The European Kyudo Seminars
The European Kyudo Seminars has been held by the member nations of the European Kyudo Federation since its inception in 1980. The United Kingdom hosted the event in 1983 and in 1996 and 1997. Since the early days of this event the attendance to the seminars has increased in numbers to around 300 participants for the 14 day event from the 15 member countries.
As a part of traditional Japanese culture, the European Kyudo Seminars, acts as both an educational and cultural event. Participants not only learn the practical aspect of practice but also about the cultural background to the training.
The European Kyudo Seminars at Loughborough
Kyudo requires a designated area for practice. The distance from the shooting area to the targets is 28 meters which is traditionally performed in a customised building (kyudojo) usually in a parkland settings. For large events such as the European Kyudo Seminars, a special installation has to be arranged within a sports hall, and for this reason, Loughborough University was an obvious choice. As the leading university for sports science in the UK it has the size of facilities that are required together with the advantage of campus accommodation for participants.
The United Kingdom Kyudo Association is delighted to use the facilities at Loughborough and to host this prestigious event.
| European Kyudo
Seminars 1980 - Hamburg, Germany 1983 - London, UK 1984 - Arai/Otsu, Japan (Special Seminar) 1985 - Zaandam, Holland 1986 - Geneva, Switzerland 1987 - Hamburg, Germany 1988 - Paris, France 1989 - Pajulahti, Finland 1990 - Annecy, France 1991 - Brussels,
Belgium
1992 - Zuidlaren, Holland1993 - Paris, France 1994 - Paris, France 1995 - Martigny, Switzerland 1996 - Canterbury, UK 1997 - Canterbury, UK 1998 - Schwerin, Germany 1999 - Martigny, Switzerland 2000 - Berlin, Germany 2001 - Paris, France 2002 - Bruxelles, Belgium 2003 - Martigny, Switzerland 2004 - Den Haag, Netherlands 2005 - Den Haag, Netherlands 2006 - Bourges, France 2007 - Tokyo, Japan (Special Seminar) 2008 - Loughborough, UK |