26.11.2024

Dear members, dear archers,

I would like to start by… I want to thank all the delegates for their amazing voting. I am honored to be elected as President, especially as a woman. It is not typical for women to be on top of the board of an international association. I am honored to serve as President and I am committed to fulfilling the trust you have placed in me and to meeting your expectations. I will do my best, but I am as good as my team. Let me be clear: T.A.I. is not a one-person show. T.A.I. never has acted like this, and it never will.

Some of you may not know me, so I’d like to take a moment to tell you a bit about myself. 

My name is Corinna Franz. I have been an archer for 20 years. I founded a club in 2015 and have competed in national and international championships, as well as local tournaments. I have extensive experience with all kinds of traditional, and historical bows, and even one year with a compound bow. After winning the German Championship twice with this bow, I knew I owned it, but it would never be mine. I returned to traditional bows. 

I have experience being a board member in a German association and the last one and a half years as the sport director at the T.A.I. This voting was very special because the new T.A.I. board is distributed over different countries and continents.

I’d like to thank Eric for placing his trust in me and for becoming a great friend. He was an excellent teacher and passed his great experience on me. I’d also like to thank Paula Duarte for her contributions. She’ll be missed. She did excellent work, had a clear mind, and a wonderful laugh. I will miss her. Thank you, Paula, for your trust in me. Frank, our new Treasurer, was always there for me when I needed help.

Now, it’s time to look forward. I’d like to welcome the new Board members and those in new positions. On my side, we have:

Our Vice President, Kelvin Cheng from Hong Kong,

our Treasurer, Frank Schmitt from Germany,

our Sports Director, Eric Lindemann from Germany,

our Asia Director, Sadiq Ali from Pakistan,

our Deputy Asia Director, Parvej Joshi from India 

our Media Director, Muhammad Asif from Pakistan 

our European Director, Thorsten Puck from Germany 

and last but not least 

our Cash Auditor, Rui Resende from Portugal.

I would like to take this opportunity to say a few final words. As an international federation, we are excited to embark on this journey together. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

With kind regards

Corinna Franz
President

24.11.2024

Invitation to the ETO 2025

Dear archers, dear members
We hereby invite you to the ETO 2025 in Italy in the Parco Nazionale del Pollino. Detailed information such as accommodation, competition rounds etc. will be published on www.eto2025.it from December 1st. Preliminary information can be downloaded here -> Invitation-ETO-2025.

24.11.2024

T.A.I. has a new board

The T.A.I. Assembly of Delegates took place on November 23, 2024. In addition to the regular reports and discussions, the new Board of Directors and the Committee were elected. The Board is made up of committed members who will continue to work hard to further develop the association and implement the common goals. New anual fees were also approved. We look forward to productive cooperation and a successful future in the coming years.

Delegates Assembly 23rd November 2024

Dear Delegates of the T.A.I.,
We would like to kindly remind you that the T.A.I. Delegates Assembly will take place on 23 November 2025 at 12:00 CET. You have all been invited in due time. Please check your emails. If you have not received the link, please contact us.

On behalf of the board
Eric Lindemann
President

28.10.2024

25.08.2024

The results and a few impressions of the EHO 2024 are online

We have published some impressions and also the results of the EHO 2024 around the castle of Golub Dobrzin in Poland. for more impressions, visit Facebook.

Click -> here for the impressions.

Click -> here for the results.

T.A.I. members are officially eligible to compete in AAE tournaments

Following official confirmation by Heike Gehritz, Vice President of the AAE, Archery Association Europe (member of the NFAA, National Field Archery Association USA), all members of the T.A.I. are now officially eligible to compete in AAE tournaments. We are pleased about this development, that our members now have access to other international tournaments in addition to the annual T.A.I. championships.

Here is the official link to the AAE: www.aae-archery.com

Invitation to participate the
European Historical Open 2024

When: August 14^th – August 16^th, 2024

Where: At the castle Zamek Golubski in Golub-Dobrzyń, Poland.

Who: All worldwide members of the Traditional Archers Iinternational are eligible to participate. The bow classes  and the sport rules of the T.A.I. apply.

How many starters: 300 archers can participate.

For further information read here ->

29.12.2023

We wish all Members of T.A.I. a great start for the New Year 2024

2023 was an exciting year in many respects, be it socially, politically, economically and, of course, in terms of sport. We look forward to a new year and wish all our members a healthy and successful start to 2024.

On behalf of the Executive Board
Eric Lindemann
President

29.12.2023

Malfunction of our contact form

Dear members of the T.A.I. Unfortunately, there have been problems with our contact form for some time, which we only became aware of after some time. The error has now been fixed. The contact form can now be used again to its full extent.

