Horseback Archery wasn’t just a sport. It was a key martial art, arguably the ultimate martial art, and early Samurai were skilled in mounted combat and archery.
Records show mounted archers engaged in sport, martial arts and battle across the globe, including, in Byzantium, Egypt and Persia, Korea, North America, India, the Western Steppes. Closer to home, a contemporary account described William the Conqueror drawing his bow at full gallop and being so strong that no-one else could draw his bow.