Traditional Mongolian Cavalry performing Horseback Archery . Namnaa Academy archers .

"When they come to an engagement with the enemy, they will gain the victory in this fashion. They never let themselves get into a regular medley, but keep perpetually riding round and shooting into the enemy. And as they do not count it any shame to run away in battle, they will sometimes pretend to do so, and in running away they turn in the saddle and shoot hard and strong at the foe, and in this way make great havoc. Their horses are trained so perfectly that they will double hither and thither, just like a dog, in a way that is quite astonishing. Thus they fight to as good purpose in running away as if they stood and faced the enemy because of the vast volleys of arrows that they shoot in this way, turning round upon their pursuers, who are fancying that they have won the battle. But when the Mongols see that they have killed and wounded a good many horses and men, they wheel round bodily and return to the charge in perfect order and with loud cries, and in a very short time the enemy are routed. In truth they are stout and valiant soldiers, and inured to war. And you perceive that it is just when the enemy sees them run, and imagines that he has gained the battle, that he has in reality lost it, for the Mongols wheel round in a moment when they judge the right time has come. And after this fashion they have won many a fight"
Marco Polo on Mongol Military Tactics

[@TASCOLP]

I was in an archery club for a few years. However, we shot at stationary targets from a standing position. I can't imagine how much training and experience it takes to hit moving targets at that speed from a horseback. These people have my full respect.

[@aofeizhang8735]

Exactly, that's why the ancient Chinese army formed by farmers couldn't defeat PROFESSIONAL ARCHERS formed by nomads although the Chinese army had more men

[@noldorrivendell800]

You have to use a thumb ring to shoot effectively while you are moving

[@limonbattery]

@@aofeizhang8735 The Chinese did beat them plenty of times. But it's still telling that the best tactic they found was to beat the nomads at their own game - making their own cavalry archer corps.

[@ionicqzbarcea]

​@@aofeizhang8735455😂❤😊😅

[@AltanNergui]

If want to learn just come and train I can teach yu

[@ArizonaAirspace]

This is amazing in that Mongols knew the real value of shooting at fast moving targets simulating real combat scenarios, 800 years before today’s fighter shooting at moving targets.

[@AltanNergui]

Thanks

[@chroma6947]

Dynamic horse archery goes back way further than 800 years

[@missourimongoose8858]

They were one of the few cultures who invented a bow where they actually could shoot like that from a horse

[@CCootauco]

@@AltanNergui I love how unified and centralized ancient mongolian life was around horse and archer. A culture seemingly built for mastery of war.

[@homerj806]

Actually I believe shooting at moving targets were originally meant for hunting. Need to bring in some nice venison. It was later adapted for warfare.

[@rangerstedfast]

Insane to imagine it was this that brought the ancient world to heel. So many accounts treat the Mongol hordes as a force of nature, not an army.

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Well, most cultures that faced these Mongols thought they were haunted demons from hell itself. Christians and Muslims and Chinese all believed that it was the literal end of the times.

[@user-volk999]

Нищий сброд пришел пограбить -чё вы это принимаете в серьёз,никто не пойдет на войну из хороших хозяйств ,только сброд и все их победы это наводить ужас и убивать всех подряд -посмотрите когда они в Польшу и Австрию -просто грабеж областей городов -не взяли ,пограбили и дальше поскакали -нищета

[@franz6122]

In Reality, this only happens when Mongols were in the early stage, unifying the tribes and conquering the steppes. After they got central asian and chinese amoury, they switched towards a more heavy-armoured charge cavalry/Dragoon, pairing 1 knight with 4-5 horses as backup mounts and transport forces. With this extremely high mobility, Mongols can always have numbers/tactical advantages against their enemies. When the fame of horse archers is way over the actual importance in the Mongolian army.

[@edelweiss-]

not only this. also the germanic invasions from britannica to spain, north africa and rome.

[@zolikomuves2784]

Magyar vagyok es buszke vagyak oseimre a Hunokra es a Magyar torzsekre , nagyon meghato hogy ilyen jol megorzik a hagyomanyokat , gratulalok sok sok tisztelettel .

[@ササキ-v5q]

The ancestors of Hungarians are definitely not Huns 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. The ancestors of Hungarians are Slavic and Finno-Ugric peoples lol😅.

[@scorpiong128]

​@@ササキ-v5qYou are so right. They are also a lot of people in my country(Turkey) thinks that Huns are our ancestors🤣

[@erenliebert4576]

@@scorpiong128 Didn't Turks arrive like 500 years after Huns? Plus Huns were in Central Europe but Turks came to Anatolia from Central Asia and through Persia. Then mixed with local Anatolians, Greeks, Caucasians, Persians which is why they don't look like Central Asian Turks I guess.

[@MrShovelBottom]

@@ササキ-v5qHungarians are not Slavic. Uralic yes. But Hungarians have a lot of that Hunnic, Mongolian, and Kipchak blood in them and culture.

