 The Minnesota Kyudo Renmei is dedicated to the study and practice of modern kyudo, Japanese archery. Kyudo has been founded on both martial and spiritual influences, and encourages the development of body, mind and spirit.Carly and John Born began their study of kyudo while living in Japan and have continued their study ever since. Now we strive to improve our own skills while sharing the art with those who are interested.
While kyudo is not well-known in the United States, there is a national organization and several state federations. The American Kyudo Renmei(AKR) is the parent organization to 8 state federations. In addition to the full-fledged state federations, there are several other organizations that have not yet attained federation status.
This picture demonstrates the full draw of kyudo. The archer is MNKR instructor John Born, 4th dan, at the 2009 American Kyudo Seminar in South Carolina.
Recent News
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Winter/Spring Registration is Open!
We are pleased to announce that registration for our winter/spring sessions is now open for both practice locations!Northfield practices happen on Wednesday evenings, 7-9pm at the Northfield ...
Posted Dec 16, 2011 11:54 AM by Carly Born
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Arts and Arms of the Samurai
The MNKR is pleased to be demonstrating kyudo at the national sword exhibition the "Arts and Arms of the Samurai" to be held in Bloomington, MN October 7-8th. If ...
Posted Oct 3, 2011 11:30 AM by Carly Born
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Fall Classes!
We are pleased to offer classes in two locations starting this fall! We will continue to offer classes in Northfield at the Northfield High School Gym, but we will also ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:14 PM by Carly Born
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AKR 2011 Tournament Report
The AKR 2011 tournament was completed successfully and safely the evening of August 2, 2011. We had 72 participants (the largest AKR tournament ever!) and were divided into 3 shajo ...
Posted Aug 11, 2011 1:27 PM by Carly Born
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AKR 2011 Tournament Invitation
Dear AKR board members, Renmei heads, and Dojo heads, I would like to extend this invitation to you and your dojo members to join this year's AKR 2011 Tournament ...
Posted Jun 29, 2011 6:31 AM by Carly Born
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