Our next beginners intake has been decided for both practices:

• Prestwick Academy: Sunday 23rd September 2018
• St Kentigern’s Academy: Wednesday 19th September 2018

All enquiring beginners are required to observe a Kyudo practice in Prestwick or our upcoming Kyudo demonstration at Cowden Japanese Summer Festival on Saturday 1st September or Sunday 2nd September before joining our beginners Kyudo sessions. Please email the Secretary to arrange a time to visit one of the practices on our practice calendar.

As a reminder, while we do offer Kyudo practice sessions at Blackburn, these are for makiwara-training only and are not a substitute for regular practice at Prestwick Academy.

It is expected that all members of the West of Scotland Kyudo Society attend practices at Prestwick at least once per month as these practices are meant to complement each other.

Thank you to all who have come to observe a Kyudo practice with the West of Scotland Kyudo Society. Beginners intake for January 2018 is now closed.

We welcome observers at our Prestwick practices throughout the year through prior arrangement. All beginners must have been to observe a practice in Prestwick before joining our beginners Kyudo sessions.

Our next beginners intake will be in September 2018.

While we do offer Kyudo practice sessions at Blackburn, these are for makiwara-training only and are not a substitute for regular practice at Prestwick Academy. It is expected that all members of the West of Scotland Kyudo Society attend practices at Prestwick at least once per month as these practices are meant to complement each other.

Happy New Year
あけましておめでとうございます！Happy New Year from the West of Scotland Kyudo Society.

Club activities and news
The club has been busy and active having attended the Northern UKKA Kyudo Seminar and Taikai in Newcastle in November 2017, with one of our members having placed 1st place in the 3rd dan and above category and 2nd place overall. Congratulations!

Our end of the year practice (Noshakai) in December 2017 was well attended with fun, games and enjoyable practice had by all. We look forward to bringing in the new year in 2018.

Kyudo – beginners intake – January 2018
Our final deadline for taking in new beginners will be 14th January 2018 – this is also our last and only date to observe before starting in January 2018. All new beginners must have come to observe a practice in Prestwick by prior arrangement before starting learning Kyudo with the Society. Our next beginners intake will be in September 2018.

Thank you to all who have contacted the West of Scotland Kyudo Society with an interest in learning Kyudo. We have started our new beginners on Sunday 10th September 2017 and unfortunately are not accepting new beginners at this time.

We will start accepting new beginners interested in learning Kyudo from January 2018. To be notified of when we will start beginners intake, please request to be put on our mailing list by emailing westofscotlandkyudo@gmail.com

Before commiting to learning Kyudo, we strongly advise first observing a Kyudo practice in Prestwick. We welcome observers at Prestwick practices all year round through prior arrangement by email. Please be advised that our practices in Edinburgh are not standalone practices and are meant to complement our full distance dojo practice in Prestwick.

The practices in Edinburgh are currently for makiwara (straw target, close shooting range) training only. It is expected that regular members make a commitment to attend and practise in Prestwick with matomae (Kyudo training with targets at full distance of 28 metres) at least once per month.

For further instruction and grading opportunities, travel outside of Scotland will be required. For more information or further enquiries, please contact the Secretary by email.

Four members from the West of Scotland Kyudo Society attended the International Kyudo Federation European seminar and shinsa (examination) in Telford, UK this July. WSKS is happy to announce that three members were successfully passed their shinsa, with one new 2nd dan, one 3rd dan and one 4th dan. Congratulations!

Members received intensive instruction from highly graded Sensei from Japan and had the opportunity to meet with attendees who have travelled from as far as Taiwan and the United States.

Three WSKS members also volunteered to work as staff during the course of the European Seminar. The Society is thankful to the United Kingdom Kyudo Association, the European Kyudo Federation, the IKYF and most especially to all the participants and attendees who made the event possible.

July practice break
The West of Scotland Kyudo Society will be taking a short break from practices from 10th July 2017 through 29th July 2017. Practices will resume as normal at Prestwick on Sunday 30th July 2017 with Edinburgh practice dates to be confirmed in due course. There will also be delays in replies to emails until 24th July.

Beginners – September 2017
Please note that while we will accept beginners from September 2017, those who have reached a stage of being able to shoot will be expected to make an effort to attend a Prestwick practice at least once a month. In our main dojo in Prestwick, we learn/practise taihai (formalised movements), kihon no shisei and kihon no dousa (basic postures and movements), tachi timing (shooting as a group) and progressing toward shooting matomae (shooting at a target of a distance of 28 metres). For more details, please see our page Where can I practise?

Thank you to all who have contacted the West of Scotland Kyudo Society with an interest in learning Kyudo.

Our current beginners Kyudo course is oversubscribed. We will start accepting new beginners interested in learning Kyudo from September 2017. However, before commiting to learning Kyudo, we strongly advise first observing a Kyudo practice (preferably in Prestwick). We welcome observers at practices all year round through prior arrangement by email.

Please be advised that our Edinburgh practice is currently for makiwara (straw target) training only. It is expected that regular members make a commitment to attend and practise matomae (Kyudo training with targets at full distance of 28 metres) at least once per month.

For more information please click on “Where can I practise?” at the top of the page.

It has been announced that the International Kyudo Federation (IKYF) European Seminar will be held at Telford International Centre in Telford, United Kingdom. This seminar is supervised by the United Kingdom Kyudo Association with support from the European Kyudo Federation.

The seminar will take place from 12th July to 22nd July and exam dates on certain days. For more information, please contact your country’s kyudo federation.

Happy New Year to all from everyone at the West of Scotland Kyudo Society.

Our group has had quite the busy year having recently completed our Beginners Kyudo Course in Edinburgh at the end of November, our end of the year practice and now having recently started our practices for the new year: 2017. We would like to thank the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and a big thank you to those who have participated in our course.

We are happy to announce that we are holding makiwara practices in Edinburgh starting Wednesday 25th January 2017. Those interested in Kyudo in Edinburgh are welcome to observe a Kyudo practice by prior arrangement. Please note that while we are happy to welcome observers, we also need to ensure that our current learners are accommodated due to limited space. We may therefore request for you to observe on a future date to accommodate everyone comfortably.

Please contact us at westofscotlandkyudo@gmail.com if you are interested in observing a Kyudo practice in Edinburgh.