Find out more about Shorinji Kempo and about what training is like.
Shorinji Kempo
Shorinji Kempo might best be termed as a non-competitive, self-defence martial art. What this means is that our main aim is to learn and practice effective self-defence techniques. Shorinji Kempo was founded in Japan in 1947 by Doshin So with the purpose of teaching people effective modern self-defence at the same time as improving their …
What is training like?
Below we describe elements of training that you might expect when you turn up for your first session. Taiso Taiso encompasses both the warm-up at the start of the session, as well as some basic fitness activity. Typically the beginning of the session is about establishing and maintaining a basic fitness level – it is …