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| Also known as | • Nippon Shorinji Kempo • Shōrinji Kempō |
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| Focus | Hybrid |
| Hardness | Both hard and soft |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| Creator | Doshin So |
| Famous practitioners | Yuki Kondo, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shiomi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Norio Wakamoto, Tak Sakaguchi, Kengo Ohkuchi, Keisuke Itagaki, Masaya Tokuhiro, Yoshisada Yonezuka, Shinobu Ichiyanagi, Kenneth Kimmins, Nao Nagasawa, Koji, Toma Kuroda |
| Parenthood | Shaolin kung fu, Hakko-ryu jujutsu, Fusen-ryū jūjutsu |
| Descendant arts | Byakuren Kaikan |
| Olympic sport | No |
| Official website | World Shorinji Kempo Organisation(WSKO) Shorinji Kempo Unity |
Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法, Shōrin-ji Kenpō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Boxing") is a Japanese martial art claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin kung fu.[1] The name Shōrinji Kempo is the Japanese reading of Shàolínsì Quánfǎ. It was established in 1947 by Doshin So (宗 道臣, Sō Dōshin) [born Michiomi Nakano (中野道臣, Nakano Michiomi)], a Japanese martial artist and former military intelligence agent who lived in China for many years before and during World War II.[2]
Shorinji Kempo is a holistic system, whose training methods are divided into three parts: self-defence training, mental training and, health training. The basis are the concepts that "spirit and body are not separable" (心身一如: shinshin-ichinyo) and that it is integral to train both "body and mind as one" (拳禅一如: kenzen ichinyo).
Through employing a well-organised technical course outline, Shorinji Kempo aims to help the practitioner "establish oneself" and to promote "mutual comfort". The philosophy and techniques of Shorinji Kempo are outlined in their master text, (少林寺拳法教範) Shōrinji-Kempō-kyōhan.
- ^ Blue Johnson (7 October 2013). "Shorinji Kempo: Shaolin Kung Fu's Kicking Cousin". Black Belt. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ John R. Corbett (June 1979). "Shorinji Kempo The Middle Path". Black Belt Magazine. Active Interest Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.