On behalf of the board
Eric Lindemann
President

03.09.2023

Dear members, dear archers.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank all participants and accompanying persons. We were very honored that so many participants from so many countries followed the invitation by our member association TBVD Germany. Many thanks for this. I experienced the ETO as a success for traditional archery and also got to know many very nice people personally. Pictures of the ETO 2023 can be viewed and downloaded at the homepage of the -> Rhön archers.

I have now taken a little time and reflected in detail on the ETO 2023. So of course we have determined that there is room for improvement at the next event. We have received a lot of praise and also many suggestions, we will take these to heart. The praise also is of course due to the TBVD but also the Rhön archers.

The board of the T.A.I., namely Sadiq Ali (Director Asia), Corinna Franz (Sport Director) Paula Duarte (Vice President) as well as I, will continue to be personally available for everyone directly. So feel free to contact us.
I hope we will be able to provide a successful and eventful time also next year at EHO 2024 in Poland.

On behalf of the board
Eric Lindemann
President

25.07.2023

The Program to the ETO 2023 is published.

You will find detailed information about registration, bow control and the ETO 2023 campus including ranges here –> to the program

10.07.2023

The ETO 2023 Fan Shop is closed

Dear participants of the ETO 2023,
as already announced, the ETO 2023 Fan Shop is closed as of today July 10, 2023. Now we will go into production. We would like to thank you already now for the abundant orders. The shirts will be distributed at the ETO very close to the registration to those who ordered a shirt.

See you at the ETO 2023 at the Castle Fasanerie in Eichenzell.

24.06.2023

The Board of Directors mourns the death of Filipe Campaniço

Dear members of the T.A.I.,
I have received the sad news that our board member Filipe Campaniço passed away this morning, Saturday June 24, 2023 after a serious illness. Filipe was our treasurer. He was also a great supporter of the T.A.I. I have known Filipe as a generous and helpful person. He was always in a good mood, he enjoyed life. Filipe was a soul of a man. I, we will miss him very much.

Our sincere condolences go out to his family and his brother Francisco Camacho.

On behalf of the board

Eric Lindemann
President

10.06.2023

Welcome Bulgaria, welcome BTAC

The T.A.I. Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Bulgarian Traditional Archery Club (БЪЛГАРСКИ КЛУБ ТРАДИЦИОННА СТРЕЛБА С ЛЪК) has joined Traditional Archers International as the representative of Bulgaria. Joining the Traditional Archers International is an important milestone for the BTAC (Bulgarian Traditional Archery Club) and marks a significant step in the development, spread and practice of Traditional and Historical Archery.

Nikolay Hristozov, Chairman of BTAC and Eric Lindemann, President of T.A.I. met last week to discuss joining T.A.I. They exchanged information, views and ideas and discussed the benefits that joining will bring to Bulgarian Traditional Archery.

Traditional Archers International expressed its appreciation for the BTAC’s efforts to preserve and promote traditional archery.

The Board of Directors
Traditional Archers International

02.06.2023

Hello dear members of the T.A.I.

We are pleased to announce that the T.A.I. has appointed a new Sports Director. With immediate effect Corinna Franz will take over the sporting management of the Traditional Archers International.

As Sports Director, Corina Franz will be responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of our sporting goals. Corinna Franz (Germany) forms the backbone of the T.A.I. alongside Sadiq Ali (Pakistan), our Director Asia, as well as the World Council, namely Christopher Barker (UK), Paulo Polido (Portugal) and Werner Lubjinski (Germany).

Welcome to our team, we are looking forward to a successful future.

Eric Lindemann
President
Traditional Archers International

09.05.2023

Hello dear archers and friends

as announced, unfortunately with a delay, the shop on our site for the ETO 2023 shirts is online. You can order now. The shirts will be handed over to you at the ETO 2023 at the reception at the bow control. However, we have one important piece of information: the cut of the shirts is quite small, so please order 2 sizes larger.

As we have to go into production in time, the shop will be open until 7 July.

11.03.2023

For those who would like
to participate in ETO 2023:

The date is: from 16 to 19 August 2023

The venue is: the Fasanerie Castle
near Eichenzell in Germany (south of Fulda).

Registration will take place via the following website: https://www.eto.tbvd.de/index.php/en/registration/

28.01.2023

SETTORE KARMAN – TIRO CON L’ARCO, representing Italy, is a new member of T.A.I.