[@steam-c5z]

@@scorpiong128 turks are sort of arabian nation

[@PerfectSense77]

It's a thing of beauty. As impressive as this is, the horse archers of old were on another level, having known nothing but life in the saddle from childhood, imagine the feats they were capable of...

[@AltanNergui]

Thanks

[@wyatt7465]

i heard from another video, there was an archer on horseback who fired three arrows into a man as his horse fell from a fatal injury. three arrows in practically one second

[@QualityPen]

@@wyatt7465 Historical sources love to exaggerate. There’s also records of armies which exceed the total population of the empires raising them, stories of one guy holding a bridge against thousands of men, arrows blocking out the sun, and many other tall tales. It’s possible to loose arrows quickly, but 3 in 1 second is superhuman, aka not possible. The human body just does not move that fast. The rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle, or the rate at which a human can pull a trigger, is roughly 2 shots per second. That’s a 1/2 inch movement of one finger. Drawing a bow requires the entire arm to move several feet and takes significantly longer than it takes to move the finger 1/2 an inch.

[@wyatt7465]

@@QualityPen i didn't say one second, i said Practically one second. from the time his horse got hit to the time it took for him to loose the arrows quickly. historically speaking it takes a trained soldier to fire a flintlock 2-3 times in one minute and though rare can be shot 3-4 times. my point with that being humans who have a certain level of determination or motivation can do impossible things in certain situations. there are stories of parents lifting cars with their bare hands to rescue their kids. and this archer i was referring to was focused on one target and i never said he pulled the arrows back to full draw. and that was a bit contradictory of you to say in one line it's possible then to say in the next line it's not possible.

[@michaelberg7825]

@@QualityPen actually you'd be surprised how fast one can shoot arrows. look up lars andersen archery, you will be shocked

[@gregoryluckert9969]

Mongolian & other steppe horse archers had a large part in creating today’s world, a heritage those archery students should be proud to continue. Beautiful video. I wish I could have seen the Mongolian army I’m action. Well, maybe not.

[@AltanNergui]

thanks

[@blackairforceenergyincarna6682]

It’s be the last thing you’d ever see

[@ayoubmonno9662]

What "heritage" would they leave behind? Just a trail of death, destruction and catastrophe, like a swarm of locusts.

[@gregoryluckert9969]

@@ayoubmonno9662 I hear you and understand. They turned Central Asia and much of China into pasture, obliterating millions of lives, many cultures and languages in the process. But, a long time has passed, so we can look back with clearer eyes to see what they wrought, to learn and understand.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@gregoryluckert9969 I can't imagine what over 120,000 Mongol cavalry looked like in action. Must've sounded like thunder with all those hoofs galloping.

[@kaizen5023]

INSANE displays of riding skill plus archery feats! WOW they are really galloping so fast and doing all sorts of shots, including shooting each other! Love it!

[@AltanNergui]

Thanks a lot we are trying to save this ancient art

[@naylisyazwina6836]

I'm a woman and really want to learn horseback archery. I just started learning archery last year and don't knoe how to ride a horse yet. If there's a war, I want to be a horseback archer

[@AH17293]

​@@naylisyazwina6836Not sure how useful that might been on modern warfare... It would be a great skill all the same.

[@trippystizz]

@@naylisyazwina6836 Idk where you are but Horses havent been used on the battlefield since 1942. Theyre used more for recon and crowd control nowadays

[@dalehill6127]

​@@naylisyazwina6836 Riding a horse is a wonderful experience but to ride well takes much practice. And I recommend that you get used to the fairly terrifying feeling of riding at full gallop before you think about doing it without using your hands, lol!😀

[@ParkourEh]

This is insane! Shooting arrows at enemy from horseback was probably the equivalent to gunning down people from a helicopter while horse archer vs. horse archer was probably as close to a dogfight as you can get before the advent of firearms and flying machines.

[@AltanNergui]

thanks

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Yeah. It literally feels like watching WW2 airplane fighters engaging in a dogfight or a low flying helicopter doing a fly by shooting during the Vietnam War.

[@timovangalen1589]

It’s the medieval version of a strafing run. Steppe nomads were a huge pain in the ass for settled societies.

[@enlightened4845]

This tactic of warfare allowed these people to rule the largest land empire in history stretching from Poland to Korea, 800 years ago. Simply amazing.

[@JaZzINuPUrWoRLd]

The accuracy is insane, but can we talk about the core strength it takes for them to be riding and moving around on the horse hands free at speed like that?

[@intrepidkangaroo4745]

My dad was born in Inner Mongolia and he said this video reminded him of his uncle who can ride a horse with no saddle at the age of 8.

[@AndreeaCe]

When I was a kid, saw many doing it. Yes, they started as kids. Some still ride without no saddle. I'm from Europe.

[@yamsandpotatoes4243]

wow! gives totally different meaning to "your uncle going bareback at age 8"

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Fantastic! What an ancient thing to have lived. My parents were there sometime in 1983-85 and brought back those brilliant textiles which I lost: I was just thinking about it this week and came across this video by chance.

