Original and translated kyudo articles and documents.

• An excellent critical essay on Herrigel's book "Zen In The Art of Archery" by Professor Yamada Shoji
• Just where did the modern ANKF taihai come from anyway?
• Old newspaper articles about Kyudo in Seatle, Washington.
• Article by Yoshiko Buchanan sensei on what your hands reveal during shooting.
• Test requirements for 3rd Kyu through 10th dan from the ANKF Kyohon (kyudo manual).
• Test requirements along with a personal view by Dan DeProspero.
• Minimum training times between ANKF rank tests.
• Sample written test questions translated from the monthly Kyudo magazine.
• Shooting Nurtures the Mind's Eye by Dr. Ryoji Yokoyama.
• The ANKF 5 person shooting sequence for rank tests.
• A description of the Bisshu Chikurin demonstration at the 1994 Kyoto Taikai.
• Mr. Graham Ashton speculates on why the Japanese bow is asymmetrical.
• Compressed (91K) version of all three test examples listed below.
• Big (2 meg) MS Word file showing a properly filled in mushitei test application form.
• Properly filled in San Dan test application form.
• Properly filled in Renshi test application form (good luck!).

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