Content Updated on July 28, 2008
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The Peninsula Branch (shibu) of SHORINJI KEMPO was officially approved by the World Shorinji Kempo Organization (WSKO) in December 2004. We are located in the city of San Mateo in California (approx. 20miles south of San Francisco), which is centrally located in the San Francisco "Peninsula". Please see the Location and Time page for our practice location and time.
Ready to make a change? Ready to see the possibilities within your self?
SHORINJI KEMPO is a way to develop that self-confidence, a way to see that seed of possibilities within you, a way to change yourself!
After each practice, you change a little. The small changes will add up to a large one very quickly. There will be a day when you realize just how much you have changed. This change, and sense of accomplishment will lead to improved self-confidence. Knowing that you can change, it will give you the courage to try even harder in the future.
Start with something you could do. Practice at the dojo. Try something new. Meet and make new friends. See if SHORINJI KEMPO is right for you.
New students are always welcome. Please see the section on joining for further details.
SHORINJI KEMPO was founded in Japan in 1947 by Kaiso (Founder) Doshin So. The name SHORINJI KEMPO is unique to what Kaiso started in Tadotsu, Japan, and must not be confused with Shaolin KungFu, Shorin-Ryu Karate, or other martial arts that have Shaolin, Shorin, Kenpo, Kempo in their names.
For more details, please go to our What is Shorinji Kempo page.
SHORINJI KEMPO is not taught on a for-profit basis. The branch master, and the staff, teach and operate the branch for the love of SHORINJI KEMPO and based on the belief in its ideals. The fees collected are used for covering the cost of the branch operation and related activites.
The techinical curriculum and requirements for rank advancements are set by WSKO, and is uniform around the world. That is, everyone practicing SHORINJI KEMPO around the world practices the same techniques, and a rank achieved at one branch is recoginized as the same rank at any other WSKO branch.
So what do the techniques of SHORINJI KEMPO look like? Click the link below to see a video clip of an Embu demonstration.
Embu is a series of techniques put together as a demonstration of SHORINJI KEMPO. It can be performed alone, in pairs, or in larger groups. The process of creating and practicing the Embu, through which the students learn to cooperate with and respect each other, is as important as the technical aspects.
The Peninsula Branch is led by Yoshi Karahashi, a 5th Dan (or Degree) black belt with ~20 years of experience in Shorinji Kempo. Prior to opening the Peninsula Branch, he was practicing at the San Francisco Branch, and was acting as the Dojo-cho (dojo manager or lead assistant instructor) under the guidance of Yuji Harada-sensei (Branch Master of the San Francisco Branch, 7th Dan).
Web ring connects various pages on the internet. The links here will bring you to other pages concerning Shorinji Kempo.
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