From left to right: Ren Tianle, Jia Teng, Wang Ruyi
The club is filled with various models of bows.
Jia Teng is adjusting his bow.
The six arts of gentlemen are polite, music, shooting, imperial, calligraphy, and numbers. The shooting refers to bows and arrows. Bows and arrows can be said to be the ancient skills of the Chinese nation. Therefore, since ancient times, countless heroic deeds have been inseparable from that bow, like a hundred steps through the willows, like flying feathers without stones, like bent bows and shooting eagles. It is the bow and arrow that shocked generations of Chinese people with the heroic spirit.
When it comes to archery, the most unforgettable thing is the arrow of Zhang Juanjuan, a girl from Laixi at the Beijing Olympics.
When the audience held their breath and focused, Miss Zhang's calm 9 rings instantly ignited everyone's enthusiasm... Now, Qingdao Qianyu Archery Club is still playing the scene of the competition at that time in a scroll, and the beautiful arrow seems to last forever. It is said that it was the Koreans who defeated the Koreans with their arrows, which was quite exciting.
In fact, not only on the competition arena, but also on the regulars in film and television works. In ancient times, bows and arrows were first-class necessities; for the chivalrous heroes, archery was the most basic skill; even the classic characters in foreign movies were like super handsome elf princes, like Green Arrow with male hormones bursting, bows and arrows were their best partner! When the arrows were put on the strings, the firm eyes and cool postures could kill countless films in seconds.
Of course, the charm of archery is not limited to this. As one of the six arts of a gentleman, archery is a good choice for self-cultivation. To nourish the body, archery must be used symmetrically with the straight body; to nourish the gallbladder, the movements when shooting archery are completed in one go, and you cannot stop and hesitate, and you must be brave; to nourish the spirit, archery must be highly focused, calm and uninterrupted, and not disturbed by external factors; to nourish the virtue, pay attention to yourself at all times and everywhere through archery, correct yourself, and cultivate the morality of respect and courtesy... Regarding archery, the essence of this traditional culture has been over a thousand years, but it cannot erase the burning light on its body.
seems that human bloodlines are born with the gene of archery.
As an avid archery enthusiast, Wang Ruyi, Jia Teng, Ren Tianle and others have devoted great enthusiasm to archery. "It's only a moment to fall in love with archery." Wang Ruyi smiled. A few years ago, she was eager to try when she saw someone else shooting archery. Since then, her life trajectory has completely changed.
is not satisfied with the narrow archery space, so let’s work together to set up a club; if you are not satisfied with the simple archery game, then you will be a master of archery. If you are not satisfied with the competition with only a few friends, then form a group to participate... The three people who have established deep friendship through archery find a common goal in archery, and because of archery, life becomes more meaningful.
In the past few years of contact with archery, Wang Ruyi and the other two have become more and more thorough in their understanding of bows and arrows, and they are full of confidence in the promotion of this sport. Like those well-known foreign bow and arrow manufacturers, they know what kind of bow and arrow they have latest production, what are their production processes, and what are the pros and cons of various bow and arrows. "When you put all your passion into it, some are happy." Yes, because of your love and desire for knowledge are getting more and more out of control.
Of course, when going out to participate in the competition, there are times when the three of them are laughing and crying. "Sometimes bows and arrows are detained as dangerous controls, but this is not the case." Ren Tianle introduced that unlike crossbows, bows and arrows are allowed to be used normally.
So, they are passionate about bows and arrows, and are on the road of active promotion. "Like Shanghai, the archery movement there is very well promoted." So, we are full of expectations for the archery that is currently popular in low-key manner. This traditional skill is once again well known to the public and fascinated the public.
The ancients said, shoot to observe virtue. Yes, since ancient times, archery has always attracted countless fans for its unique charm, whether in reality or in film and television works. There are such a group of archery fans in the island city. They pull up their bows and shoot arrows quietly every day, which is considered a "compulsory course". As the best among them, due to the lack of professional training venues, Wang Ruyi, Jia Teng, Ren Tianle and others hit it off - creating a first-class indoor archery venue, so a new venue with more than 3,000 square meters was built.With an elegant environment, a standard venue, and a variety of bows and arrows, you shoot archery every day and compete in groups. Because of archery, everything seems to be changing quietly.
