Kyudo is the traditional art of Japanese archery.

Although it has evolved over the centuries,

it remains one of the purest forms practiced today.

Kyudo is a means of physical challenge and

character development through breathing, relaxation,

concentration and etiquette. 

Through its practice we may learn how to reconcile

the conflicts in our lives.

THE RAIKI SHAGI

The shooting, with the round of moving forward or backward can never be without courtesy and propriety Rei).

After having acquired the right inner intention and correctness in the outer appearance,

the bow and arrow  can be handled resolutely.

To shoot in this way is to perform the shooting with success, and through this shooting virtue will be evident.

Kyudo is the way of perfect virtue. In the shooting, one must search for rightness in oneself.

With the rightness of self, shooting can be realized.

At the time when shooting fails, there should be no resentment towards those who win.

On the contrary, this is an occasion to search for oneself.*

* Kyudo Manual, Vol. I, p. ix