Shorinji Kempo is a modern art of Budo that was founded in Japan 1947. Shorinji Kempo has spread to 34 countries worldwide, and it is the same Shorinji Kempo practised all over.
As an art of Budo Shorinji Kempo is open for everyone, no matter what gender or age. If you are interested to practice here in Sweden you can go to Branches to see a list of all Shorinji Kempo branches in Sweden. For a list of worldwide branches see the WSKO home page.
On the 31 of March there was a national Dan Examination in Karlstad.
It started at 10.00 with the written test and then the technical test followed , which took almost three hours.
After the grading there was also time for feedback where everyone was informed on what was good and what they need to focus on trying to improve.
There were four people who tested for Nidan (2 Dan) and one who tested for Sandan (3 Dan).
A big Congratulations! to those who passed their grading test:
Sandan
Pontus Haglund, Stockholm Södra Shibu
Nidan
Mats Arling, Bromma Shibu
Peter Spångberg, Bromma
Joakim Englander, Göteborg Shibu
Kenneth Svedlund, Stockholms Studenter Shibu
During the weekend of 18-19 February there was a yudansha gasshuku (training camp for dan grades). The camp was also open to ikkyū (1 kyū) who had permission from their shibu-chō. Instructors for the camp were Anders Pettersson, daikenshi 5 dan and Åke Olsson, seikenshi 5 dan, shibu-chō of Karlstads Studenter Shibu.
Over the weekend, 4 to 5 February we had a small gasshuku (training camp) with our friends from Harrow shibu in England. In addition to a number of members in Karlstad Shibu and then of course our visitors from Harrow, there were another two branches represented over the weekend. Karlstads Studenter Shibu had their shibu-chō Åke Olsson attending on Saturday, and Jörgen Andersson on both days. Skövde was represented on Sunday by Peter Thorvald.
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Johan Frendin, 4 dan, Visby Shibu, practising punching techinique with Viktor Karlhom, 4 dan, Stockholm Södra.
Since three years ago, the seniors of the Swedish Shorinji kempo Federation have gathered twice a year to focus on our own technical dvelopment. We need to get constructive feedback from other practitioners with experience. During these seminars we do a lot of basic training – kicks and punches on pads and sandbags -and use videoanalysis to find details to improve. The atmosphere is relaxed and open and we also create time to discuss ways to develop the training in our branches.
During the past year, we have, within the Swedish Shorinji Kempo Federation, been working to formulate a vision for how we want to develop Shorinji Kempo in Sweden. Our core activities are intense exercise - mental, physical and technical - with the goal of becoming skilled in self-defense and with the greater purpose of being good role models in everyday life. The latter is what budo is really about. To train our characters and to discipline ourselves through regular exercise - this is our method.
There are a lot of things going on in Shorinji Kempo in Sweden this spring, so it is important to plan one’s calendar so one do not miss anything.
In addition to local club events and hombu’s annual spring gasshuku there are a number of camps coming up.
On the 18th to 19th of February, it is time for the first event when there will be a yudansha gasshuku (training camp for black belts) in Karlstad (see here for details). The camp is open to all dan-grades, but kenshi with ikkyū (1 kyū) that get permission from their shibu-chō (chief instructor) can also participate. The camp will partly focus on embu, which is a good preparation for the Swedish national taikai later this spring, but it will also go through all the changes made in the new kamokuhyō soon to be introduced. Continue reading
Kajsen and Charlene after their grading to nidan.
On the 20th of November the Swedish Shorinji Kempo Federation arranged a national dan examination in Stockholm. The Federation strives to have all the qualified examiners on site at our dan examinations in order for us to secure a high quality of the examinations, and that we should unify our judging. In order to maintain and enhance the quality of our instructors and practitioners, the federation decided that the examiners together will discuss and agree on consistent, fair, but also somewhat more rigorous judging when doing examination.
This time we had five people that did the test for nidan (2 dan). Originally there was also planned for one person to take the test for sandan (3 dan), but he injured his foot the day before and could no participate this time.
After a one hour written test and just over three hours of technical tests, we had two people who passed their grading to nidan, Charlene Lima and Kajsen Burell from Stockholms Studenter shibu. Congratulations to Charlene and Kajsen!
Pontus kastar Alex med sode maki gaeshi
The award of “Best Club”, which was established in 2009 by the Shorinji Kempo Gothenburg and is awarded to the branch that ranks best in total during the national taikai under a special scoring system, this year the Stockholm Södra shibu. Good work by the Stockholm södra branch that had many participants, hopefully, a lot more kenshi will take on the challenge and try to win the trophy for their branch next year.
Here is a report from the Stockholm Norra Shibu, written for a local newspaper in Åkersberga.
In late October Shorinji Kempo Stockholm Norra Shibu had a visit by Nakashima-sensei 4 dan from Fukoka in Japan, during which he held a session in the Åkerstorps school gym hall.
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