[@WranglerJess97]

As an experienced rider myself, and someone who is well trained with a rifle and bow, I find this to be beyond impressive. Shooting from the back of a moving horse takes some insane skill! Thanks to the Mongolians for the stirrup by the way.

[@Maza675]

@Kashgari yes (or Sarmatians) but it was the Mongols that took it to Europe

[@WranglerJess97]

@@Maza675 I stand corrected, and thank you for the information. Have any of you ever tried riding without a saddle or stirrups? I compare it to driving a sports car without power steering or hydraulic brakes. Much better in terms of a sense of real control and feel. However, the burn in the thighs after 30 minutes or so (depending on how you're riding) is noticeable, it's definitely a lot more work to stay on the horse, again depending on how well trained your horse is, and how you're riding it.

[@cevdetyakupoglu7215]

Üzengi için Türkler de teşekkürü hak ediyor, Moğollardan bin yıl önce Türkler üzengi kullanıyordu. İskitler/Sakalar ve Hunlar...

[@부엉이셋째동생]

2400년전 동북아시아 선비족이 제일 처음 등자를 발명 했음 선비족은 키타이 의 일파 몽골인의 일파임 만주 산림 지대에서 남하하여 중국 북부에 국가를 건설하고 중국을 통일 지배 하였음 수제국 당제국이 이들이 만든 중국통일 왕조임

[@WBtimhawk]

Watching this again after 1 year, still one of the coolest video on youtube. Easy top 100, possible top 10.

[@1987SOMAR]

Imagine an army of those archer riding to you with there arrows. No wonder they built the biggest empire in history

[@AltanNergui]

yes my ancestors build bic empire

[@takachitimur474]

there was like hundreds of nations and empires who fought with horse archery not just mongols

[@ДжонТаргариен-ф2ь]

@@takachitimur474 hundreds of empires?! For real ? You know what empire means ?

[@andyhrp903]

seljuk cavalry acher still better than Mongol

[@OsmanOsmanHan]

@Benjamin Do you do know turkish stopped mongols in egypt right?

[@oregvas8518]

Köszönöm!! De jó volt látni drága testvéreim !!!

[@FinnoUgric]

As a Hungarian, i felt proud watching them . Talented people. Greetings goes out from the Sons Of Attila. Praise Tengri.

[@XueYangbaby]

Love Asia to the moon and back. Don't care about the West at all, we belong to Asia

[@hulaguhanozturk430]

Greetings cousin :) another grandson of Great Attila from Türkiye

[@Uran_KH-98]

Tengri biz menen

[@hirdbarding3399]

so fancy that hungarians of today think of themselves as sons of atilla while their dna is mostly mix of slavs and neighbouring people :D

[@SuperChuckRaney]

@@hirdbarding3399 depends on the person. the actual person.

[@Wile_E._Wolf]

"A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot" - John Steinbeck

[@UurdChuluutNegen]

It's equivalent of today's man with money is more capable of spirituality and life wise cuz he can buy out his time and spent it in his own self development whether it's investing, meditating, travel around. Cuz horse in old days mean mobility, to be cultured, to be traveled well compared to poor man.

[@jakeg3733]

What is really amazing is that this has been preserved for thousands of years. The Mongols didn't invent this stuff, they just perfected it. We know it was being done at least as far back as 4000 years ago, maybe longer. Works so well it's still being done today

[@sangsik1]

Netflix should make a movie out of it. What a wonderful scene! Thanks for sharing this!

[@Skammee]

" War of the Arrows " 2011 Korean film and excellent

[@erenliebert4576]

They did make not about early Mongols, but about Yuan dynasty, Kublai Khan and Marco Polo during his stay in China, sadly it was cancelled, was a great show even if not very historically accurate.

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

Why don’t you make a movie out of it.

[@AC-he8ln]

Netflix production? With a trans Genghis Khan and multiracial mongols? 😅

[@Imperial_stroopwafel]

Seeing this amount of skill, it seems quite obvious how the mongols conquered themselves a largest continuous empire ever

[@AltanNergui]

thanks soon we wiill post more good monoglian horsebakc archery videos our team trying to save that mongol horseback archery traditions

[@IsThisHandleTaken]

Incredible to see this in live action. They must have been so goddamn terrifying to fight against in medieval times

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

This is what our Korean ancestors faced 9 times over 30 years of war during the Mongol invasion of Korea. It was the most epic war of arrows between two master archer races.

[@joeyzhouprinceton]

It looks so amazing. I had once rode a retired military Mongolian horse. It was sensational when the horse started to run like crazy, jumped over a creek over 10 meter wide.

[@jasoncreamer5747]

Amazing, Imagine the fear and feeling of total hopelessness that western armies felt when encountering thousands of these guys for the first time.

[@Beefonweck]

The Mongols were actually quite weak to Western armies. The Mongol threat against Central Europe was ended by the rapid westernization of the Hungarian and Polish militaries. The Mongols were thoroughly embarrassed when they went up against a reformed Hungarian army in the 1280s, for instance. Nagai Khan lost almost his entire army and barely survived himself.