We are pleased and honored to welcome Settore Karman – Tiro con l’arco as Italy’s representative in the T.A.I. The official accession took place on 24th January. Settore Karman – Tiro con l’arco is part of the large sports and education federation CSEN Italia.
In the name of the board 

Eric Lindemann
President

IMPORTANT – for all archers who would like to take part in the ETO 2023 in August 2023:

Please contact the TBVD (Traditional Archery Association Germany) as the organizer and apply for a letter of accreditation and an accompanying letter. These letters are important for applying for a visa for Germany and the EU.

You can contact the TBVD for a letter of accreditation here:
Contact TBVD

TAAM – Traditional Archery Association Malaysia officially recognized by Malaysian government

I am proud to announce, that TAAM is now officially recognized by the Malaysian government. It makes the board of T.A.I. pleased that we could assist TAAM in their recognition. We wish TAAM every success in the future so that traditional archery becomes even more popular than it already is.

This is the
official badge
of TAAM,
Traditional
Archery
Association
Malaysia

The EHO 2022 – a championship of a special kind

The European Historical Open 2022 was a special kind of championship. The EHO 2022 was held in front of a historical backdrop in Obidos, Portugal. Archers from seven countries competed to win one of the EHO’s championship titles. The largest teams came from Portugal and Germany followed by Spain. Three days of shooting took place on 3D targets, historical and technical targets. It was shown that the technical and historical part of the competition in particular presented all archers with more or less great challenges. The championship began on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 and ended on Thursday, August 25, 2022. In order to get an impression of the EHO, we have provided the following link for anyone interested:

–> Album about EHO 2022

Announcement:

Next year, the Eruopean Traditional Open. 2023 will be organized from 16th to 19th of August 2023 alt Castle Fasanerie in Eichenzell, Germany. You will find further information at eto.tbvd.de .

Eligible to participate are all T.A.I. member federations, all member clubs of the T.A.I. as well as T.A.I. individual members.

EHO 2022 in Obidos – Compensation for the petrol/gas price increase

We are now looking forward to participants from 8 nations, including Brazil and Pakistan. Due to the well-developed number of registrations, the FABP would like to compensate for the price increase in petrol/gas prices for you. We will therefore extend the period for early bird bookings until June 30th, 2022 and thus reduce the fee by €20.

The preparations are already in full swing.
Where to register: www.eho22.com

Who can register: All archers who are members of the T.A.I. through their national associations/federations, or clubs, as well as individual/special members in the T.A.I., which have no federation or club represented in the T.A.I.

Our statement on the current situation in Ukraine

We, the T.A.I. condemn in the strongest possible terms the aggressive attack on Ukraine by Vladimir Putin, his government and his army. This attack on a sovereign, democratic state is in total contradiction to what T.A.I. stands with its values. We are an international association of archers from many countries and regions around the world. Friendship, tolerance, international understanding and a common democratic coexistence is our highest commandment. T.A.I. sees itself as an inseparable unit worldwide. And that’s why we stand side by side against war, hatred and oppression. We stand by the Ukrainian people, but also by the part of the Russian population that is against this criminal war and is being arrested, oppressed and silenced because of this opinion.

We are currently examining support options for the Ukrainian people.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the World Council

Eric Lindemann
Vice President

Registration for EHO 2020 will open.

Registration for the EHO 2022 (European Historical Open) will open exactly at 01:00 CET on December 3, 2021.

Where can you register:

www.eho22.com

When can you register:
from 01:00 a.m. CET from Thursday to Friday, December 3, 2021.

Who can register:
All archers who are members of the T.A.I. and of their member associations respectively, as well as all individual / special members in the T.A.I., this applies to archers whose countries are not represented in the T.A.I. have (association).

What does a participation cost:

Cancellation policy registration:
until 30 June 2022 90% refund
after 30 June 2022 no refund

Common Dinner :
Kids: 15.00€
Juveniles, Juniors, Adults, Seniors: 20.00 €

For further information about accommodation, arrival and the procedure, please visit:

www.eho22.com

In the name of the board of T.A.I. and FABP

Eric Lindemann
Vice President

December, 2nd 2021

EHO 2022 (European Historical Open) takes place in Obidos, Portugal

We are very pleased to announce that the first European Historical Open (EHO) will take place in Obidos, Portugal in August 2022.

“Historic” means that not only 3D targets are used, but above all historical targets as well as those with a historical background from all over the world. These include also precision and moving targets.

“Open” means that not only members from Europe, but also T.A.I. Members from other continents should be able to participate.

Details such as registration, accommodation and program schedule will be published very soon. Please mark your calendar from 22. to 25. August 2022.

With best regards

Frank Schmitt
President T.A.I.

