Date: Sunday 27 October 2019 Location: Collingwood Town Hall Event Time: 11am - 4pm Workshop Time: 12.15pm - 12:45pm and 2.15pm - 2:45pm The JCAF focuses on mutual interaction & audience participation to enrich the cultural exchange experience through workshops, performances, music & art exhibition. A big thank you to everyone who visited our little information booth outside of the Collingwood Town Hall (even when it started to rain and we had to scramble to pack up and cover

The 7th Asia-Oceania Kyudo Seminar, Shinsa, and Shakai (shooting exchange) was held in Taipei, Taiwan in April 2019. The Taiwan Kyudo Association had done a fantastic job in hosting the event, and from all stories told, attendees had a great time traipsing around Taipei. About 18 attendees from Australia attended, including 8 members from Victoria. In total, 12 Australians passed, including 8 passing Nidan and 4 passing Shodan. In addition, 2 Victorian members have also brave

Melbourne Kyudo Kai put together a exhibit at the Melbourne Consulate-General of Japan's office on Bourke Street in the CBD over 2 months during April and May 2019. There had been great feedback on the display - congratulations to MKK for their hard work! Special thanks to Koji Okuno (photography) and Junko Azukawa (calligrapy) for their contributions to the exhibit. #Melbourne #Kyudo #Exhibit

The World Kyudo Taikai, like the Olympics if you will, is held once every 4 years, in which Kyudo practitioners from around the world will gather for competition in both individual and team shootings. The 3rd ever World Taikai was held together with the 4th International Kyudo Seminar and Special Provisional Chua Shinsa for Dan gradings. Combined, this huge event attracted over 900 attendees worldwide, spanning over 10 days from April 20 - 29th at the beautiful Meiji Jingu Bu

Well done to the Mudans from LTUKC and MKK that have completed a mock shinsa this month! From 2017 onwards, the Australian Kyudo Association has implemented this in each state to help assess the readiness of Mudans going for grading. The mock shinsa (grading) should emulate the environment on how a real shinsa is conducted (ie. the formalities, correct uniform, taihai, 28m shooting etc.), and assessed by the club instructor and senpais. The mock shinsa can be run as many time

It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that our good friend 'Tunji' from NZ has passed away. Tunji only recently joined us for Gregory Sensei's seminar. A big man with a quiet, thoughtful voice, who's humbleness and generosity were easy to be around. Tunji was a pioneer in NZ Kyudo and via that a great supporter of Australian Kyudo. He was a gentleman with a warmth of spirit that left a lasting impression. Tunji was also a pioneer in Chinese medicine in NZ, a path he

La Trobe University Kyudo Club is now officially part of Victorian Kyudo Association and the Australian Kyudo Association. We wish you all the success, and hope you may assist in upholding the values and practices of Kyudo. #universityclub #kyudo #LaTrobe

A successful weekend with 20 attendees at the seminar held by Melbourne Kyudo Kai down at the RecWest sports centre in Braybrook, Victoria. Many thanks to Gregory-sensei for coming all the way down from Japan, and to all the attendees for coming in from around Australia. #kyudo #seminar #Victoria #MKK