[@Iknos997]

Mongols raided eastern europe villages and castles, once they arrived to western Europe they retreated since: -their strategy only worked in plains and steppes -there was a big number of fortified castels -the territory was mountainous and hilly -there were no forage to sustain the horses because they needed big plains -plate armor is made to protect from arrows

[@dehazetluanga9943]

​@@Beefonweck the only reason why europe shaped the modern world is because ogedei khan died..that is it.. Just one man's death affected so much of history... Do you think an army that conquered 13th century china would loose to any European army?? This was not the 15th or 16th century... Did you know how strong china was?? Most uninformed westerners cant comprehend the strength of the song dynasty? They could easily field a million strong army.. And it took less that 80k mongols to defeat them...

[@MM-dm4xj]

@@Beefonweck xD the western superpowers who conquered half of the world....oh wait!

[@edelweiss-]

does this make you feel good?

[@mostlypeacefulguntraining]

I’m mixed Hungarian and Native American and this literally brings tears to my eyes and I can hear my ancestors calling

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

I am Korean and we Koreans used to ride and shoot like this a few hundred years ago and I feel the same. This runs in our DNA.

[@PopularesVox]

Very impressive display of mounted archery. In a open battle, you really wouldn't like these guys riding against you. Multiply their number by hundreds, and you can see why the Mongolians were so feared as an enemy.

[@Fenris8800]

If ancient people saw riders like this...not difficulty to understand how the kentaurs legends are born :D

[@ThatBuckskinPony]

This is horse abuse

[@categories5066]

True! Greeks also said that the Amazonians were Scythian. Scythian women would fight alongside their men in battles in the bronze age so the Greeks mythologized them to be an all female warrior race. The centaurs might've been mythologized Scythian nomads too

[@soysauce4087]

@@ThatBuckskinPonyTell that to cavalry 1000 years ago.

[@ThatBuckskinPony]

@@soysauce4087 Can’t. It was 1000 years ago. But now, humans know that other animals have emotions and that we should respect that

[@surench862]

​@@ThatBuckskinPonyare you what animal psychiatrist 😅

[@mesut5984]

As a Turkish, I salute our closest relatives, the brave Mongolian brothers&sisters! Long live Mongolia!

[@mesut5984]

@Mighty Light That allah, also can see Qutaiba's bloodshed in the Middle Asia too ? By the way, there's no allah or something. Nobody can see nothing.

[@reinerelierilke4409]

@Mighty-Light Fun fact : some mamluks were mongols (like Al Adil Kitbuga)

[@tsogtbaatarerdene-ochir6800]

Long Live Mongolian and Turkish brotherhood.

[@abhilashdas2460]

Closest relatives? 😂 your closest relatives are greeks and armenians

[@mesut5984]

@@abhilashdas2460 Then salute them too! 🙏

[@vendetta8022]

Right now it looks like a sport but in 800 years ago those were the most lethal techniques on battlefield. Amazing skills.

[@tengribows]

GREATE!!! I wish you be there with you and ride and shoot in steppe !!! This type of shooting, in group of people, in open stepp is much closer to real battle. You did greate job Altan, horseback archery in mongolia is again ALIVE, thanks to you and your friends!!!

[@AltanNergui]

thanks welcome to land of the horses

[@BassSwirls]

Amazing film , I'm forever intrigued by these people and their journey to here in modern times . I am sure their culture will outlive many others. Amazing footage

[@犬まにまに]

スゴイ!格好いい!!モンゴル軍がいかに強力だったかを感じられますね。素晴らしい動画をありがとう👏

[@AltanNergui]

arigato

[@Keef19661]

Сильнейший лайк! В 1988-1989 проходил армейскую службу в МНР и посчастливилось в Эрдэнэте побывать на празднике Надом. Великолепные ритуалы древней национальной борьбы, стрельба из лука и, конечно же, захватывающие скачки. Короче, полный найрамдал!

[@michaelsonsarmiento5943]

This people conquered the world and still holds the number one record all time greatest.

[@idsfxtm5759]

when you're realize that this short horses was dominating the world 800 years ago

[@squintz21four]

When you realize that this short horse was still preferred in Ww2 by the soviets.

[@idsfxtm5759]

@@squintz21four dayum,never knew that before

[@raylake6611]

@@idsfxtm5759 It's because they are very sturdy and can withstand hunger, disease and fatigue a lot better.

[@alexandrupreda1994]

It whas domina t untile the invention of revolver 😮

[@betaincel]

Yeah, these short horses are incredibly strong! Arabic/European horses may look good, but Mongolian horses withstand cold, hunger and other hardships much better than them

[@devijaykhansunex5694]

Truly amazing and incredible! I imagine back in the 1200s of Mongolian Soldiers

[@AltanNergui]

thanks

[@danidans4689]

And i hope to joining turkic cavalry or mamluk

[@devijaykhansunex5694]

@@danidans4689 me too!

