Created in 1978, the Federation of Kyudo Traditionnel is today, the only French federation of Kyudo admitted by the Japanese Federation of Kyudo (ANKF), the Federation European de Kyudo (EKF) and the International Federation of Kyudo (IKYF). One is affiliated since 2002 to the French Federation of A kido and Budo (FFAB) agreed it by the Ministry of the Youth it and Sports. FFKT regroups about fifty of clubs or "Dojos" divided on all France and gathers about 600 church-goers, (among whom about 1/3 women).

His activities

Besides the common practice in 47 linked dojos affi, FFKT organises or participates in many practice and regional, federal, European and international tournament. The annual European practice organised jointly by ANKF and EKF and in the presence of Japanese masters allows to accept their education directly and to cross ranks (dan). International practice takes place every three or four years in Japan.

The education of the Japanese masters

The Japanese Federation of Kyudo takes an active part in the development of Kyudo in Europe. For 20 years, she sends sensei (Japanese Masters - bowmen) to teach the Western church-goers non-stop. Transmission takes place slowly and the highest grad s French and European see themselves charged by the Japanese masters today to teach most beginners in their turn.

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The Офис

President: Laurence Oriou
Vice-president: Frederick Michel
Secretary: Jean Claude Tramier
Treasurer: Pierre Gasser
Charged with communication: Dominique Guillemain d' Echon
Technical manager: Claude Luzet

The Management committee

He is composed of the members of the Офис and having representatives each loads with it a mission which is peculiar to it:

Charles-Louis Oriou

Dominique Inarra

Eric Moisy

Denis Bensoussan

Thierry Guillemain d' Echon

Gradual R gine

Philippe Gonin

The regional leagues

Ile-de-France league of Kyudo Traditionnel (LIFKT)
She regroups on a weak geographical ray 13 dojos, that is about 205 church-goers. Sa vocation is to stimulate inter-dojos meetings by organising practice and tournament throughout the year, as well as demonstrations and actions of communication to help in the development of the Kyudo in France.

South Grand league
the South Grand league regroups the dojos of the region Provence Alps / coast of Azure. The church-goers meet regularly, notably in Montpellier where practice takes place very regularly. Les dojos of Sorgues and of Beausset also receive friendly meetings, tournament, practice, shooting on long distance (60m). Des demonstrations and days of introduction are offered in a very broad geographical ray by the representatives for dojos of all region.

Rh ne - Alps league
9 dojos of the region Rh ne - Alps are united within this League which organises, from Grenoble to Annemasse, a big number of practice and tournament for all church-goers from the east of France.

Filiations

FFKT is affiliated since April 2002 to the French Federation of A kido and Budo ^[1] (amenity youth and sports 680S). FFKT is admitted as the only representative in France of the Japanese Federation of Kyudo (ANKF), and of the European Federation of Kyudo (EKF).

ANKF (All Nippon Kyudo Federation) is the acronym anglicised by ZNKR (Zen Nihon Ky d Renmei), the Japanese federation of Kyudo.
It exists since 1949 and facing the diversity of the practices of Kyudo of many traditional schools, one of his first tasks was to harmonise the Principles of Shooting (Shah ), to design a standardization, to unify the approach of Kyudo. This became a reality by publication, in 1953, of the volume 1 of Ky d Ky hon, work which records the current norms of forms, of behaviour and of shooting.

EKF (European Kyudo Federation) is the European federation of Kyudo. It exists since 1980, and includes 14 countries now members. his current president is Charles-Louis Oriou (France), 6th Renshi dan.
She organises, under the aegis of ANKF (Japanese federation), an annual seminar of training of the church-goers, to transmit Kyudo such as it was formalized by ANKF. Japanese sensei is especially delegated there to this effect.
Ranks and titles are issued at the end of a practical examination and of a written test. In Europe, it is possible to take exams of the 1st Dan to the 6th Dan, and to get the title (Shogo) of Renshi (instructor). Ranks and upper titles are accessible only by examinations crossed in Japan.

International Kyudo Federation (IKYF) was created in 2006 in Japan Its first General meeting was held on May 2nd, 2006 in kyoto and gave rise to a big gathering of all its countries members, of whom France represented by the F d rationde Kyudo Traditionnel.

Activities

His activities concern:

• the common practice in ^[2]

• practice of introduction offered at federal, regional or local level:

Internship of introduction in the centre zen of the Green Cliff

Sessions of introduction in the Kyudo organised by the dojo of Tours

and also sessions of introduction in Kyudo organised by many clubs

• the practice of the regional Leagues,

• the federal practice, offered several times a year and run by the highest grad s French or European (Easter internship, internship Green Cliff),

• the international practice, organised jointly with EKF, offered every year in a country of Europe, conducted by the Japanese masters of the ANKF, with passages of ranks. The last was held in Frankfurt.

• practice and international tournament of Miyakonojo, organised by ANKF every three or four years in Japan, on island of Kyushu, where meet during week the European, American and Japanese church-goers,

• practice and tournament organised by IKYF.

• European tournament organised every other year and opened to all church-goers laid off having at least the 1st dan,

• demonstrations as part of cultural or sports events intended to introduce the Kyudo in France: Embassy of Japan, demonstrations (AKVM, Tournan, Jarville etc).