Shorinji Kempo Marseille
Come have a go at shôrinji kenpô, with Shorinji Kempo Marseille: at Japan Expo Sud, the club members show you their most beautiful moves, and invite you onto the tatami to give it a try!
Introduction
Shôrinji kenpô is a popular martial art in Japan, where over 3.000 clubs and many universities practice it, with over a million people, male and female alike, and of all ages.
This art is above all about self-defense techniques that can be used by everyone in any situation, without physical strength. This art is not about winning, but rather not losing.
Improving your physical condition and mental strength is also part of shôrinji kenpô. It also includes philosophical principles. One of them is the importance of working together with another person.
There are no shôrinji kenpô competitions and the improvement is based on the progress people make, regarding their personal abilities.
Japan Expo Sud
The Shorinji Kempo Marseille club proposes demonstrations of several aspects of this Japanese traditional budô:
- chinkon: zazen meditation
- kata in groups
- embu: ceremony fight
- gôhô hôkei and juhô hôkei: attack and defense technique for two people
Initiation sessions to defense techniques (gôhô and juhô) are also planned.
- the federation: www.shorinjikempo.fr
- Marseille’s club on facebook: www.facebook.com/Shorinjikempomarseille