November, 28th, 2021

EHO 2022 (European Historical Open) takes place in Obidos, Portugal

We are very pleased to announce that the first European Historical Open (EHO) will take place in Obidos, Portugal in August 2022.

“Historic” means that not only 3D targets are used, but above all historical targets as well as those with a historical background from all over the world. These include also precision and moving targets.

“Open” means that not only members from Europe, but also T.A.I. Members from other continents should be able to participate.

Details such as registration, accommodation and program schedule will be published very soon. Please mark your calendar from 22. to 25. August 2022.

With best regards

Frank Schmitt
President T.A.I.

November, 28th, 2021

There are currently 168 registered participants and 29 participants are on the waiting list. The Vaccination progress in Germany shows about 3.1%. Unfortunately, incidence in Germany is not decreasing as expected. The region around the venue shows worrying figures, but is still on average in Europe. The next neighbour, the Czech Republic is currently the problem country in Europe. Our member, the TBVD has actually cancelled its German Championship in April. Under these conditions, the decision of the TBVD is comprehensible.

The scheduled date of the ETO is only 5 weeks after this cancelled German championship. We have therefore discussed with the organizer the possibility of alternative dates. The result was pretty clear. Due to the holiday planning of the many helpers and supporters, a postponement is impossible. For the ETO, this means either it takes place on the scheduled date or it fails. This also means that we will immediately take all further steps as soon as an appointment is available and do everything necessary to implement them. In the near future, self-testing will be available in sufficient numbers, and vaccination will continue. The combination of these measures together will be crucial for ETO 2021.

Let’s all hope for the best. Stay healthy!

On behalf of the entire board
Frank Schmitt
President

Planning status 07.02.2021 

There are currently 170 registered participants and 28 are on the waiting list. It is still not possible to make a firm statement as to whether the ETO can take place. In Germany, the number of newly infected people is decreasing, but Portugal faces major challenges. An even more contagious variant of the virus is currently being detected throughout Europe.

Even if the ETO is allowed to take place, we certainly need to add a hygiene concept to the approval documents. Whether we are allowed to stay in a hall with catering is questionable. A musically supported closing event? We don’t know. Imaginable outdoors, but in a hall when it rains? It’s questionable. We will not lose our courage so quickly, but we should think of everything and everybody. Perhaps even about a postponement of the date, if we are not yet allowed to receive our foreign  friends and participants.

On behalf of the entire board
Frank Schmitt
President

Preview on 2021 

The ETO 2020 could not take place. Instead, there should be an ETO in June 2021. However, the organizer and I cannot make any reliable statements today about the possibilities that we will present in June. Until then, the planning will be almost into the dark, the view extends at most until the next conference of the state governments and their relatively short-term decisions to contain the corona pandemic. However, the approval process must start at a point in time at which there are no reliable specifications.  

The board of the T.A.I. decided in its last meeting, despite all adversities, to do everything possible to allow the ETO to take place in 2021. This may mean a reduced number of shooters, the absence of a graduation ceremony, or even a postponement of the date. We are aware that this is also a great challenge for planning your vacations. Bookings for pensions and hotels will only be possible with reservation. But unfortunately that is all that is in our power. Our foreign guests also have the uncertainty about entry regulations and flight schedules. We will plan ahead as far as possible and offer you a good time according to the circumstances.  

Planning status  December 30th 2020: 

174 participants are currently registered. On January 4th, 2021 we will open a waiting list for another 162 people. The first placed (first in / first out) moves up from this waiting list, if there are cancellations due to travel restrictions or similar. Should it become evident in the next few months that the event may take place with an increased number of participants, we will register the people from the waiting list as participants. 

This planning status is constantly adapted to the possibilities and the then current situation. We advise you to inform yourself here regularly!  

On behalf of the entire board
Frank Schmitt
President 

The T.A.I. has a new board

On November 8, 2020, the assembly of delegates’ for the election of the new board took place. All board members were elected and confirmed unanimously. The old and new president is Frank Schmitt (Germany), the old and new vice-president is Eric Lindemann (Germany), Paula Duarte (Portugal) was elected as the new treasurer, Filipe Campaniço (Portugal) was elected as the new cash auditor, and Savita Joshi ( India) was chosen for sports director. Thus, the board is international and almost equally made up of women and men. We are very much looking forward to the work that lies ahead of us and thank you for the trust that the delegates and thus our members have placed in us. The minutes of the meeting are available under Downloads.

On behalf of the entire board
Eric Lindemann
Vice President

Registration postponed

The T.A.I. board decided to postpone the registration to January 4th 2021.

