Lucy Halverson started her practice of kyudo in 1990 with Susan Budge Sensei and has been a student of Kanjuro Shibata XX, Sendai since 1991. In 1994, Shibata Sendai XX made her the head instructor for the San Francisco area and she has held classes continuously since that time. Lucy has taught or assisted at over 100 retreats and intensives throughout the United States.