With support from the Chinese Archery Program, we are honored to be able to hold a CAP archery event again this year in The Netherlands.
The 4th annual Chinese Archery Program Europe will be held September 12, 13, 14, 2025 at the Archery club O.B.K. Hapert, The Netherlands.
Registration:
Spaces are limited to 30. Additional registrants will be placed on a waitlist. Registration fee is €150 for the weekend. Lunch included. Participants must have their own equipment (bow, arrows, thumb ring).
The weekend will feature instruction, practice, talks, and discussions about traditional Chinese archery. All skill levels are welcome.
Program Details:
Shooting activities include technical work at the gaozhen (close-range bale for working on form), shooting from multiple distances, the Archery Ritual (a pillar of Chinese archery culture), as well as archery games. Lectures will cover a range of topics. On Saturday, there will be a video meeting with Jie Tian, Justin Ma and Jaap Koppedrayer.
Saturday evening there will be a BBQ held at O.B.K. Hapert (cost of BBQ €25, not included in registration fee).
Organizers and Speakers:
Peter Dekker: Co-founder Chinese Archery Program, Owner Mandarin Mansion Antiques, expert in Manchurian history and weapons.
Duke Bhuphaibool: Chinese Archery Program Instructor
Stefan Cociodar: Owner Baatar Archery Romania, Chinese Archery instructor, Eastern Archery Program host.
Rob Plasmans: Chinese Archery Program Alumnus, Chinese Archery Instructor The Netherlands, host Chinese Archery Program Europe,
Registration deadline is 30 June 2025. Registration is considered complete once payment and completed registration form are received.
For those who are eligible*, there will be Tian-Ma School pin exams on 11 September 2025. Exam fee is €35. Please make sure you mark on the registration form if you will be taking the exam. It is important to know beforehand who will be taking the exam so we can arrange paperwork from America, time on the range, etc...
If you are taking the exam, please bring a recent passport photo.
*Eligibility: Prior CAP participation, either in America or Europe.
For more information or to register, please email Rob Plasmans at
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Greetings,
Rob Plasmans
Chinese Archery Program Europe
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