In the world of martial arts, few concepts are as misunderstood as “sparring.” Many envision intense, unbridled combat, full of powerful blows and dramatic takedowns. While the ultimate goal of Shorinji Kempo is indeed effective self-defence, the way we train, especially through what we call Randori (乱取り), is much more nuanced and purposeful.
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Happy Birthday BSKF!
50 years ago, Shorinji Kempo arrived from Japan to the UK, and the organisation that we now know as the BSKF was formed. Last weekend we celebrated that fact with a four day extravaganza of training, competition, gradings and parties.
BSKF National Taikai
Recently the BSKF held a national taikai, or competition. It was a lot of fun!