[@allahisthe_devil]

@Mighty Light remember when baghdad people was genocided and khwarazmian empire too. lmfao

[@phoenixknight8837]

​@@allahisthe_devil Remember when the majority of the Mongol empire accepted Islam? Lmao guess we know who was superior at winning hearts and minds.

[@avinashgaykar3673]

Loved this skills. Indian history had always admired by Mongol archers and their horses. Thanks for keeping this alive. Respect from India.

[@mja2239]

What did you mean?

[@IZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR]

@@mja2239what did they say? Its deleted

[@Canuck21530]

@@mja2239 he means to say that Mongol learned from Indians that’s why they were subdued by all invaders

[@mja2239]

@@Canuck21530 lol

[@varunmenon1246]

@@Canuck21530 thats not what he said

[@dreamer2260]

Wow. Magnificent. Gave me goosebumps all over - truly exhilarating. The power of history.

[@DWisesman180]

I heard that the Mongolians are great horseback riders, they can be riding and thesame time shooting there arrows at it’s target with great accuracy with full speed on horse. I can see that now. Bravo The Genghiz!!!

[@regacc3594]

i never thought such tradition is still held there! it is a good thing they still train their youth - and perhaps the elderly - for cavalry and archery we, Muslims, know it is advisable by our Prophet Muhammad (PBUP) to train our kids: archery, horse-riding and swimming

[@StiltFactory]

I've always heard the descriptions and read about them, but this was a great representation of how they operate and how powerful their skills are.

[@XueYangbaby]

As a Hungarian, loved this video, actually I am an asian fanatic. Love love love love everything about Mongólia, China, Japan, Korea, culture, music, history , tradition. Havonta the Kurultáj annál event ín Hunagry and knowing that si many people címe and visit it from Asian countries considering is Hunagarians as their relatives is amazing.

[@valmiki4179]

That's why Mangols shivered the entire world 👌👌👌👍

[@Robbie-xs8qj]

Cool video, very impressive skills. Imagine an army of 30,000 of these warriors on a battlefield. Makes sense why Subutai with a force of 30k was able to wreck the Rus like they were nothing.

[@_FinBro]

It was 20k mongols vs 80k cumans and rus. Cumans perhaps had same tactics as mongols, so mongols had to feign retreat and ambush, suddenly attacking with force shocking the enemy.

[@Uran_KH-98]

Because mongols were professional warriors at those times

[@SerkAk]

However, they were so successful only because the Mongols' opponents did not adapt to Mongol tactics. Later the Mongols were defeated by the Arabs and then by the Russians.

[@SerkAk]

However, they were so successful because the Mongols' opponents did not adapt to Mongol tactics. Later the Mongols were defeated by the Muslims and then by the Russians.

[@Robbie-xs8qj]

@@SerkAk how much later? correct me if im wrong, but i thought they never lost a major battle under Genghis khan, or his generals. The Rus were completely subjugated by the mongols, and the only defeat to any muslim force that I know were the Mamluks but that was already after Genghis Khan died and Hulugu khan was running things.

[@olandewgamers9573]

Warrior cultures have so much to teach us. This video invigorates me 💪💪

[@TlalocXXXIV]

Everyone is a badass until you see a horde of nomad riders and experts archers come towards you blocking the sun with a veil of arrows hailing down…😮

[@rickyhamilton8779]

Dude, the Russians and the Chinese are going to have PTSD watching this…

[@takachitimur474]

indians persians koreans vietnamiss afghans caucasians and all of central and western and eastern europe and central asians lol all of them suffred from horse archers nomads attacks

[@ConnortheCanaanite]

Actually this comes from a long tradition of Horseback Archery that’s commonly found amongst any Y-DNA R1b, R1a and Y-DNA Q men. So this is basically how all of these men’s ancestries used to be. Germanic men for example were not originally from Europe, but were pushed into Europe by invading Hunnic tribes. Imagine that all these tribes are really like rival brothers, cousins and such; much like European Nobility was. Almost entirely related, yet fighting wars to be the dominant family House. It was found that 4 out of the five bodies found in a Royal Burial from Royal members of The Golden Horde were actually R1b and one of them was Y-DNA Q. So most Eastern and Western Europeans (Those who come from these aforementioned Haplogroups) used to live exactly like this. Hence why during WWI the Germans were called Huns by the media at that time. You can even look at the Equestrian Statue of Genghis Khan built in Mongolia, by a Mongolian nonetheless and he has a far more Eurasian depiction. The same goes for his descendants, like the Mongolian Astronomer Prince statue and many seem to have a common characteristic of Red Hair. The original Aryans were mostly Red Haired, mixing with East Asian women gave some darker features and Eye Shapes. I myself am a mixed ancestral lineage of paternal Aryans and Maternal Canaanites/Mycenaeans/Etruscans and Ancient Egyptians who all seemed to share genetic, cultural and historical links and trade routes. Thus, I’m Y-DNA R1b and MtDNA T2 and this is an analysis on the K6 calculator: Ancient Eurasia K6 Ancestral North Eurasian: 17.29% Ancestral South Eurasian: 5.78% East Asian: .99% West European Hunter-Gatherer: 41.24% Natufian: 34.7% Sub-Saharan: 0% As you can see I do have a small portion of East Asian, which seems to be associated with Modern Chinese. This seems to be through Y-DNA Q and MtDNA C, which are both found present in my DNA Autosomal analysis, though at minuscule amounts today.

