J-Arena S2018E22 - Archery

In Olympic archery, a 1.22m diameter target is set 70m from the archer. To date Japan has won 5 Olympic archery medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze, and the team will be looking to add to this success at Tokyo 2020. Modern archery in Japan has been influenced by traditional Japanese archery or kyudo, particularly the 8-step process used to prepare and fire. We interview 2012 Olympic silver medalist Takaharu Furukawa about his own unique style and investigate the mental control required to succeed.