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Born in Kyoto, Japan, 1921, Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XX, Sensei is twentieth in a line of master bowmakers and Kyudo teacher of the Heki Ryu Bishu Chikurin-ha tradition.

Shibata served as the Bowmaker to the Emperor of Japan from 1959 to 1994.

In Japan, Shibata became concerned that his students were too fixated on merely hitting the target, and were treating Kyudo as a sport rather than a meditative art. He felt they were becoming too competitive.

In 1980, Shibata accepted an invitation from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to come to the United States and teach kyudo, and founded the Ryuko Kyudojo ("archery practice hall") in Boulder, Colorado (see http://www.zenko.org ).

Shibata stressed to his students that hitting the target does not matter, and that the ultimate goal of Kyudo is to "polish the mind" and gain greater dignity. Shibata found that his American students were willing to accept his Kyudo philosophy and were open to studying Kyudo not to become marksmen, but to make themselves better people.

Since 1980, Shibata has founded over 25 other kyudojos in the United States, Canada and Europe.

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 Shibata served as the Bowmaker to the [[Emperor of Japan]] from 1959 to 1994.
+In Japan, Shibata became concerned that his students were too fixated on merely hitting the target, and were treating Kyudo as a sport rather than a meditative art.  He felt they were becoming too competitive.
-In 1980, Shibata accepted an invitation from [[Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche]] to come to the United States and teach kyudo, and founded the Ryuko Kyudojo ("archery practice hall") in [[Boulder, Colorado]] (see http://www.zenko.org ).  Since 1980, Shibata has founded over 25 other kyudojos in the United States, Canada and Europe.
+In 1980, Shibata accepted an invitation from [[Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche]] to come to the United States and teach kyudo, and founded the Ryuko Kyudojo ("archery practice hall") in [[Boulder, Colorado]] (see http://www.zenko.org ).
+Shibata stressed to his students that hitting the target does not matter, and that the ultimate goal of Kyudo is to "polish the mind" and gain greater dignity.  Shibata found that his American students were willing to accept his Kyudo philosophy and were open to studying Kyudo not to become marksmen, but to make themselves better people.
+Since 1980, Shibata has founded over 25 other kyudojos in the United States, Canada and Europe.