About Us
History
In 2008, Mr. Korsakul Punyavardhana meets Mr. Masatake Yamaguchi, a Japanese gentlemen and Go-dan (五段) kyudoka who becomes his Kyudo Master, at Horseshoe Point Country Club in Pattaya. He studies under Mr. Masatake Yamaguchi for a year where he meets fellow kyudoka, Mr. Isao Katsushika (Yo-dan/四段) and Mr. Paolo Moscatelli (San-dan/参段/三) before he founds Siam Kyudo Society group in Bangkok in 2010.
At the beginning Korsakul practice alone and thinking of creating a facebook group in order to gather all kyudo practitioners in Thailand.
That works very well with Paolo Moscatelli, who just moved from Los Angeles where his sensei, Rick Beal, head coach at Nanka Kyudo Kai, points him to Siam Kyudo Society page.
Korsakul and Paolo are later joined by Isao Katsushika.
Siam Kyudo Society name was changed to Siam Kyudo Kai in 2013 and it keeps practicing since then. Through the last few years, many people have been joining Siam Kyudo Kai and practiced together with us.
We have been blessed by many senpai and sensei who joined the group, We share own knowledge and our door is always open for beginners and all kyudoka.
Since its establishment, the organization has operated as a non-profit community promoting Kyudo in Thailand through the contributions of its members.
Now a recognized member of the International Kyudo Federation (IKYF)
(https://www.ikyf.org/member/thailand.html
the organization has been renamed Thailand Kyudo Kai to represent the country internationally.