Welcome to the homepage of the 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 contact the local federation for information about local practice locations and times. Contact information for each federation is provided on their page. |
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. |
posted Jul 30, 2017, 11:33 AM by Hunter Gott
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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) |
posted Jul 28, 2017, 6:25 AM by Hunter Gott
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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) |
posted Jul 28, 2017, 6:23 AM by Hunter Gott
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AKR 2017 Taikai results:
Upper rank division
1st place - Krzysztof Sienkiewicz (VKR)
2nd place - Tzu-Ting (Tim) Chen (NCKF)
3rd place - David Hong (NCKF) Lower rank division
1st place - Raj Rao (VKR)
2nd place - Paul Millington (VKR)
3rd place - Takahiro Yanagiya (GKR) |
posted Jul 23, 2017, 7:08 PM by Hunter Gott
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We would like to thank all attendees and of course the volunteers that made the seminar possible! |
posted May 13, 2017, 8:30 PM by Hunter Gott
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You can view the PDF report here. |
posted Feb 16, 2017, 12:55 PM by Haitham Shammaa
posted Feb 6, 2017, 8:31 PM by Haitham Shammaa
posted Dec 14, 2016, 1:04 PM by Haitham Shammaa
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The 2016 Andrew West Award was presented to Stella Wakefield, 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, solely on personal example of embodying the principles of Shin, Zen, Bi in Kyudo Life.
Andrew West's (December 8, 1971 to August 16, 1999) mother and father funds the award.
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)
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posted Nov 11, 2016, 1:55 PM by Haitham Shammaa
Attached please find the American Kyudo Renmei Annual Competition Guidebook as compiled by the AKR Taikai Committee. Please use this guidebook to help plan and implement your renmei's taikais and report your results back to the Taikai Committee.
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AKR Taikai Guidebook.pdf