Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Shorinji Kempo

Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法 shōrinji-kenpō?) was created and stablished in 1947 by Doshin So (Japanese) in Japan. Shorinji Kempo is a system similar to Kung Fu.


Shorinji Kempo Milestones:
1947 established religious entity
1948 created "Nippon Hokuha Shorinji Kempo Society"
1951 started "Kongo Zen Sohonzan Shorinji"
1956 established educational entity
1957 "All Japan Shorinji Kempo Federation"
1963 "Shorinji Kempo Federation of Japan" as corporate entity
1972 "World Shorinji Kempo Organization" (WSKO)
1980 Doshin So died

More from Shorinji Kempo History...

More About Shorinji Kempo Technics...

少林寺拳法 (shorinji kempo) 柔法 森道基 三角技法 小手投 Video 1



Shorinji Kempo Video 2


Saturday, November 17, 2012

Aikido Irimi Nage super dynamique

Very good and dynamic Aikido Irimi Nage performed by Michel Vanhomwegen (7 Dan).



I've found also a compilation of Aikido Irimi Nage by Aikido master - Shihan Christian Tissier.


Note about Irimi Nage
As you can check in the two videos the tecnique performed Michel Vanhomwegen is different from Christian Tissier, however the main principle is similar. This difference happens because the interpretation of Irimi Nage by Aikikai (Christian Tissier)
You can check the Irimi Nage Explanation in this link: Akban.org
If tou want to start from the basics, see what is IRIMI: About IRIMI

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