Board-committing friends to shoot archery all night in a small venue
Walk into Qingdao Qianyu Archery Sports Club and was immediately attracted by rows of bows and arrows. The target in the distance stood there quietly, and various archery promotional videos were played on the TV next to it, so it was easy to be infected by the strong archery atmosphere. The venue is divided into two floors, with a total of more than 3,000 square meters, and can accommodate more than 100 people to shoot archery at the same time. As one of the founders of the club, Wang Ruyi, Jia Teng and Ren Tianle themselves are super archery fans. When talking about the days when they were obsessed with archery, they couldn't help but sigh that archery changed their life trajectory.
30-year-old Jia Teng is the youngest among the three, but he is the first to come into contact with archery. The other friends were the ones he led. "I happened to come into contact with archery after retiring from the army. I liked it very much, and since then it was out of control." Jia Teng recalled that at first there was no indoor venue, so he could only find a secluded place in the mountains without anyone. Later, slowly everyone had a gathering place. "At the beginning, we shared the venue with a badminton club, with a total of more than 80 square meters, and the badminton court accounted for the majority." At that time, Ren Tianle had already started shooting archers, and he still remembered the "embarrassment" at that time. "We can only shoot 10 meters of targets during the day. When the badminton players disperse at night, we can only set up 50 meters of targets." Ren Tianle smiled. At that time, their "nightlife" had just begun at 10 o'clock in the evening.
"Everyone lined up to two or three in the morning from ten o'clock in the evening the next day, waiting for the target, every day." Wang Ruyi remembered that there were twenty or thirty people in their small circle at that time, and several arrows were often not enough. "It is often divided into two groups, one group of people chats first, and the other group of people shoots arrows first, and everyone will exchange them later." Wang Ruyi sighed. Everyone was rushing to fight before the early morning, and they had to wait until two or three in the morning to have fun.
is also the days when you shoot archery together all night long. Jia Teng, Ren Tianle and Wang Ruyi have established a deep friendship. So, later I talked about wanting to build a professional archery hall, and several people with common hobbies hit it off, so I found that the indoor archery hall that is now ranked among the top in the country.
hit it off and worked together to create a super archery hall
"In fact, at the beginning, it was planned to find a venue of more than 400 square meters, because the more you look at it, the more you can't hold it. In the end, the venue I was interested in was already 3,000 square meters." Wang Ruyi introduced that there are 10 meters, 50 meters and 70 meters of arrows in the venue, which can satisfy more than 100 people shooting archery at the same time. Of course, the founders of the two of them also have a clear division of labor. Wang Ruyi is responsible for the general coordination, Ren Tianle is responsible for the sales of equipment, and Jia Teng is a technician in the club, known as "Jia Gong".
After having a venue and creating a strong archery atmosphere, the first thing to do is to run a club is to have a bow. Ren Tianle, who is in charge of equipment sales, talked about the words when he talked about bows, and well-known brands kept popping up from his mouth, which showed his professionalism. "We have the most advanced bow here." Ren Tianle smiled. Their people used the best bows. "We think we must first use the tools and then slowly improve our skills." However, when it comes to buying bows, Ren Tianle was also a little worried. "Some well-known foreign manufacturers do not have distributors in China. Sometimes we have to go abroad in person to buy bows, and then ship them back to China." Ren Tianle sighed that he had to spend a lot of effort to buy some bows and arrows in China, but when he went abroad, he could buy them at any specialty store. After buying the bow of
, you have to adjust it before shooting archery. Jia Teng is an expert in this field. "Jia Teng's bow adjustment technique is very famous throughout the country." Wang Ruyi said that almost all the compound bows used by members in the club were tuned by Jia Teng. "The debugging technology of composite bows is all foreign." Jia Teng explained, and there is very little professional theoretical knowledge about bows, so he almost depends on finding a way to adjust the bow. "Jia Teng said that he had adjusted 2,000 bow feet, and his bow adjustment skills were accumulated over the years. In order to learn more about the bow, he even "dissected" several bows.
