The team is made of 3 archers.
The Heki team competition is carried out with each archer shooting a total of 20 arrows.
The competition ceremony will be the one used by Japanese students and archers will shoot 4 arrows each round.
Arrows will be valid if hitting the target and staying there in place.
Arrows will not be considered valid if:

 - not completely inserted into the target ( inside at the mato face ).
In case an arrow hits a previous arrow shot into the mato and it is diverted outside the target or it is bounced back, the arrow is not considered valid, unless it gets stuck into a valid one and off the ground.

- hitting the target after having touched the ground o any other obstacle.

- hitting the target of another shooter, even if belonging to the same team.

- released before the preceding archer has released its own, in the team order.

- falling down after having completed yugamae. In that case the archer will not shoot that arrow and a judge will collect it.

If an archer, during the competition, is of any hindrance or damages another kyudoka during his/her shooting, the damaged kyudoka can ask the Shiai judges, just after the end of his/her turn, to repeat that arrow, unless the archer provoking the damage belongs to the same team.

In case of same score between two or more teams, within the first three positions, a deciding shooting (play-off) will have to be carried out:
the play-off will have to be executed by the Captain of the team (who will be decided by the team it-self when registering for the competition), with an arrow each, with judgement and measuring of the closest shot to the centre of the target. The final result will be awaited on the Honza line in kiza position.
For any complain or doubt, the verdict from the mato judge and the Shiai judges is one and unquestionable.

Individual competition rules

At the individual competiton will take part one archer each team registered.
The individual competition is carried out with archers shooting 20 arrows each.
The competition ceremony will be the one used by Japanese students and the archers will shoot 4 arrows each round.

Arrows will be valid if hitting the target and staying there in place.
Arrows will not be considered valid if:

 - not completely inserted into the target ( inside at the mato face ).
In case an arrow hits a previous arrow shot into the mato and it is diverted outside the target or it is bounced back, the arrow is not considered valid, unless it gets stuck into a valid one and off the ground.

- hitting the target after having touched the ground o any other obstacle.

- hitting the target of another shooter.

- released before the preceding archer has released its own, in the team order.

- falling down after having completed yugamae. In that case the archer will not shoot that arrow and a judge will collect it.

If an archer, during the competition, is of any hindrance or damages another kyudoka during his/her shooting, the damaged kyudoka can ask the Shiai judges, just after the end of his/her turn, to repeat that arrow.

In case of same score between two or more teams, within the first three positions, a deciding shooting (play-off) will have to be carried out:
the play-off will have to be executed with an arrow each, with judgement and measuring of the closest shot to the centre of the target. The final result will be awaited on the Honza line in kiza position.
For any complain or doubt, the verdict from the Mato Judge and the Shiai Judges is one and unquestionable.