Kyudo, the “Way of the Bow”, is the modern Martial Art of Japanese Archery.
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The American Kyudo Renmei is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Japanese Archery, Kyudo, in the Americas. We have nine state renmei organizations and several affiliate groups in the US, Central America and South America.
| Date of Establishment | July, 1998 |
|---|---|
| President Name | Maria Peterson |
| IKYF Directors | Maria Peterson, Carly Born |
| Secretary Name | Jeremy Cail |
| Number of Members Shogo/Dan Numbers |
【Kyoshi】7 Dan : 1 【Renshi】6 Dan : 6 【Renshi】5 Dan : 8 5 Dan : 23 4 Dan : 24 3 Dan : 33 2 Dan : 53 Sho Dan : 41 Ungraded : 66 Total : 255 |
| Office Address | PO Box 68 La Honda, CA 94020 |
| akrpres@googlegroups.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.kyudousa.com/ |
| Main Practice Place(s) | Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Northern California, Southern California, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington |
| Activities to promote Kyudo | 1.Annually hosts the IKYF American seminar and shinsa. 2.Mentor groups in Central and South America. 3.Recently admitted the Washington Kyudo Federation as the newest state renmei |
Number of Members（As of June 2018）
| Ungraded | Sho Dan | 2 Dan | 3 Dan | 4 Dan | 5 Dan | Renshi 5 Dan |
Renshi 6 Dan |
Kyoshi 7 Dan |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Kyudo Renmei | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Indiana Kyudo Renmei | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Minnesota Kyudo Renmei | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Northern California Kyudo Federation |
13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| North Carolina Kyudo Renmei |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Southern California Kyudo Renmei |
2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| South Carolina Kyudo Renmei |
3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Virginia Kyudo Renmei | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Washington Kyudo Federation | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total Persons in U.S.A. | 66 | 41 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 255 |
Georgia Kyudo Renmei
- 【1】Japan Fest, Atlanta, Georgia
- 【2】School demonstrations
- 【3】Community demonstrations
| AKR Representative Name | Joseph Reid |
|---|---|
| President Name | Joseph Reid |
| Secretary Name | Chris Negron |
| Treasurer Name | Brett Richardson |
| Chief Instructor | Tomio Kato |
| Office Address | 2527 Foster Ridge Ct NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 |
| Tel | USA 404-583-8036 |
| contact@gakr.org | |
| Web Site | http://www.gakr.org/ |
| Main Practice Place(s) | Norcross, Georgia：Fuji Kyudo Kai |
Indiana Kyudo Renmei
Kyudo is a sport where one can enjoy competing to hit given targets and enjoy the competition and beauty of proper shooting and hitting while learning Virtuous Conducts such as humanity, Civility, Wisdom and trust as social beings and humans one can enrich one’s life through Kyudo training and can continue to practice Kyudo without any concern about one’s age.
| Date of Establishment | September, 1992 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative | Ken Tanahara |
| President Name | Young Park |
| Vice-President Name | Ken Tanahara |
| Secretary Name | Matt Lambert |
| Treasurer Name | Eriko Leland |
| Office Address | 197 E. U.S.HWY 136 Lizton, IN 46149 USA |
| Tel / Fax | Tel: USA 317-994-5180 / Fax:USA 317-994-5141 |
| younghpark@ameritech.net | |
| Web Site | - |
| Main Practice Place(s) | City Name Kyudojo/Sports Hall Lizton, Indiana: Wadokan -Dojo |
Minnesota Kyudo Renmei
- 【1】Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival demonstration, 2006 present
- 【2】Numerous kyudo demonstrations at local colleges and schools
- 【3】Guest Lectured and taught introductory kyudo in college classes about Japanese Culture
| Date of Establishment | 20 September, 2002 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | John Born |
| President Name | Cary Born |
| Vice-President Name | John Born |
| Secretary Name | Elizabeth Fehrmann |
| Treasurer Name | Zach Klopfliesch |
| Office Address | 26340 Canada Ave, Northfield, MN 55057 USA |
| Tel | USA 651-460-4796 |
| info@mnkyudo.org | |
| Web Site | http://www.mnkyudo.org/ |
| Main Practice Place(s) | Northfield High School, St. Louis Park Middle School |
Northern California Kyudo Federation
- The NCKF has four member dojos in California: Shiseikan, Renseikan, Seishinkan, and Redwood Kyudojo. We have one affiliate dojo in Arizona, the Arizona Kyudo Kai.
