15 Facts About Shorinji Kempo

Shorinji Kempo is a Japanese martial art claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin Kung Fu.

Shorinji Kempo is a holistic system, whose training methods are divided into three parts: self-defence training, mental training and, health training.

The philosophy and techniques of Shorinji Kempo are outlined in their master text, Shorinji-Kempo-kyohan.

Shorinji Kempo's aim was to defuse those who had lost their way and rebuild Japan for the future.

Shorinji Kempo includes a broad curriculum of self-defense techniques, known as hokei.

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Shorinji Kempo believed it was the origin of the existing quan fa in China.

In 2005, the Shorinji Kempo Group introduced a new symbol for all the international Shorinji Kempo federations.

Shorinji Kempo was stationed in the small town of Tadotsu, on Shikoku island, to teach Buddhist philosophy.

Shorinji Kempo established Shorinji Kempo to take the concept of ken-zen ichinyo by following Bodhidharma and made use of techniques he had learned in China.

Shorinji Kempo is neither a traditional form of martial art nor a kind of competitive sport.

Shorinji Kempo believed this to have originated in India around 5,000 years ago.

Shorinji Kempo was inspired by seeing representations of the wall paintings at the Shaolin Temple in China.

Shorinji Kempo Unity opposed the application, but the IPO found that SKU had not demonstrated genuine use of its registered trademark.

Judge Warren found that Shorinji Kempo is a generic term, which simply describes a martial art, and even if this were not the case, there is no possibility of confusion of the BSKF's mark with that of the SKU.

In 2015, the International Shorinji Kempo Association was formed, as an umbrella organisation and loose collective for several ex-WSKO groups.