VKA 2nd Victorian State Taikai 2025

Name: VKA 2nd Victorian State Taikai 2025
Start: 2025-08-30T09:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-08-30T09:30:00+10:00
Location: Monash University - Caulfield Campus

About

As part of VKA's aim to bring in annual series of events, we're excited to announce the 2nd Victorian State Taikai event for 2025 - with a very special guest!

Bow-making demonstration & Takeyumi Q&A

The VKA is very excited to announce that Mr Munehiro Shibata (柴田宗博), a yumishi (bowmaker) from Kyoto, has accepted our invitation to come down for a bow-making demonstration and a Q&A session to answer any questions you have about takeyumi. He will be bringing down a range of takeyumi and will be available during the Taikai. A separate form will be sent by email for any questions you may have and what type of yumi (eg. size and strength) that you would like to see, so that we can pre-collect for Shibata-san to prepare for

For more information and a bit about our guest, check out his interview here: https://suigenkyo.com/en/articles-kyoto-bow-interview/

Note that a professional interpreter will be present for the demonstration and Q&A session.

eligibility

Must be a current financial AKA member (or equivalent recognised Kyudo body) with at least 6 months of Kyudo experience.

Date

Saturday 30 August 2025 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM (UTC+10)

Cost

Participants: $50
If you are not currently eligible to participate but would like to help out as a volunteer only, the event is free - please select the volunteer ticket

registration deadline

Wednesday, 20 August 2025 at 12pm

Taikai Format

Kyogi Type: Kinteki Kyogi (28m, 36cm diameter Kasumi-mato)

Kyogi Category: Individual, Team (3 archers per team)

Regulations: The Taikai will be held based on the ANKF Kyudo Kyogi Rules and Regulations. The information will be provided to participants along with the Taikai Guideline and Handbook upon the close of registration.

Format: Note that the following format is an indicative format. Depending on the number of registrations, the format may change.

Individual

Kyogi-no-maai (competition timing), Zasha
Preliminaries: 12 arrows per archer (ie. 3x rounds of 4 arrows). Highest scores, with each hit in the mato counting as one (1) point, advance to the finals.
Finals: 4 arrows per archer (1x round).
Tiebreaker: Izume method for 1st place, and rankings for 2nd and 3rd will be determined by the Enkin method.

Team

Kyogi-no-maai (competition timing), Zasha
Time limit for each team is 7 minutes 30 seconds.
Elimination tournament - the teams go head-to-head in a random draw.
Preliminaries: 12 arrows per team at 4 arrows per archer (1x round). Each hit in the mato counting as one (1) point, the team with more points than their opposing team advance to the finals.
Finals: 12 arrows per team at 4 arrows per archer (1x round).
Tiebreaker: Ippon-kyosha (1 arrow per archer, 3 arrows per team).
Note: Due to time constraints, there is a participation limit of 4 teams - one team per club. Team selection will be decided by each club at their discretion. If you would like to be considered for the Team category, please note your interest as part of the Taikai registration. This information will be made available to each club committee for their consideration. In the event where a full team of 3 could not be formed, the VKA will assist in forming cross-club team(s). You will be notified whether you are in a team or not in the days following the close of registration.

Other Notes

No catering will be available during the event. The venue is located near a number of restaurants to source your own meals during lunch break.

Please be aware that the space may be tight. The venue, while achieves 28m shooting distance at shai, does not have room for much else (ie. another tachi would not be able to wait at honza). However, the venue is wide enough to allow for equipment and personal items. We ask participants to bring only what's required to the event to save space. Thank you for your understanding.