少林寺拳法 🥋 Shorinji Kempo fight 01

Shorinji Kempo is a Japanese martial art claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin kung fu. The name Shōrinji Kempo is the Japanese reading of Shàolínsì Quánfǎ. It was established in 1947 by Doshin So, a Japanese martial artist and former military intelligence agent who lived in China for many years before and during World War II.

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" and that it is integral to train both "body and mind as one".

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, Shōrinji-Kempō-kyōhan.