Kyudokan Ireland follows the teaching of Minoru Higa Sensei, Kancho of Kyudokan Okinawa and falls under the group led in Europe by Patrick Rault Sensei, official representative of Kyudokan in France.

My first encounter with Shorin-Ryu was in 2014 during a year long stay in my native France. It happened through Denis Agussol Sensei of Kyudokan Nimes who was at the time teaching weekly classes in the small village I was living in. It is that year that I met Sensei Rault for the first time. Since then, I spent 2 weeks training with him in Okinawa and have attended seminars in France and in London. We were very fortunate in 2019 to be able to host our first seminar with Sensei Rault in Killorglin, Ireland. Hopefully we will be able to resume our annual seminar post COVID.

In a similar way, other groups have formed under Patrick Sensei’s guidance throughout Europe. Here is a list of the various Kyudokan groups from the “Cercle Patrick Rault” in Europe. Many of these groups organise seminars each year which are a great opportunity to train with the rest of the Kyudokan Family

France

Kyudokan Perpignan (JCC) 

Mr Patrick Rault Sensei 
Email: francekyudokan@gmail.com

Kyudokan Perpignan (Stade Brutus) 

Mr Franck Doppler Battesti Sensei 
Email: franckjules@live.fr

Kyudokan Sorède 

Mr Patrick Rault sensei 
Email: francekyudokan@gmail.com

Kyudokan Nimes 

Mr. Frédéric Lion sensei 
Email: kyudokan-nimes@hotmail.fr

Kyudokan La Calmette

Mr. Frédéric Lion sensei 
Email: kyudokan-nimes@hotmail.fr

Kyudokan Pilat

Mr. Jean-Philippe Geoffray Sensei 
Email: jp.geoffray@gmail.com

Kyudokan Toulouse (Chalets) 

Mr Julien G Bailleux Sensei
Email: Kyudokan31@gmail.com

Kyudokan Toulouse (Minimes)

Mr Julien G Bailleux Sensei 
Email: Kyudokan31@gmail.com

Kyudokan Toulouse(Gironis)

Mr Julien G Bailleux Sensei 
Email: Kyudokan31@gmail.com

Kyudokan Mayotte 2 

Mr Arnaud Nolibois Sensei 
Email: lechinoi@hotmail.com

Kyudokan Tours

Mr Lilian Forget Sensei 
Email: kyudokan37@gmail.com

Kyudokan Martigues 

Mr Alain Serville sensei 
Email: serville.alain@orange.fr

United Kingdom

Kyudokan UK London 1 : 

Mr Dewi John Sensei 
Email: dewi_john@hotmail.com

Kyudokan UK London 2: 

Mr Warren De Reuck Sensei : 
Email: warrendereuck@yahoo.co.uk

Italy

Kyudokan Italy (Turin) 

Mr Marco Valerio Sensei 
Email: imperium@libero.it

Spain

Kyudokan Spain (Mijas)

Mr Rodolfo Martini Sensei 
Email: rodolfomartini@hotmail.com

Kyudokan Spain (Fuengirola ) 

Mr Saúl Fernández Sensei 
Email: kyudokanmalaga@gmail.com

Kyudokan Spain (Vitoria):

Mr Iñigo Sard Sensei 
Email: inigo.sard@gmail.com

Ireland

Kyudokan Kerry

Mr Marc Dourieu Sensei
Email: kyudokankerry@gmail.com