Talk:Minor Characters/@comment-87.158.84.222-20170122230335/@comment-10380701-20170127113541

Only thing I know about japanese archery is that before samurai were known for their katanas, they were better known for their archery. It's only when the first guns started showing up that they began emphasizing their badassery with a katana instead. And that version of the samurai stuck to the modern day.

I assume thanks to having overall lighter armor than their western counterparts, samurai were a bit more agile? Other than that most archery worldwide share a very similar style of usage. Bows were around since ancient times without massive changes, so the differences worldwide is likely miniscule.

TL;DR The difference between a western bow and an eastern bow is almost min-maxing.