[@TCWG87]

And the Arabs, and the Bulgarians, and the Persians....

[@Uran_KH-98]

Not all. Because now some Mongols and Turks are part of Russia, so they feel more pride. 😂😂😂

[@QualityPen]

@@Uran_KH-98 I’m pretty sure they’re talking about ethnic Russians, not ethnically Mongolian citizens of the Russian Federation.

[@stargazer4683]

Fall of civilization 6 hour documentary brought me here. I needed a visual

[@nowhere-0o0-o]

Those little horses are absolute powerhouses!

[@edwardr5793]

this ain't british horses

[@dr.shahidkarim8420]

This use of composite bows on horseback really worked for them. Other nations were not used to such tactics

[@el_chico1313]

they were not the first

[@thfkmnIII]

Bruh there were plenty of nations used to this tactic

[@dr.shahidkarim8420]

@@thfkmnIII I'm sure there weren't "plenty"

[@thfkmnIII]

@@dr.shahidkarim8420 chinese dynasties, korean dynasties, japanese dynasties, persian dynasties, manchus, turkic states, northern india, tibetans. I could go on, you're welcome

[@dr.shahidkarim8420]

@@thfkmnIII yeah you can go on .. nobody is confirming voracity

[@JesusN-w1q]

Amazing.... It must be a incredible feeling of freedom

[@hemaccabe4292]

I'm so gratified that this still exists somewhere in the world.

[@Ava-hm1xx]

I hope to see this stunning Horseback Archery Warriors live when i visit Mongolia end of September 2023. Looking forward !

[@Thanan548]

being able to see this with a modern camera done by real people really is just incredible

[@AnishBhattacharya-o5l]

As an Indo-European people (European/Aryan) I'm proud that our ancestors introduced such culture to east Asia...

[@kagar3465]

Imagine a Chinese watching Germans blasting MG 34 raining bullets and then saying "As a Sino-Tibetan (Han Chinese) I'm proud that our ancestors introduced such culture to west Europe....". Chinese invented gunpowder and the proto-gun but the Europeans took it to the next level. Know what I mean?

[@NubiansNapata]

Pajjjett u are reaching. Indo Europeans did not invent horse archery. As an afro asiatic person I like to thank Europeans for following an afro asiatic religion called Christianity.

[@UUuu-n4m]

​@NubiansNapata horse archers was first introduced by persian arabs romans indian and chinese kingdoms but Hunns and later mongols took it to whole new levels

[@NubiansNapata]

@@UUuu-n4m no. Analysis of horse bones from Shirenzigou and Xigou in eastern Xinjiang shows that pastoralists in northwest China were practicing mounted archery by the 4th century BCE.

[@saulsoto1781]

You guys are my favorite culture representation at Mount and Blade Banner Lord. ❤

[@Michaelyinglia]

I'm beginning to understand how 150K of them can conquer most of Asia now...

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

You mean most of the world… Asia was just one continent that they conquered.

[@Commendatori]

Facts, if it wasn’t for internal conflict they most likely conquer Europe

[@daliborkrajinovic6486]

Love and respect from Croatia...love this video....

[@Nygaard2]

Riding in Mongolia is on my bucket list, for sure!

[@beansprout2170]

Crazy accuracy and eye vision to be shooting by each other

[@tomastelensky-vlog8723]

Did you notice that although their horses move erratically below them riders, they manage to keep their bodies stable???? 😲 Incredible.

[@ThatBuckskinPony]

Yes, however just a reminder that they aren't the only people who can do that!

[@ThatBuckskinPony]

@LawyerSean prove it

[@aleemsmith9507]

Core strength from wrestling and riding horses they whole life

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

They stand in the stirrups using their legs to smooth out the motion, like standing when on a bike. But I think that back in the day the mongols did not use stirrups so that wold have looked a bit different...

[@dav4685]

They’re communicate with the horse with their knees knocking or body weight leaning to right or left. The horse knows where to go with that body languages.

[@Texano5-0]

Thank you for this video. This is awesome to watch. I have to focus really hard to make sure I stay in step with the horse at full gallop and y’all are doing that AND perfectly timing the shots with the full gallop of the horse. I’m jealous but in a good way of their skill and way of life

[@bijipica]

One of the strongest culture, they are born different. God blessed them

[@ArthurLivio]

Mongolia is the motherland of all world cavalry! I loved the video! Thank you!

[@AltanNergui]

thanks

[@danidans4689]

Don't forget turkic

[@Uran_KH-98]

Yeaaaaah... mongols were mostly Khan's and main family of Mongol Empire when 20% part of theirs army were other nationalities and other 70% parts were turkic peoples. But a whole world knew us(turks) only as mongols.... 😑 Actually we - turks, has many many empires and empires that we destroyed in history.