people bows in one, each bow has only one owner
Pick up the arrow placed on the table, and saw that the arrow number, club and people's name were clearly marked on it. "Every arrow in the club has a number." Wang Ruyi introduced that in fact, there is only one owner for each bow. "Everyone has misunderstandings in their understanding. They think that the bow can be pulled up is suitable for them, but in fact it is not the case." The different types of arrows and the height of the position of the arrow are all considered before the bow is drawn. "
" Some people adapt to bows, while others ask bows to suit people. This is the difference between bow craftsmen and masters. "When talking about their respective bows, several people unanimously thought of Jia Teng's bow with a foot of 91 pounds. "Often everyone plays a 60 pound bow, and Jia Teng takes the 91 pound bow to compete. Everyone uses a 70-pound bow. He ran with a 91-pound bow all day without feeling tired, which shocked the domestic archery circle. "When talking about his old friend's experience, Ren Tianle laughed. "Later, I went to another place to participate in a competition. When people heard that I was from Qingdao, they asked me if I knew the man who pulled a 91-pound bow. "What is the concept of a 191-pound bow? Ren Tianle explained that its pulling force reaches more than 80 kilograms, and in the direction of an elevation angle of 23°, such a bow can theoretically fly 2.5 kilometers when shot. To explain more vividly, he shot an arrow on the trestle and shot straight to Xuejia Island. "Anyway, I have only pulled his bow once. "Ren Tianle smiled helplessly.
In fact, Jia Teng's bow is Zhang Liegong. "What's more interesting is that the bow of this brand is that if the purchase reaches this level, the company president will personally write a letter of thanks to the buyer. "Wang Ruyi said that Jia Teng received such a letter. "In fact, pulling the bow uses the power of the back shoulder and clever force. Some people have the strength but cannot pull the bow. "Jia Teng said that a successor of Wing Chun in the club could lift the millstone, but he couldn't draw the bow at first.
The 400-person competition was full of confidence and shocked foreigners
More than a year since the establishment of the new venue, the number of members of the club has continued to increase. Now the members have reached more than 400. There are dozens of super archery fans who insist on attending the hall every day, and everyone often forms a group to compete.
Some time ago, Wang Ruyi and more than 40 archery enthusiasts from the club went to participate in the competition. "The number of participants in that competition reached 400, which is the largest number of archery competitions in the country in history. "Wang Ruyi said that this scale even shocked some foreign sellers, and they began to see the huge market in China.
"The scene was very grand. Several targets were placed side by side on a football field. After the game started, there was no sound on the spot, and only the sound of "swoosh swish swish swish". It was really nice. "Ren Tianle said that the schedule for such amateur competition is very compact, and it takes a lot of energy to play for a day, but everyone is happy. "Last time we drove to Shanxi to compete for 1,400 kilometers, and I drove for 14 hours and was almost exhausted. "However, when we met the competition again, Ren Tianle still set out resolutely, "The fun of archery cannot be stopped."
Nowadays, archery sports have developed rapidly like mushrooms after a rain in the country, and Wang Ruyi and the other two are also full of confidence in the promotion of this sport. "Many people who come to the club like archery at a glance, and those who don't like have no effect in guiding them. "Wang Ruyi sighed that it only takes a moment to fall in love with archery, and it only takes one hour to learn to archery. The key is long-term persistence.
"I told the girl in our club that you have to find archery. Guess why?" Ren Tianle smiled. The ancients said that shooting requires physical strength. Being able to shoot archery means good physical fitness; being able to keep your posture unchanged for a long time means that this person is steady; being able to keep your head in a correct way means that this person has a good mentality.
Of course, some people have misunderstandings about archery and think that it is a "dangerous" sport. In fact, otherwise, many dangers are often caused by archers shooting wildly. In the eyes of Wang Ruyi and the other two, when using bows and arrows in a standardized manner, archery brings the fun of this traditional culture is incomparable. Text/Reporter Yu Hongliang/Reporter Gao Xuliang
