Shorinji Kempo Techniques

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Toney Talbot

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Aug 3, 2024, 3:04:27 PM8/3/24

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Doshin So founded Shorinji Kempo in 1947 upon his return to Japan from his station in China during WW2. It was seeing the demoralization of society and the Japanese people that encouraged him to create Shorinji Kempo. He did this to transform society through peaceful means by teaching them Shorinji Kempo and its spiritual foundation of Buddhism.

Shorinji Kempo is an extremely effective when it comes to self-defense and the system is based on a foundation of two fundamental groups of techniques. The first is Goho or hard techniques which are your punches, kicks, etc. The second is Juho, or soft techniques which focus on throws, pins, holds, releases and so on.

The club was amazingly welcoming and enthusiastic to share their knowledge with me, practice their English, and teach some Japanese. There was a bit of a language barrier but most people spoke a little English and I was able to learn the techniques easier because I was fully immersed and around the world all the techniques are taught in Japanese. Joining the club was the best thing for meeting new people, creating friendships they went beyond the dojo, and being part of a Japanese community where I was the only foreigner.

The drawback I found to not have an abundance of strength building is that the techniques take a lot of practice to learn well and use effectively, some of the Juho (soft techniques) are very specific and need to be perfomed accurately to be effective. Regardless, it was useful, relevant, fun, and anyone can do it!!

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I am Senaka . From Sri Lanka . I am an actor , jeet kune do teacher and film director in Sri Lanka . Do I need to study sorinji kempo . Pls tell me how to join and learn . I need a one month schedule for me , thank u

SHORINJI KEMPO was founded in Japan in 1947 by a Japanese martial arts master. His name was Doshin So, using Chinese pronunciation. In Japanese, his name was MichiomiNakano. The name SHORINJI KEMPO means Shaolin Kung Fu in Japanese. It was inspired and influenced by Shaolinbased on the time Doshin So spent in a China, however, it also incorporates over martial arts systems before it was introduced in Japan.

Sometimes referred to as Nippon Shorinji Kempo, this is a mixed martial art constructed wih influences from Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate, Hakko-Ryu Jujitsu, Fusen-ryu Jujitsu, western boxing and judo in addiion to Shaolin Kung Fu.

Although there are regular competitions, the spirit of ShorinjiKempo is not about defeating opponents for the sake of it. Instead, it teaches real life self-defence techiniques so hat students can develop skills to protect themsleves and those close to them in case they need to. It should also help students develop confidence and manage more difficult situaions when the need arises.

That said, competitions do help to keep the standard high, are exciting to try and enjoyable to watch. There are three main areas sparring/randori, kata/fixed patterns and embu/a prearranged demonstration.

Shorinji kempo techniques are split into two main groups Goho and Juho. Goho techniques include punches, kicks, blocks, kyusho pressure point strikes. Juho techniques include throws, locks, pins, trapping and eludes. To begin with they are taught separately and tested by Goho and Juhorandori/sparring. Goho and Juho are then combined to make Goju randori. This brings together grappling with striking, kicks and punches similar to a MMA competition.

Shorinji Kempo uses a number of principles that run through he techniques such as angle, distance and speed. As a result, the martial can be learned and applied effectively by all ages and sizes and is very inclusive.

There is a wide and deep of techniques. Some of the kicks appear similar to Karate, Taekwondo, Tangsoodo or Kickboxing, some of the punches similar to Western Boxing, Kick Boxing or Thai Boxing Muay Thai, the grappling may seem similar to Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, Aiki-jujutsu and MMAand some of the strategies likened to Krav Maga. At the same time, the science behind these techniques, when broken down, appear unique based on the principles that underpin this martial art.