This give us more space to react on the Corona pandemic and its further process. Nevertheless, the announcement for an application for a vaccine gives hope.

New Members for the T.A.I.

Traditional Archers International has new members. In addition to the two clubs “Longbow Heritage” from Great Britain and the “Traditional Archers Koblach” from Austria, three associations also joined the T.A.I.
Six months ago, the DBSV (German Archery Association 1959) and the ASFI (Archery Sports Federation India) joined. AAL (Asociacion Arco Libre España) became our newest member since October.

We wish all archers and board members of these clubs and associations a “warm welcome to the T.A.I.”

ETO 2020
becomes ETO 2021

Dear members, dear participants of ETO 2020,

As already announced, we are monitoring the current situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic very carefully.

As announced by the German federal government today, major events remain banned until August 31, 2020. Therefore, the T.A.I. is not able to carry out the ETO2020.

In anticipation of this case, the executive board, together with the delegates from our member countries, decided in a detailed meeting to postpone ETO 2020 to the year of 2021.

The board of directors,together with the delegates and the organizer in Guteneck Castle agreed to a new appointment. The ETO 2020 thus becomes an ETO 2021.

The ETO 2021 will take place from June 7th to June 11th, 2021 at Guteneck Castle. The dates of the national championships and events of our member associations were of course taken into account.

Sadly we have to follow this path with great regret, because we were excited about the great Interest and meeting all the participants. We are also relieved that our foreign members can remain with us as participants. Because what would be an ETO without participants from our member countries, it would be just a German championship and that is not what we all want.

The board of the T.A.I. however has a request to all participants:
Please check if you can participate at the new date in June 7th to June 11th, 2021. If you should be able to take part in this appointment, please leave your entry fee with us, because the organizer has already spent parts of it on material in preparation. This of course implements, that your registration will remain.

In the name of the board of directors and the T.A.I. Delegates
Eric Lindemann
Vice President

Important message on ETO 2020

“Dear participants of ETO 2020, the board of the T.A.I. observes the current situation regarding the Corona Virus (COVID-19) very carefully. We reserve the right to make a decision by April 22nd whether ETO 2020 will take place. We ask all participants for patience and hope to give you all a positive message regarding ETO 2020. ”

The registration to the ETO 2020 is closed

Dear traditional archers, the registration ti the ETO 2020 is be closed. We can not accept any further registrations.

The registration will soon be closed

Dear traditional archers, remember, the registration will be closed at March 15th, 2020. After that date, we can not accept any further registrations.
We would also like to advise all registered archers who have not yet paid their entry fees to do so immediately.

Happy New Year

The board of the T.A.I., with Frank, Eric and Stephan wishes all members, friends and supporters of Traditional Archers International a healthy and successful start to 2020. We would like to thank you for the friendship, the support and the great acceptance by the many traditional archers and friends of the T.A.I., whom we experienced in 2019.

The community is growing

. . . The T.A.I. got new members, from Brazil, Hungary, and Poland. This means that 10 nations are already represented at ETO 2020.

New members in T.A.I.

Since three month, the Greek Club Koryvantes is a member of the T.A.I.
Koryvantes organized the first 3D tournament last year in Florina in Greece under the auspices of T.A.I.  This year again this tournament took place in Florina. Spyros Bakas and Eleni Antoniadu have performed a truly successful event on behalf of Koryvantes and to the great satisfaction of international guests from Germany, England, Korea, Turkey and the USA. – Thanks for that from the T.A.I.

As a new member, the T.A.I. welcomes the Traditional Archers Singapore. With Ahmad Zuhairi and Alfyan Ariff, the two founders, Traditional Archers Singapore has managed since 2011 to bring together a very active group dedicated to traditional archery.

Welcome TAS.

The registration to ETO 2020 is open.

You will find the registration form under the tab “ETO 2020/Registration”
Follow this link to the registration . . . –>

The Sport Regulation is updated

To read the Sport Regulation and Rules go here –>

The official invitation to ETO 2020 is now online.

You will find the Invitation of tenders under the tab
“ETO 2020/Invitation of tenders” and it can be downloaded as a PDF.

News about ETO 2020

For all those interested in the ETO: the competition rounds have been determined, you can find out more here ->

A brief overview on our pages

All important dates for tournaments, seminars or workshops can be found under Events ->

You can find changes to bow styles, sports regulations or tournament rules under Archery ->

If you want to know more about the T.A.I., its board or its members, just click on Organisation ->

You can download important documents such as application form, statues, and others under Download ->

If you have any questions or suggestions, just click on Contact ->