Imagine mastering an 800-year-old Japanese martial tradition so completely that you become the face of it — all while navigating the complexities of being an outsider. Gregory Stewart, a 59-year-old ...
Performed at Shinto shrines, Yabusame is a ritual in which an archer on horseback shoots arrows at targets. Australian Michael No was so impressed by Yabusame that he moved to Japan to learn it.