festa last week. But she’ll be back. … Continue reading news from the Han peninsula
from north to south
Amazing news via Yonhap: SEOUL (Yonhap) — Archers from North Korea are scheduled to train in South Korea this summer in their preparations for the Asian Games to be held south of the border, officials here said on Tuesday. According to the Korea Archery Association in Seoul, the North Koreans are set to arrive in … Continue reading from north to south
ki bo bae (again)
Ki Bo Bae news! Her Gwangju City Hall pro team won the first “Olympic commemorative’ 31st Hoejanggi College archery competition” a couple of weeks ago, with the team racking up 4126 points in qualifying. Ki Bo Bae shot a 1391 FITA in qualifying, beating the tournament record. No one in Europe or America has ever … Continue reading ki bo bae (again)
archery manga / archery manhwa
Korean comics are apparently known as ‘manhwa’, similar in style but distinct from the more familiar Japanese manga. Anyway, you can enjoy this particular tale of archery excellence in English. Like the attention to detail, the archery mostly seems to have been drawn from life: Hit The Golden Target! (thanks to Bogensport for spotting … Continue reading archery manga / archery manhwa
korean archery secrets pt.42
The two pics above were taken by Gabriel Buitrago at the Medellin World Cup a couple of days ago. (You can see the rest of his Flickr stream here.) They show the Korean women’s recurve team lining up like… well, schoolgirls, to listen to their coach, Ryu-Soo Jung. The lower pic catches at least the younger … Continue reading korean archery secrets pt.42
Where is the Korean recurve team at #WC Shanghai?
Answer: Shooting… in Korea. The picture above was put up by the Korean Archery Association on their Facebook page today, as the ranking round took place at the Yuanshen Stadium. Many people have noticed the absence of a Korean recurve team at the current Shanghai World Cup stage (although the KAA has sent a compound … Continue reading Where is the Korean recurve team at #WC Shanghai?
korean archery secrets (slight return)
What what what?! Apparently Korean archery team-building exercises involve the podium-level squad hauling charcoal briquettes up a hill in some anonymous, not-particularly-salubrious part of town somewhere – and for charity, by the looks of things. In winter (temperature today around 3°C / 38°F). You see, that’s clearly what’s missing from a lot of elite sporting training … Continue reading korean archery secrets (slight return)
bows from the concrete jungle
This has been around for a while, but if you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth a look. Korean teenager Dong Woo Jang – whose previous hobbies included studying spider anatomy – started making bows as a hobby, and gave a brief (8 minute) TED talk on the subject. Watch it here: http://www.ted.com/talks/dong_woo_jang_the_art_of_bow_making.html His … Continue reading bows from the concrete jungle
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