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The ASKA editorial office is currently preparing the photographs and videos taken during the event. The photos will be made available for download on the website. The videos will be used to produce a DVD, whose availability will be announced on the website and by e-mail to all those on the mailing list. Any fellow kyudoka and associations wishing to be kept up to date on these and other initiatives should send an e-mail to the address direzione@kyudoantico.org.

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September 1st, 2006

News from Association for the Study of Traditional Kyudo

9th EUROPEAN KYUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS
(EKF TAIKAI)

The 9th European KYUDO Championships (EKF Taikai) were recently held in Cornaredo (Milan, Italy).

Kyudokas during team competition

The event was organised by the ASKA (Association for the Study of Traditional Kyudo) of Milan, under the aegis of the Municipality of Cornaredo, and sponsored by ChiaraNet srl and Milano Sport, the organisation that offers Kyudo courses at the Lido di Milano Sports Centre. There were a total of thirty competitors from seven European countries (Austria, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy) grouped into ten teams. At stake were the two European Kyudo Federation Cups for the individual and team events, as well as two additional trophies for the winners of the team and individual events, offered respectively by the Municipality of Cornaredo and Milano Sport, and a prize for the best form consisting of a magnificent bonsai tree, offered by ASKA.

The team competition took place in the afternoon of Saturday 16 September, while the individual competition was held on the following Sunday morning.

The event was opened with a welcome ceremony staged by the local authorities, including Cornaredo's mayor Mr Pompilio Crivellone, sport councillor Ms Donatella Latella, and culture councillor Ms Mariolina Scarpa.

The dojo was set up at the newly inaugurated indoor stadium of the Sandro Pertini Sports Centre in Cornaredo.

Though unable to attend, Mr Pier Gianni Prosperini, Lombardy Region councillor for sports and youth, sent a warm message of greetings and good wishes.

Liam O' Brien performing opening ceremony

The event was concluded on Sunday with the prize-giving ceremony and a concert given by the Civic Band of Cornaredo.

The panel: Liam O' Brien, Feliks Hoff, Tryggvi Sigurdsson

ORGANISATION
The championship was organised by ASKA, the Association for the Study of Traditional Kyudo, directed by Ruggero Paracchini,

Ruggero Paracchini

4th Dan, with the assistance of Stefano Ferruzzi (operations manager), Paolo Monza (communications manager), Paola Ronchetti (translator - speaker), Cristina Murra, Rossella Guizzetti, Giuseppe Sangalli and Enzo Cavallari, who handled the scoring and the logistics of the event.

ASKA staff

The event was also made possible by Walter Albini, who with the collaboration of Gabriella Caporaso, Felice Lonati, Pino Cazzaniga and Bruna Gatto handled the preparation of the dojo, and in particular the setting up of the Mato.

THE COMPETITORS
The competing teams were composed as follows:

	AUSTRIA
Franz Rendl
Martin Berghold
Peter Hammerschick

	FRANCE A
Michel Dupont
Jaïs Azoulay
Dominique Inarra

	FRANCE B
Bruno Lenroully
Nicolas Ladron
Erick Moisy

	GERMANY A
Boris Proppe
Klaus Giebel
Hans Pichlmaier

	GERMANY B
Michel Schubert
Peter Knipper
Reinhard Collotzek

	UNITED KINGDOM
Ray Dolphin
Brian Hayes
Malcolm Bagnall

	ITALY 1
Antonio Renzo
Riccardo Amendolagine
Lorenzo Brambilla

	ITALY 2
Walter Albini
Felice Lonati
Pino Cazzaniga

	SWITZERLAND
Peter Humm
Reinhard Gfeller
Reiner Mutzberg

	SWEDEN
Jan Graaf
Sara Jonasson

Reserves:
Thierry Guillemain (France), Christiane Schoniger (Germany 1), Jurgen Lupping (Germany 2), Gabriella Caporaso (Italy), Pierre Guillot (Switzerland).

THE JURY

The jury consisted of:

Tryggvi Sigurdsson
Kyoshi 6th Dan, President of the European Kyudo Federation

Liam O' Brien,
Kyoshi 7th Dan

Feliks Hoff,
Kyoshi 6th Dan

Rasvan Mares,
2th Dan, Matomae Judge

Tryggvi Sigurdsson

Liam O' Brien

Feliks Hoff

RESULTS OF THE COMPETITIONS

The winner of the team competition was FRANCE A, made up of Michel Dupont, Jaïs Azoulay and Dominique Inarra, with 24 points out of 36. The runners up were FRANCE B, with 21 points. Third place went to GERMANY B, with 19 points. The winners were awarded the European Kyudo Federation Cup and the trophy offered by the Municipality of Cornaredo. The winner of the individual event was Ray Dolphin (United Kingdom), with 5 points out of 5, who received the European Federation Cup and the trophy offered by MilanoSport, one of the sponsors of the competition. The French competitor Michel Dupont was awarded the prize for the best form, and received a magnificent bonsai tree offered by ASKA, the association which organised the championship.

Jaïs Azoulay, Dominique Inarra, Michel Dupont

winners with the jury and Cornaredo's mayor.