Beginning Kyudo Instruction: First Shot
Marion Taylor, Joyce Wu
Sat Jan 15, 01-05:00pm, MAC Court, Z Center
Sun Jan 16, 01:30-07:00pm, Rockwell cage North
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 20.00 for instruction
Kyudo, or Japanese archery, means the "way of the bow" and was considered the highest discipline of ancient Japanese samurai. Kyudo is based on standing Zen meditation used by Zen Buddhist monks as a means of cultivating self-awareness. Beginners will receive instruction in the basic form of kyudo, the Seven Coordinations or "shichi-do," and shoot at a short-range target.
SCHEDULE/LOCATIONS:
Schedule: Saturday, January 15, 1-5pm and Sunday, January 16, 1:30-7pm
Location: Sat: MAC court, Z Center. Sun: Rockwell cage North court.
Cosponsored by Byakko-kyudo.
Contact: Michelle Kern, E40-431, x8-8208, mkern@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies
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Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Hiroko Matsuyama
Tue Jan 25, 02-03:30pm, E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Room
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 for materials
Hiroko Matsuyama, an accomplished instructor of the Ohara school of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements. You will get to take the finished product with you to enjoy.
Contact: Michelle Kern, E40-431, 258-8208, mkern@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies
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Intermediate and Advanced Kyudo Practice
Marion Taylor, Joyce Wu
Sat Jan 15, 08am-12:00pm, Rockwell cage North
Sun Jan 16, 01:30-07:00pm, Rockwell cage North
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Beginning Kyudo Instruction: First Shot
Fee: 20.00 for instruction
Kyudo, or Japanese archery, means the "way of the bow" and was considered the highest discipline of ancient Japanese samurai. In addition to instruction at the short-range makiwara target, intermediate students will be able to practice shooting long-distance at 28 meters.
Co-sponsored by Byakko-kyudo.
SCHEDULE - SAT JAN 30 - 8am - noon and SUN JAN 31 9am-3pm
Both at Rockwell Cage North Court.
Contact: Michelle Kern, E40-431, x8-8208, mkern@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies
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