Please pardon the title - it’s not a troll post.

I’m searching around for a martial arts I can identify with, and so far I’ve been to judo, aikido, karate and kendo. SK seems different in many ways, and for practitioners of this art…what have you learned and/or gained from SK over the months and years? What made you continue (or discontinue)?

Also, is there a universal belt system for SK?

Appreciate your insights and comments.

I will pay someone to teach me shorinji kempo. I used to study I got to yellow belt but want to learn more can anyone teach me on here?

I have seen many videos about shorinji kempo but none outside of a dojo, to shirinji kempo practitioners, is it good for defending yourself in a street fight?

I have seen many videos about shorinji kempo but none outside of a dojo, to shirinji kempo practitioners, is it good for defending yourself in a street fight?

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/martialarts had a poll 21 days ago about who would be willing to compete if reddit ever held a tournament. There were a lot of people down to compete so I figure let's actually make it happen!

I run a martial arts group in NYC, we are about to start doing monthly hard sparring day again and I thought that would make for a great environment for the qualifiers. My Idea is to have two hopefuls spar three special* 2 minute rounds and the 'winner' moves on to the tournament, do this for the next three months and have the tournament be around July.

There will be people with extended grappling and striking experience present to supervise, the locale will be a grappling school in Astoria, though the actual tournament might be held somewhere else. Obviously this is not a sanctioned event and no pros will be allowed to compete, certain protection will have to be worn, and liable forms will have to be signed. Weight classes will probably by divided into 3 divisions. If you are interested and/or have any questions just send me a message or chat. Hope to see some of you there!

It'd be a novice level Tournament, so no 'veteran' level fighters (more than 10 fights, any martial art tournament counts as 1 fight) or pro fighters.

Absolute rules are as follows: (no strikes to the back of the head allowed, no elbows unless both agree and have elbow pads, no knees to the face, no ground and pound, no twisting leg locks, no spine locks, no groin strikes, no eyepokes, no slamming, no spiking people on their head/neck, no jumping guard, no scissors throw, no oblique kick to the leg)

Fight format will be as followed: Three 2 minute rounds. First round is called Style Wars, you are to adhere as much as possible to the ruleset/strikes of your respective martial art (sans the ones that were already stablished as not allowed in the absolute rules) the one who veers the most away from their style is the loser of the round. No finishes, must go the full 2 minutes.

Second round is the Wild Card round, chance will decide what rules you will both fight under. The one who sticks the most to the style wins the round. Finish depends on the ruleset, E.g. if Judo ruleset is stablished then if you get an Ippon you win the round.

Third round is an MMA round. The one who dominates wins the round. Finishes allowed via TKO at referees discretion, tap, or verbal tap.

It will be full contact "friendly" sparring essentially, so no trying to knock out or damage your opponent if he is already compromised (there will be a referee to make sure). Gear at minimum will be gloves (at least 12 oz), shinguards, groin cup, mouth guard, and headgear up to the individual.

What do you guys think? Any suggestions?

I am interested in learning Shorinji Kempo during these covid times I see a lot of people training online is Shorinji Kempo offering the same thing?

Are there any good schools in or north of New York City. I’m mainly interested in historical authenticity. Thanks.

How would someone go about starting a Shorinji Kempo branch or "club"

I always wanted to learn Shorinji Kempo but could never find a teacher near me. I watch all the demos and researched it and it really looks like something I would love to get into. How Come Shorinji Kempo hasnt enjoyed a lot of main stream popularity like other martial arts?

Link- https://discord.gg/yJYj6KW

Are there different styles/schools of shorinji kempo? Do any of them spar? Do you think Shorinji Kempo is an effective style?

Exactly what the title says. More often that not I see others summarize, if not outright dismiss, Shorinji Kempo as a "Japanese version of Shaolin Kung Fu," although I know for a fact that SK has more than one ancestor art. I'm aware that Doshin So was taught Jujutsu by his legal guardian in his younger years, and it's also said that Mr. So was a Karateka (Although to my knowledge, which school of Karate he hailed from was never specified upon). I'm sure that Kaiso has trained under many fighting styles and incorporated elements from those into SK, but unfortunately there is hardly any information available in regards to that matter (at least in English).

Pretty much the title. I've seen some demonstration videos and a documentary or two on youtube, so I understand the basic history of SK. Are there any books or other resources on Shorinji Kempo that go into detail about its philosophy or techniques, or the religious aspect of the art? It seems like there's so much to learn, but hardly any information available.

So where does everyone train? We have many Kenshi here, I'm cuirious to know where do you train? How long? WSKO, BSKF, ASKF? I've been training for about nine years on and off. I train in Pocatello Idaho and our Dojo is now ASKF. I also train and teach Judo classes at my local University.