What Does Kyudo Cost?
What Does Kyudo Cost?
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There are plenty of opportunities to spend money on kyudo, but the Iowa group strives to keep entry costs as low as possible for beginners. Club equipment is available for those who are new to the art. Once you decide kyudo is something you wish to pursue in earnest, we'll encourage you to start investing in your own equipment to make space for new members.
NW Recreation Center
NW Recreation Center
Each session is typically six classes.
Beginners: $34 per session for Cedar Rapids residents, $41 for non-residents
Returning: $40 per session for Cedar Rapids residents, $47 for non-residents
American Kyudo Renmei Membership: $100 annually. Required to shoot full distance.
Private Outdoor Range
Private Outdoor Range
Beginners: $100 to complete a beginner cohort. This covers as many classes as it takes to complete the beginner's rubric. Count on at least two months. No upper limit on classes. Equipment provided.
American Kyudo Renmei (AKR) Membership: $100 annually. Required to shoot full distance.
Returning: $10 monthly to rent club equipment.
Current AKR members with their own equipment: No charge.
Typical Equipment Costs
Typical Equipment Costs
We don't recommend you purchase equipment until you're sure kyudo is for you. Everything needs to be purchased and shipped from Japan, which is costly. Once you are ready, we recommend buying equipment in the following sequence (not necessarily all at once).
Typical cost without shipping:
Uniform Set ($100) - The full uniform includes uwagi (top), hakama (pants), obi (belt), tabi (socks), and muneate (chest protector for women).
Arrows + Case ($160+) - We encourage you to select inexpensive arrows for your first set. They will get beat up.
Custom Glove ($260+) - Please ask us to help you with measurements and glove selection.
Yumi ($400+) - We've had the most success with carbon fiber bows. Fiberglass bows are less expensive, but also less durable. Do not purchase a bamboo yumi until you've had many years of experience.
American Kyudo Renmei Membership
Membership with the AKR is required to shoot full distance. The cost is $100 annually. The benefits of membership include:
Liability insurance, which is most of the cost.
Access to AKR events, including annual seminars and shooting competitions.
Access to USA Archery (western archery) resources and events
Rank Examinations (Optional)
Taking shinsa (rank exams) will push your kyudo to greatest heights possible. There are annual seminars in North America which provide several days of instruction from kyudo masters, and an opportunity to test at the end of the week. The initial ranks (shodan, and nidan - first and second rank) may be conducted at your home dojo, but getting sandan (third rank) and higher requires attending chuo shinsa, which obligates travel. Obtaining the higher ranks is difficult - the pass rate for godan (fifth rank) is often less than 10%:
Shodan and nidan may be conducted via video shinsa. Travel is not required. Costs are approximately $50 - $70 depending on whether you pass.
Sandan and higher requires travel. Annual seminars are hosted by member states on a rotating basis. In recent years, we've travelled to Minnesota, Vancouver, San Francisco, and South Carolina. There are periodically seminars + shinsa hosted in Japan geared towards foreigners. Between the cost of the seminars, testing, and travel, it is a large, but rewarding investment.
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