1st and 3rd Sunday

Seniors - 9am to 12pm

Beginners - 12:30am to 2:30pm

Kyudo Beginner's Class

Sundays: 12:30 - 2:30pm

Kyudo has a lot to offer: it can be meditative, challenging, and a way to make friends and to deepen your knowledge about Japanese culture. Our Beginner's Class meets on the 1st and 3rd Sunday from 1:00 - 2:30pm, We encourage students to arrive at least 30 minutes before class for set up. New students require a minimum one-month commitment. Our Kyudojo is not offering one-time ‘experience’ classes.

Instruction in Japanese archery

Kyudo is taught as an ongoing class. During the Beginner's Class, we will start with the basics of showing you about kyudo equipment (bows, arrows, gloves, attire, targets), the kyudo shooting space (dojo, matoba, yamichi, and 28-meter vs makiwara shooting), and we will get you learning the Hassetsu, the 8-stages of shooting with the Yumi, the Japanese bow.

At first, you will shoot using a stretchy band, then a rubber-yumi (gomu-yumi), while you learn the proper shooting form. You will also learn how to move to coordinate with others in the kyudojo. There is a lot to learn before you will be shooting arrows. 

Kyudo Senior's Class

Sundays: 9am - 12pm

This is for registered students who have achieved a rank of Sandan or higher, and Nidan students who have received special sensei approval to participate. The Senior Practice sessions focus on advanced shooting, kyudo sharei, shooting whilst wearing kimono (Sandan and above), and kaizoe supporting roles. Some Senior Practices may be more targeted allowing Sandan and above students to learn how to teach/train others in learning kyudo.

• Students must have approval to attend Senior Practice times.