A) To serve as the main target for competitive shooting. B) To allow the archer to concentrate on refining technique due to its close proximity. C) To be used exclusively by beginners. D) To be used for long-distance shooting practice.
A) Sixty metres. B) Thirty-six centimetres. C) Twenty-eight metres. D) Seven feet.
A) Omato. B) Hoshi mato. C) Makiwara. D) Kasumi mato.
A) Thirty-six centimeters. B) Seven feet. C) Twenty-eight metres. D) 158 centimeters.
A) Practising the movements of hassetsu with a rubber practice bow. B) Practising with a full bow and arrow. C) Shooting at the mato. D) Performing kufū geiko.
A) It trains beginners in kyūdō. B) It organizes international kyūdō competitions. C) It is responsible for designing kyūdō equipment. D) It is the governing body for kyūdō in Japan and oversees kyūdō clubs and events.
A) To receive with the eyes the style and technique of an advanced archer. B) To shoot at the makiwara. C) To learn and keep in mind the details of the technique and spiritual effort. D) To repeat the technique until it is personified in one's own shooting.
A) It is the main practice area for advanced shooters. B) It is used for storing kyūdō equipment. C) It is where beginners practice with rubber bows. D) It houses a sand hillock and the targets, placed 28 metres from the dōjō floor.
A) Hoshi mato is larger than kasumi mato. B) Hoshi mato is used for ceremonies with different markings, while kasumi mato is used for competitions and examinations. C) Hoshi mato is shot from a closer distance. D) Kasumi mato is used for long-distance shooting.
A) The arrow exists in the target. B) The arrow pierces the target. C) The arrow misses the target. D) The arrow hits the target.
A) To learn the basics of handling the bow. B) To practice shooting at the makiwara. C) To receive with the eyes the style and technique of an advanced archer. D) To repeat the technique until it is perfected.
A) An outdoor area with no fixed structures. B) A small, enclosed space with no windows. C) A circular area with no designated target positions. D) An entrance, a large dōjō area with a wooden floor and high ceiling, a position for practice targets, and a large open wall with sliding doors.
A) To refine technique with a rubber practice bow. B) To perform ceremonial shooting. C) To practice shooting at the mato. D) To learn handling of the bow and performing hassetsu until full draw.
A) To organize international kyūdō competitions. B) To design kyūdō equipment. C) To harmonize practice and ceremonial shooting by forming a general style from the best elements of each school. D) To train beginners in kyūdō.
A) They provide ventilation for the dōjō. B) When opened, they overlook an open grassy area and a separate building, the matoba. C) They are used for ceremonial purposes. D) They are used to store kyūdō equipment.
A) To repeat the technique through which it is personified in one's own shooting. B) To practice shooting at the makiwara. C) To learn the basics of handling the bow. D) To receive with the eyes the style and technique of an advanced archer.
A) Sixty metres. B) Seven feet. C) Twenty-eight metres. D) Thirty-six centimetres.
A) To train beginners in kyūdō. B) To document the standard form of kyūdō practice established by the ANKF. C) To provide a history of kyūdō. D) To design kyūdō equipment.
A) Twenty-eight metres. B) Thirty-six centimetres. C) One hundred and fifty-eight centimetres. D) Seven feet.
A) It serves as the main target for competitive shooting. B) It is used exclusively by beginners. C) It is used for long-distance shooting practice. D) It allows the archer to concentrate on refining technique rather than on the arrow's arc.
A) seisha hicchū (正射必中), 'true shooting, certain hitting' B) shin-zen-bi (真善美), 'truth-goodness-beauty' C) seisha seichū (正射正中), 'correct shooting is correct hitting' D) nobiai (伸合い), 'expansion'
A) shin-zen-bi (真善美), 'truth-goodness-beauty' B) seisha hicchū (正射必中), 'true shooting, certain hitting' C) nobiai (伸合い), 'expansion' D) munen musō (無念無想), 'no thoughts, no illusions'
A) seisha hicchū (正射必中), 'true shooting, certain hitting' B) nobiai (伸合い), 'expansion' C) shin-zen-bi (真善美), 'truth-goodness-beauty' D) munen musō (無念無想), 'no thoughts, no illusions'
A) Taira Shinken B) Kanjuro Shibata XX C) Eugen Herrigel D) Miyamoto Musashi
A) military training B) religious ceremonies C) competitive sports D) physical education
A) Tokugawa era B) Edo period C) Meiji era D) Heian period
A) Honda-ryū B) Tōshiya C) Yamato-ryū D) Kyūjutsu
A) 200 meters B) 133 meters C) 60 meters D) 100 meters
A) Ogasawara B) Heki C) Morikawa Kōzan D) Honda Toshizane
