[Date & Time] Saturday October 29, 12:30 pm—4:30 pm
[Spots] Archery Ground of Kamakura Marshal Arts Stadium
[Visitors] 40 participants (12 from China, 7 from America, 4 from Indonesia, 3 from France, 2 each from Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and 1 each from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia, Holland, Egypt, Mexico, Paraguay, and Vietnam )
*Foreign Students: 30 (19 from Yokohama National Univ.,8 from Tokyo Inst. of Technology, 2 from Obirin Univ., and 1 from Waseda Univ.)
[Attendants] 16 KSGG members
[Language] English
Normally it takes 2 to 3 months to fit an arrow to the bowstring and draw a bow. However, I was surprised at the “ultra-high-speed instruction” by the instructors of the Kamakura City Kyudo Association, which overturned the common sense of Kyudo experienced persons. Naturally, at first, the arrow did not fly straight, got stuck in the ground, or just hit the roof over the mark. However, in the latter half of the time, some participants came to hit a target and gave a cheer. Two instructors taught the participants Kyudo in English. KSGG members were asked to interpret for the other instructors. I also participatedin the interpretation service a little. To give the highest priority on preventing accidents and injuries, we made some rules beforehand. It was great result that we could finish the event without any big accidents or injuries, though one student’s left arm became a little reddish from the string on his left hand.
