American Kyudo Renmei

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American Kyudo Renmei

We are an organization devoted to the instruction and practice of Kyudo, traditional Japanese archery.

We have a number of member organizations located at various locations across the United States.

Please see AKR Member Federations tab for a list of our member organizations.

Please contact the local federation for information about local practice locations and times. Contact information for each federation is provided on their page.

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Jeffrey Yen receives 2017 Andrew West Award

posted Oct 9, 2017, 6:45 AM by Hunter Gott

The 2017 Andrew West Award was presented to Jeffrey Yen, a new Kyudoka who was selected by the master instructor of the annual International Kyudo Federation Seminar in the Americas. The Hanshi selects an individual who most exemplifies the spirit of Kyudo, by embodying the principles of Shin, Zen, Bi.

Former recipients:

2001 - San Jose, CA : Martin McDonald

2002 - South Carolina :

2003 - South Carolina : Mattie Warlock

2004 - Indiana :

2005 - Hayward, CA :

2006 - South Carolina :

2007 - No AKR Seminar

2008 - Irvine, CA : Stella Argentina

2009 - South Carolina : Santiago Laguna

2010 - No AKR Seminar

2011 - Minnesota : Patrick Suen

2012 - Davis CA : Shu Ito

2013 - South Carolina : Sarah Macapagal

2014 - No AKR Seminar

2015 - South Carolina : Erika Alejandra Castillo Licea

2016 - Minnesota : Stella Wakefield (MNKR)

Official results of the 2017 Special Overseas Provisional Chuo Shinsa - Argentina, UK, and US.

posted Sep 14, 2017, 8:20 AM by Hunter Gott [ updated Sep 14, 2017, 8:30 AM ]

Please see the attached PDFs.

| Attachments: Argentina - The Results of the 2017 Special Overseas Provisional Chuo Shinsa.pdf California - US The Results of the 2017 Special Overseas Provisional Chuo Shinsa.pdf UK - The Results of the 2017 Special Overseas Provisional Chuo Shinsa.pdf

Blackwell Sensei has passed his 7th Dan shinsa.

posted Sep 7, 2017, 12:05 PM by Hunter Gott

Congratulations to Blackwell Sensei of the SCKR. He passed his 7th Dan shinsa in Fukuoka on September 2^nd 2017.

South American seminar photos.

posted Aug 9, 2017, 6:59 AM by Hunter Gott

The first South American Seminar went well! Below are a few photos from the event.

South American Shinsa results

posted Jul 30, 2017, 11:33 AM by Hunter Gott [ updated Jul 30, 2017, 11:34 AM ]

Shodan 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,18,19,20,27,28,29,30,32,35 (24 of 35 passed)

Nidan 36,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,45 (10/11 passed)

Sandan #50 & #53 (2/7 passed)

Yondan #56 & #59 (2/6 passed)

No Godan candidates

Renshi #63 (passed)

AKR 2017 Special Chuo Shinsa news!

posted Jul 28, 2017, 6:25 AM by Hunter Gott [ updated Jul 30, 2017, 11:34 AM ]

AKR 2017 Shinsa results:

Shodan #1-20 (all 20 passed)
Nidan #22 - 38 (all 17 passed)
Sandan #40, #46, #49, #52, #54, #55, #56, #57 and #60 (9 of 22 passed)
Yondan #67, #73, #76, #79 (4 of 18 passed)
Godan #84 (1 of 11 passed)
Rokudan 0 (0 of 4 passed)
Renshi Dai-ichiji #97 (1 of 6 passed)
Renshi Dai-niji 0 (0 of 1 passed)