All Nippon Kyudo Federation

The All Nippon Kyudo Federation (ANKF) (Japanese: 全日本弓道連盟) (全弓連) is a public interest incorporated foundation and sports governing body that presides over the martial art of Kyūdō in Japan by organising standards seminars and events for the majority of kyudo practitioners in the country.

[2] Up until that point, there had been a ban on martial arts under Japan's by the Allied occupation forces, and the ANKF worked to get public kyudo practice restarted.

The ANKF standardised the basic etiquette and shooting technique for kyudo after the war, drawing on a number of different styles, including the Ogasawara-ryū, Heki-ryū, and Honda-ry ū.

[7] The purpose of the ANKF's founding was to "promote kyudo and foster the improvement of the physical strength of the Japanese citizenry and cultivate a spirit of sportsmanship, thereby contributing to the development of society and culture."

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