Shorinji Kempo
©World Shorinji Kempo Organisation

Tolworth dojo (WSKO number 6961009-5)-Surrey- United Kingdom

 Shorinji Kempo is a modern martial art (dating from the end of WW2), but whose roots go back to the ancient teachings of the Shaolin temple in China, who used martial arts as a form of Bhuddist meditation. The founder of Shorinji Kempo, Doshin So, toured China and acquired chinese martial skills during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. He brought together the strands into a new system, which can be thought of as a fusion of karate and aikido (although it should be emphasised that there are deep differences between the systems). It is suitable for both men and women, is the most popular form of martial art in Japan and has over 1.5 million members taught in 26 countries world wide including 11 European countries.

Here is the official home page of the British Shorinji Kempo federation
 

The Tolworth dojo is fortunate to have Sensei Masaki Maehara as our chief technical instructor. A native japanese, he trained at world Shorinji Headquarters (Hombu) for many years and attained the elevated grade of 7th Dan (making him the second highest graded Shorinji Kempo instructor in the UK and third in Europe).
 
 
 
 

Maehara Sensei
 

We train:-

Tuesdays 8.30 PM to 10.30 PM

Fridays 8.00 PM to 10.00 PM

At Tolworth Recreation Centre, Tolworth, Surrey, U.K. (off Fuller's way north, just off the A3 near Chessington)

Fees: £5 per session waged (£3 or negotiable for students or unwaged).  You will also need to join the British Shorinji Kempo federation (£25 p.a. + £7 for first joining).
 

 

Strength and brute force are irrelevant in applying Shorinji Kempo techniques. All techniques rely on knowledge of specific pressure points of the human body. By delivering a counter attack to any of these, no matter what size or sex, an opponent can be immobilised without causing permanent damage.

For more information contact Peter Shaw (shaw@chezshaw.demon.co.uk, 01306 883165) or Blaise Howard (blaiseh@dircon.net)
 
 
 
 
Maehara Sensei demonstrating a nage wasa (throwing technique) in the Tolworth dojo.

 
 

 

 

A picture of a class in the dance studio, Tolworth Recreation Centre.  Obviously the population changes from week to week, but many of these faces are still training regularly.
 

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Last modified 15 October 2003