Looking forward W.T.A.F. 2008

Hi Mr Won,

Is there a tentative date for the festival? Or it is already said somewhere?

Please let me know.

Thanks

Fox

Hello again Mr. Won!

I have been watching the WTAF 2007 videos on youtube.com and found myself wishing I had been there! I'll go to your blog after I write this letter.

As far as 2008, I don't think I'll make it this year as I am finishing my master's Degree this spring (spring 2008) and will be too busy, but by 2009 I should have much more free time! and would really love to attend then. 2009 seems like a long time from now, but I know the time will go by very quickly!

Thanks for your work in advertising the WTAF!

Jason DuLac

Hello Mr. Won,
We have a special part in the our new site about Traditional Turkish Archery:

http://www.turkisharchery.info/?p=wtaf

Wish to meet in Busan

Metin Ates wrote:

Hello Mr. Won,
We have a special part in the our new site about Traditional Turkish Archery:

http://www.turkisharchery.info/?p=wtaf

Wish to meet in Busan

And excellent, indeed! :D

With many thanks to Mr. Won for the invitation and all his efforts for the Hellenic Team in 2008 WTAF!

Yasu, Aristotle! I look forward to seeing you again.


Thomas

Thomas Duvernay wrote:

Yasu, Aristotle! I look forward to seeing you again.


Thomas

Yasu dearest Thomas!
I look to!
I'll be not in Busan (we decide to send two younger members of our Team in order to enjoy this marvelous experience) but I hope to grasp another opportunity to meet Archers-Friends like you! :D

Aristotle wrote:

I'll be not in Busan (we decide to send two younger members of our Team ...

Aristotle, what are they name? I wish to meet them in Busan.

Metin Ates wrote:

Aristotle, what are they name? I wish to meet them in Busan.

Hi dear Metin!
Athanasios and Ioannis. Two young men of the best traditional archers we have in our 34 Members group. :D

Aristotles, I met these two guys in Today and taken your greetings. Thank you!

Here is the pictures of First day in Pusan:
http://picasaweb.google.com.tr/okculuk/KoreII

Wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing.

By the way, anybody could ask for me what's the price for the Korean whistling arrows, please?

Dear Metin Ates!
Thank you for your message as well for your nicest and very informative pictures. It's so gentle to inform me after such a distance between impressive Busan and Athens.
I admire your excellent Ottoman traditional Kaftan! Such a beautiful item!
I wish you the best as I wish to every participant to gain the best possible knowledge about our great love: the Traditional Archery! :D

Here is the 2nd party of the pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com.tr/okculuk/KoreIII

and The Turkish Demonstration from Bede's camera:
http://picasaweb.google.com.tr/okculuk/ ... amfromBede

thanks Bede, and thanks Aristotle for your complimentary...

Jos?Dom: I asked for that arrows but that was not for sale! These are only for demonstration and has no price. But I'll inquiry that for you and all in tomorrow.

All the best,

Great pictures, it's the closest thing to be there. I really enjoyed the kazuya-koshiya samurai performance.

Oops, I thought the Korean arrows were offered for sale. It'd be interesting if you find out something else about them.

Thanks!

Thank you very much Metin ! Great picture. I feel like a participant. I see mi turkish friends (i met him in Hungaria) and mi friends from Czechia . Super picture Bedes presentation vith micra tool.

Really great to have these pictures almost in real-time! Look forward to seeing some clips as well, whoever has filmed some!

Nice pictures! However, my name is "Thomas" (Alan is my middle name)...

I will get my pictures up in the not-too-distant future, but I have quite a few I need to wade through (689), as my four university students kept taking off with my camera and taking pictures of most everything.


T

Aristotle,

It was great meeting Athanasios and Ioannis! I felt like they were two brothers I had not seen in a long time; maybe you can come again next time? I have many pictures of them I will send to you.


T

Hi dear Thomas!
Thank you!
Really, I shall try to participate next WTAF and I'm very happy enjoying wonderful pictures taken by Metin Ates!
I enjoy your feelings about Athanasios and John! John was a very active "olympic" archer who found his own positive way in Traditional Archery.
We all fell brothers with you and all WTAF participants as all we consist a great Traditional Archery's family, thanks to the efforts of all you!

Nice to see growing WTAF! :D

Jos?Dom wrote:

Oops, I thought the Korean arrows were offered for sale. It'd be interesting if you find out something else about them.

Thanks!

Today, I asked for you and all. The prices about 100.000 Korean Won that about 82 USD. It seems high price but logical beause of very hard working.

Also I learned Korean arrow site, you can see.
http://www.arrow.or.kr/eng/


regards,

...and pictures of the day from my camera:

http://picasaweb.google.com.tr/okculuk/KoreIV

Today is end of the competitions. Tomorrow is the "seminar day"

Dear Metin Ates, thank you for posting pictures!
This is a great information ! :D

Beautiful pictures!

Thank you for sharing!

Hi Metin
"living target" says good work. And whats about your head protector?? :lol:

Yes, Metin i am too curiouse ? :lol:

:D yes, it has pierced by Michael. It was nice shot and nice arrow.
Actually it made from steel IKEA bowl and looks like strong. Sshhh, it's archery secret.

Any picture from this famous shot ? :P

http://nasralnahrob.rajce.idnes.cz/Kore ... 08_115.JPG
http://nasralnahrob.rajce.idnes.cz/Kore ... 08_114.JPG

and my photos from WTAF
http://nasralnahrob.rajce.idnes.cz/Korea_08_WTAF/#album

Thatś what i mean. Thank you Misa.

Oh! Thanks Michael!

On the other hand I've been uploaded last pictures:

Seminar photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/okculuk/KoreV

and Social Event:
http://picasaweb.google.com/okculuk/KoreVI

Wow!

Much thank for all who post great picture! :D
It really is nice to see, makes me want really go now!

I wonder, is there way to contact those who represented Japan?
Seem to me, they do not come on this forum as I am only one from here.

Maybe I will be able to attend next year, we shall see.

I would have posted my pics here earlier, but I couldn't get on until now.

http://www.koreanarchery.org/2008WTAF/

YO Thomas!

Great pics! I finished my Master's degree I'm looking for something to do with all my new free time and subsiquent pay raise. So where's the WTAF being held in 2009...?

Jason

Dear all,
Here is some academic seminar presentations:

http://www.turkisharchery.info/?p=!wtafpresentations

Metin Ates, thank you for sharing the academic presentations. That's great!