| Date of Establishment | 2 June, 1984 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | Stephen Scott |
| President Name | Maria Peterson |
| Secretary Name | Amy Wong |
| Office Address | PO Box68, La Honda, CA 94020, USA |
| maria.peterson123@gmail.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.kyudousa.com/akr-members/northern_california |
| Main Practice Place(s) | Redwood Kyudojo, La Honda, CA Japanese Arts and Cultural Center, San Jose, CA Shiseikan Dojo, San Jose, CA Onetta Harris Community Center, Menlo Park, CA Seishinkan Dojo, Oakland, CA Arizona Kyudo Kai, Vail, AZ |
| Activities to promote Kyudo | Demonstrations: Stanford University, Santa Cruz Japanese Cultural Faire, Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival, San Mateo Nippon Gakuyen Tournaments: Annual events: NCKF Shinnen Shakai, Shiseikan Harvest Tournament, Shiseikan 4th of July Tournament, monthly Getsureikai at Redwood Kyudojo. Seminars: NCKF hosted the 2017 IKYF Seminar and Shinsa at Sonoma State University, July 2017 Seminar by Sunaguchi Sensei at the Redwood Kyudojo, August 2017. Seminar by Ogasawara Sensei at the Redwood Kyudojo August 2018. Shiseikan bi-monthly Benkyokai and Beginners “Experience” classes. |
North Carolina Kyudo Renmei
- 【1】Classes 2 times a week, instructor seminars 2 times a year
- 【2】Dan and Jackie DeProspero lived and studied kyudo in Japan for 14 years at the Toshima-ku kyudojo with Onuma Hideharu hanshi and Osawa Kuwa hanshi
- 【3】Dan and Jackie DeProspero are co-authors of the books Kyudo: The Essence and Practice of Japanese Archery and Illuminated Spirit: Conversations with a Kyudo Master
- 【4】Dan DeProspero, President: American Kyudo Renmei 10+ years（retired）
- 【5】Dan DeProspero, Founding Board Member, American Kyudo Renmei (AKR)
Dan DeProspero, Founding Board Member, International Kyudo Renmei（IKYF） (retired)
| Date of Establishment | 11 January, 1995 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | Dan DeProspero |
| President Name | Dan DeProspero |
| Vice-President Name | Jackie DeProspero |
| Secretary Name | Michael DeProspero |
| Office Address | 501 Sleepy Valley Rd, Apex NC 27523 USA |
| Tel | USA 919-303-5726 |
| meishin@kyudo.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.kyudo.com/kyudo.html |
| Main Practice Place(s) | Apex, North Carolina:Meishin Kyudojo |
Southern California Kyudo Renmei
The Southern California Kyudo Renmei continues the long tradition of teaching kyudo in Southern California since the formation in 1908 of the Los Angeles Kyudo Kai. We have three dojos that are teaching Federation style kyudo following ANKF guidelines.
| Date of Establishment | 1 August, 2009 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | Jannette Curran |
| President Name | Doug Sakurai |
| Vice-President Name | George Nakashima |
| Secretary Name | Wei-Tarn Wilton Yeh |
| Office Address | 801 N. Tustin Ave #301, Santa Ana, CA 92705 |
| Tel／Fax | US 714-469-4300 |
| drstogie@gmail.com | |
| Web Site | http://site.southerncaliforniakyudorenmei.com/home.html |
| Main Practice Place(s) | City Name Kyudojo/Sports Hall Gardena: Oh Shin Kan San Diego: North County Aikikai Milwaukee WI: Aikido of Greater Milwaukee |
South Carolina Kyudo Renmei
- 【1】The South Carolin Kyudo Renmei has hosted five of the All Nippon Kyudo Federation seminars that have been held in America.
- 【2】We have sent instructors to teach in Mexico and Canada.
- 【3】Demonstrations at Japanfest, the largest Japanese exposition in the southeast and at Bon Odori.
| Date of Establishment | 1 February, 1994 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | Aaron Blackwell |
| President Name | Aaron Blackwell |
| Office Address | 1115 Neely Ferry Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29680-6347 USA |
| Tel | USA 864-967-2059 |
| sckyudo@aol.com | |
| Web Site | - |
| Main Practice Place(s) | City Name Kyudojo/Sports Hall Sipmsonville SC… …………… Seishin Dojo Atlanta GA… ……………………Bitoku Dojo Pensecola FL… ………………… Ichiya Dojo Long Beach CA… …………Long Beach Dojo |
Virginia Kyudo Renmei
Each April, annual demonstration at the Sakura Matsuri of Washington DC. Each June, annual regional seminar for New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina students, led by Dan DeProspero, Renshi, 6th dan.
| Date of Establishment | 10 September, 2001 （Renmei status Aug 1, 2009） |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | Fumiko Takada |
| President Name | William Reid |
| 1st Vice-President Name | Fumiko Takada |
| 2nd Vice-President Name | Martin Meichsner |
| Office Address | 14374 Hillcrest Dr, King George VA 22484 USA |
| wjreid@yahoo.com | |
| Tel | USA 540-663-4226 |
| Web Site | http://www.VirginiaKyudo.com |
| Main Practice Place(s) | City Name Kyudojo/Sports Hall King George, VA US… …… Chomei Kyudojo Alexandria, VA USA…… Capital Area Budokai Jersey City, NJ USA……………… New York / New Jersey Kyudo Kai |
Washington Kyudo Federation
Washington Kyudo Federation is the governing body for Washington state with a single member, the Washington Kyudo Club with members throughout the Seattle metropolitan area.
| Date of Establishment | 2018 |
|---|---|
| AKR Representative Name | Dean Osamu Hoshizaki |
| President Name | Yoshihiro Yamagami |
| Secretary Name | Alfredo Sancho Menendez |
| Office Address | 15806 NE 46th Ct. Redmond, WA 98052 |
| Tel／Fax | English - Dean 2065474883 日本語 - Yoshi 206.498.0908 |
| info@kyudo-wa.org | |
| Web Site | http://www.kyudo-wa.org |
| Main Practice Place(s) | 1.Seattle, WA, Nisei Veterans Center 2.Seattle, WA, International District Chinatown Community Center |
| Activities to promote Kyudo | Demonstrations and presentations at 1)Bellevue Aki matsuri 2)Seattle Cherry Blossom Japanese Cultural Festival Nisei Veterans Center Event |
IKYF Members