[@Juanchoo-jd6ln]

Lol no! and what horses? those are ponies; very good demonstration of archery on horseback, and on top of that, on the run

[@efekaanustalar6855]

@@Juanchoo-jd6ln Dude, Central Asian Turkish horses can run for a long time without rest, hungry and thirsty. In this way, they went on distant expeditions and were not captured by their enemies.

[@racekpizduskin3740]

Mongolians: *start practising their brutally cool indominable horse archery tactics again* whole europe: *Shi*ting pants in castles* seriously guys, wish there was a group like yours around where I live. I'd definitely join. I always had great respect and admiration for horse archery! Glad to see you are keeping your traditions alive and well! Its beautiful. Greetings from Czech Republic!

[@TheOriginalFishPond]

I'd like to have seen them in a battle with medieval english. Getting outranged by longbows in a swamp does not sound fun.

[@edelweiss-]

so you would more likely had horse archers then knights and later musqueteers?

[@vitorpereira9515]

This is incredible, it's as if horse and rider were one being. The first being the extension of the will of the second

[@bobskywalker2707]

I mean you aren’t wrong. It’s possible that Scythian horse archers were the inspiration behind the legend of the Centaur

[@dulguuntsg8389]

They were called centaurs

[@edwardr5793]

civilization make it one, just w/ engines or in the sky MBTs & 1st-5th gen jet fighter are derived directly

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Mongols were born on the horse and died on the horse. And each Mongol had five to ten horses for himself and switched from one to another if the horse got tired.

[@Greenriver842]

Imagine a thousand of mongol warriors going full speed to your village making a rain of arrows.

[@Daylon91]

Very good work mate that song ties it all together. Terrifyingly effective those men were. Westerners hated them cuz they liked hand to hand combat more than ranged combat but steppe tribes didn't care they simply shot u to pieces while u tried to chase them

[@AltanNergui]

Thanks

[@Daylon91]

@@AltanNergui I am Sioux and shoot a Tatar bow. If only our ancestors had another 200 years to develop further.

[@haakoflo]

Westerners don't really hate Mongols (at least those to the west of Poland/Hungary), since they never really got a foothold in Central Europe. Tribes like the Huns, Vandals and Goths still have the names of their tribes carry some dark associations to this day, while "Mongol" doesn't really have those associations.

[@xCCCPCLANx]

@@haakoflo you have no idea how big tatarophobia in germany is

[@AnnaE45]

Waow 😱😱😱 this is just crazy. The most beautiful and impressive discipline I had luck to watch so far.

[@ThatBuckskinPony]

This is horse abuse

[@ThatBuckskinPony]

@LawyerSean It's not about the "rest".. It's the way they train these horses that is abuse. And I'm almost positive that you don't work with horses anyway so you can't be talking.

[@AlexSaysHi2013]

This shit right here? Conquered virtually the entire known world. Simplicity at its best.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

Beautiful sport. Beautiful country. Beautiful culture. ❤

[@danidans4689]

The nation that rules the world is a nation that has skilled cavalry and archery like the Mongols and Turks

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Although the Turks often comprised the bulk of the Mongol army as well as the bulk of armies opposed to the Mongols, throughout the domains of the Mongol Empire there was a diffusion of military technology, which has already bee and also ethnic groups. In addition to the Mongols and Turks, other ethnicities served in the Mongol military machine and found themselves distant from home. May, T.M., 2012. The Mongol conquests in world history, London: Reaktion Books. p.222

[@eonthinker100yrago8]

I don’t know why,but for some reason I felt a sort of primal fear or chill going down my spine when seeing this video,I can’t really explain.

[@PerfectSense77]

It's powerful yeah.

[@Mein_Kek]

these are demons that genocided our central asian white cousins

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

You are hearing the voices of your ancestors in your blood. I call it a DNA memory. Your DNA remembers this.

[@Bodulaw11499]

Монголы знают толк в полезном досуге...👍👍👍

[@Uran_KH-98]

А почему ты про своих российских тюрков и монголов так не говоришь?

[@Bodulaw11499]

@@Uran_KH-98 а должен?

[@Uran_KH-98]

@@Bodulaw11499 Видимо нет. Вот и пошла утилизация тебе подобных.

[@Bodulaw11499]

@@Uran_KH-98 каких подобных?

[@Choochoona]

@@Uran_KH-98 зачем ему говорить про наших под видео монголов?

[@iguana-quantica]

I remember the first time I heard of the Mongol Empire was when I played the Age of Empires II campaign. I was 10-13 years old and very surprised at the reach they had. Their enemies didn't stand a chance

[@christophersmith3867]

I love the Mongolian horses. Compact horses, live on next to nothing and run all day.

