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.
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.
On the 20th of July I went to Tokyo to stay there for a while. The idea with the visit was to give myself the opportunity to be here a longer time and look for jobs. I often visit Japan and every time I have felt that the stay is too short, so this time I would have a little more time. Of course this also means that I can take the opportunity to train a lot of Shorinji Kempo! I thought I should share some pictures with you here and tell you briefly about the trip.
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Instructor's Seminar in October 2011. From left: Anders, Robert, Alex, Arnaud, Erik, Boban, Mansur, Magnus and Leif.
For the fifth time, the Swedish Federation arranged a training day for everyone who has Sandan (3 dan) or higher. The Federation is sponsoring all from outside Stockholm with travel cost and there is no fee to participate.
The format of these seminars has been to share and exchange experience, give each other tips on different exercises, etc., but above all an opportunity to practice techniques for higher levels together with others on the same level.
During the weekend of September 23-25 there was a koshukai (training seminar) at Hombu where the Swedes Per Lindblom and Kenneth Svedlund participated. In connection with this koshukai there were special dan examination at Hombu and our own Per Lindblom, currently practicing in Chiyoda-doin in Tokyo, graded to 5 dan.
A big congratulations from the entire Swedish Federation to Per!!
During the weekend of September 23 to 25 the German Federation organised a gasshuku (training camp) in Dinkelscherben in southern Germany (near Augsburg, where a number of the German branches are located).
Aosaka-sensei, 8 dan Daihanshi and official WSKO instructor, from Paris was the main instructor for this gasshuku. From Karlstad, and as the only one from Sweden, I was attending this gasshuku. In addition to the participants from all the German branches there were participants from Italy, Switzerland, Finland and of course France, with Aosaka-sensei.
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