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Author Archives: Nicola Higgins
Don’t Forget
When is the best time to attack?
What’s the point of embu?
Embu is one of the methods of training we use in Shorinji Kempo. It’s very impressive to watch, but also teaches you a lot.
Annual Leaders Seminar, Cyprus 2018
Several of the club’s members attended this year’s Annual Leaders Seminar in Cyprus. We spent six days training hard, but also relaxing well and eating a lot.
IKA Seminar 2018
Bristol hosted the International Kempo Association annual training seminar last weekend. We trained hard, partied hard, and went home tired but happy.
Book Review: Essential Anatomy for Healing and Martial Arts
This book is an excellent introduction to both Western and Eastern anatomy concepts. It is not excessively detailed, but gives a good grounding in both systems.
Book Review: A Brief History of the Martial Arts
I found this book in the library, and I was drawn in by the contents page, which spans large swathes of history and seemed to be quite comprehensive.
BSKF Taikai 2017
The British Shorinji Kempo Federation held a taikai (competition) last Sunday.
Pumpkin Kempo
Halloween this year fell on a Tuesday, and since that is the day we train it seemed only right that we use the excuse to have some fun.
Cyprus Leaders’ Seminar
A few of our black belt students went recently to Cyprus for the annual Leader’s Seminar. For six days we trained, both in the dojo and on the beach.