[@luigi-b5m]

Mongolian horses have stronger endurance than European horses, and European horses are more explosive

[@aesirgaming1014]

What is impressive to me about the Mongols is that, as a tribal people, they were able to coordinate vast logistical operations across multiple armies that often operated hundreds of miles apart. This was considerably better logistical infrastructure and command/control than the 'civilized' armies of the period. The Mongols, as far as I have found, are the only tribal people to have demonstrated this ability and it is an amazing feat.

[@derek3778]

Holy smoke. That was so amazing.

[@AltanNergui]

thanks

[@TjLuvsan]

This is the the most amazing thing I have seen in a while, thank you

[@Candidanotte46]

Very suggestive!! It gives a good idea of what the Mongol cavalry was capable of in battle. Congratulations on the choice of song. I like it a lot

[@Ealdorman_of_Mercia]

I get shivers down my spine, when I remember how the Huns and mongols utterly crushed pretty much all rival armies and almost dominated the world.. If it wasn't for the Plague outburst in Venice, I think Mongolia would have taken over all of Europe.

[@jonny2954]

It had rather to do with Europeans and their 10,000+ stone fortresses. Difficult to take with a bow and horse lol.

Greetings from Hungary brothers! It was soulfood to watch you! See you on the Kurultaj!

[@AltanNergui]

thanks

[@ricardoavilapaulette7060]

¡Qué jinetes! Asombroso. Gracias por el video.

[@brandonw6340]

This is amazing!! And something the world dose not get to see a lot of.. I’m amazed at how steady these men are in the saddle very little to no bouncing and seeing as they can ride up to 35 mph and still hit there targets while moving is amazing no fancy gadgets sights or scopes just pure skill and practice I can see why they gave most of Europe a butt kicking. If your interested there traditional throat singing is amazing as well I wish I could have the chance to try this stuff but I’m not sure outsiders would be welcome to learn this stuff some cultures are very guarded not sure if the Mongolian culture is or not though

[@randomlygeneratedname7171]

Horse Archers would get destroyed by normol archers massed together. The mongols at times had to get off their horses just to shoot back a concentrated rain and still lost and their arrows fell apart due to different climate. They met their match in Europe and Indian area. Best counter to mongols are cannons, foot archers and lines of spear men.

[@brandonw6340]

@@randomlygeneratedname7171 I didn’t know that, still despite there issues for a group of nomadic people and tribes it’s amazing what they accomplished and there skill on horseback is still extremely impressive

[@Itskal3]

Remember this is why the Europeans were sitting ducks for the Mongols.

[@jonny2954]

The rest of Asia, but not Europe. Mongol conquest stopped after the east of Europe. Long thought because of the death of the Khan but more recent study shows it was because Europe had an insane density of more than 10,000 stone castles. Utterly impossible to invade by light cavalry.

[@categories5066]

@@jonny2954 Yeah but if they didn't have so many castles, the Mongols would've swept through Europe like it was nothing

[@jonny2954]

@@categories5066 Only the lowlands. As soon if they hit more difficult geography it's also over. Steppe tactics don't work in dense forests or mountains, have to get of your horse. Dismounted they would have been wrecked by the Europeans.

[@thenops7186]

​@@jonny2954also because of the weather

[@sharkygames9633]

@@jonny2954 Bro the Chinese had castles for cities with 40 feet high walls, the mongols were familiar with stone structures lmao

[@jimmyeve6821]

I just thought how amazing it would be an archer on the horse, then I find this

[@zorossense]

Currently reading Conn Iggulden's Conqueror series and this trully puts a big smile on my face. Genghis was no beast, he was the leviathan eating monsters for breakfast. His horde of cavalry archers must have been a true sight to behold you can't help but admire it despite the savagery it brought.

[@greyfells2829]

Love from Hungary, steppe brothers

[@gigikontra7023]

Leave Transylvania and Pannonia alone! These are Romanian lands!

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Doing this can be tough, even in Mount and Blade, and these lads do it in real life. May Ülgen Han smile upon them. May Umai Mother give them good health

[@팩토리얼-u8w]

The Greatest Army in history

[@kevso2347]

Now imagine 30,000 of these guys descending upon their enemy in a battle. Arrows flying from everywhere from every direction.

[@drdabsmore945]

This is absolutely incredible. I love to see traditions kept alive and strong.

[@archeryboras5921]

Excellent. Perfect training for battle.

[@AltanNergui]

Thankz

[@bluecalu7944]

Amazing skill 👍 respect from philippines

[@AltanNergui]

Thanks

[@bastogne315]

They were shooting each on the gallop. Wow!!!

[@AltanNergui]

Thanks

[@frost5890]

EPIC. Respect from Argentina

[@nikolayshin2842]

Потрясающее зрелище!❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥👏👏👏👏👏🎯🐎

[@MarcelPolman]

That would be impressive to hit standing still. The skill they have is a show of great mathematical application of the brain.

[@krystofcisar469]

I could watch it all day long. Impressive skills

[@TroPy1n]

Total War: Attila is worth buying alone for staring at the main screen...horsemen roaming in the back, dark/red background, this drum like music and even Mongolian throat singing...