Jack Stewart first became interested in Kyudo in 1987 and began practicing in the Samurai or warrior style. The following year, he received his first yumi (bow) as a gift from his children. In 1989, upon learning that Kanjuro Shibata, Sensei, was teaching in Vermont, Jack started to study with Sensei in the formal court style of Heki Ryu Bisshu Chikurin Ha. In 1992, Jack assisted in the building of the Matoba Azuchi, the outdoor Kyudo target range, at Karme Choling in Barnet, VT.