A) 1912 B) 1868 C) 1895 D) 1923
A) Heki B) Morikawa Kōzan C) Honda Toshizane D) Ogasawara
A) 1895 B) 1923 C) 1933 D) 1919
A) 1912 B) 1953 C) 1945 D) 1923
A) Samurai B) Yumihiki C) Kyūjutsu D) Yumi
A) Yari B) Yumi C) Kasagake D) Tanegashima
A) Asymmetrical B) Circular C) Straight D) Symmetrical
A) 12th century B) 16th century C) 15th century D) 17th century
A) Ogasawara Nagakiyo B) Minamoto no Yoritomo C) Heki Danjō Masatsugu D) Henmi Kiyomitsu
A) Kasagake B) Hi, kan, chū C) Inuoumono D) Yabusame
A) Henmi Kiyomitsu B) Ogasawara Nagakiyo C) Minamoto no Yoritomo D) Heki Danjō Masatsugu
A) Tanegashima B) Kasagake C) Yumi D) Yari
A) Turkey or swan feathers B) Duck or goose feathers C) Eagle or hawk feathers D) Peacock or ostrich feathers
A) Yotsugake (four-finger glove) B) Ippongake (one-finger glove) C) Mitsugake (three-finger glove) D) Morogake (five-finger glove)
A) Tsurumaki B) Yazutsu C) Yebira D) Yugake
A) Yajiri B) Yazutsu C) Yagara D) Hane
A) Giriko B) Fudeko C) Tsurumaki D) Yajiri
A) Cylindrical B) Rectangular C) Spherical D) Flat yoyo-shaped
A) Ippongake (one-finger glove) B) Mitsugake (three-finger glove) C) Yotsugake (four-finger glove) D) Morogake (five-finger glove)
A) Both arrows spin clockwise B) Haya spins clockwise, otoya spins counter-clockwise C) Arrows do not spin D) Both arrows spin counter-clockwise
A) Plastic B) Woven bamboo C) Steel D) Rubber
A) Yugake B) Shitagake C) Oshidegake D) Ippongake
A) More than the archer's height B) Less than a quarter of the archer's height C) About half the archer's height D) Equal to the archer's height
A) Shitagake B) Yugake C) Muneate D) Tsurumaki
A) Yagara B) Yajiri C) Hane D) Yazuka
A) Yagara B) Yazutsu C) Yajiri D) Hane
A) Archer's height minus 6–10 cm B) Archer's yatsuka minus 6–10 cm C) Archer's height plus 6–10 cm D) Archer's yatsuka plus 6–10 cm
A) Yugake B) Ippongake C) Oshidegake D) Shitagake
A) Tsurumaki B) Yazutsu C) Yugake D) Yebira
A) Both hands B) The left hand C) The right hand D) Neither hand
A) Ashibumi B) Hikiwake C) Zanshin D) Yugaeri
A) Torikake B) Uchiokoshi C) Hanare D) Monomi
A) Zanshin B) Daisan C) Ashibumi D) Hanare
A) Kyū and dan levels B) Dan test frequency C) Menkyo (license) system D) Colored belts
A) 1-dan B) 1-kyū C) Mushitei (unspecified) D) 3rd kyū
A) Maru (circle) B) Kyū C) Batsu (X) D) Dan
A) Shai B) Honza C) Mato D) Kiza
A) One step B) Five steps C) Two steps D) Three steps
A) Kiza B) Shai C) Mato D) Honza
A) Eight B) Two C) Six D) Four
A) Kyū B) Dan C) Batsu (X) D) Maru (circle)
A) Mato B) Shai C) Honza D) Kiza
A) Shooting procedure B) Kneeling procedure C) Entering procedure D) Scoring procedure
A) Judo B) Bukatsu C) Kendo D) Karate
A) Heki-ryū B) Yabusame C) Takeda-ryū D) Honda-ryū
A) Takeda-ryū B) Ogasawara-ryū C) Kishū Chikurin-ha D) Heki-ryū Chikurin-ha
A) Ogasawara-ryū B) Heki-ryū Sekka-ha C) Yamato-ryū D) Honda-ryū
A) Heki-ryū B) Yamato-ryū C) Ogasawara-ryū D) Takeda-ryū
A) Heki-ryū Sekka-ha B) Heki-ryū Dōsetsu-ha C) Kishū Chikurin-ha D) Heki-ryū Chikurin-ha
A) Yamato-ryū B) Ogasawara-ryū C) Takeda-ryū D) Honda-ryū
A) Takeda-ryū B) Dai Nippon Butoku Kai C) Honda-ryū D) Ogasawara-ryū
A) 1920 B) 1910 C) 1900 D) 1898
A) New York B) Washington State C) Los Angeles D) San Francisco
A) Dai Nippon Butoku Kai B) The Los Angeles Kai C) Hawaii Kyūdō Kai D) Rafu Kyūdō Kai
A) Rinzai Zen B) Hawaii Kyūdō Kai C) Daihonzan Chozen-ji D) Karmê Chöling
A) Suhara Osho B) Koen Mishima C) Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche D) Kiomaru Mishima
A) 2000 B) 1998 C) 2006 D) 1980
A) European Kyudo Federation B) American Kyudo Renmei C) Dai Nippon Butoku Kai D) International Kyudo Federation (IKYF)
A) 25 B) 10 C) 17 D) 30
A) 50 B) 30 C) 48 D) 25
A) American Kyudo Renmei B) International Kyudo Federation C) European Kyudo Federation D) Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
A) International Kyudo Federation B) American Kyudo Renmei C) European Kyudo Federation D) Honda-ryū Seikyūkai
A) International Kyudo Federation B) European Kyudo Federation C) American Kyudo Renmei D) Dai Nippon Kyudo Kai
A) Vermont B) Serbia C) Italy D) United States
A) Takeda-ryū B) Honda-ryū C) Heki-ryū D) Sports yabusame
A) Yamato-ryū B) Honda-ryū C) Takeda-ryū D) Ogasawara-ryū
A) John Stevens B) Feliks Hoff C) Eugen Herrigel D) Dan DeProspero
A) 978-84-941125-5-3 B) 1-57062-852-1 C) 978-88-272-2148-8 D) 4-7700-1734-0
A) 2020 B) 2002 C) 1993 D) 2011
A) Lo zen, l'arco, la freccia B) Zen in the Art of Archery C) La Esencia del Kyudo D) Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
A) 978-88-272-2148-8 B) 978-3-938921-75-3 C) 1-57062-852-1 D) 978-84-941125-5-3 |