South coast shorinji kempo clubs

Shorinji Kempo - The Art Of Self Defence

Shorinji Kempo is an effective martial art designed purely for self defence. Unlike many martial arts it is non-competitive, and focuses on developing the persons body and mind. Browse our pages to find out more about this Martial Art and the clubs located on the UK South Coast.

News Items:

Congratulations to Dave Owen on passing his first kyu (brown belt) grading, and to Tracy Fuller, Trevor Mattocks and James Maddocks for passing their Shodan (Black belt) gradings.

See Dave Owens account of his grading.

Sensei Russ and the new Shorinjikempo brown and black belts

Welcome to the South Coast Shorinji Kempo clubs web site

The UK south coast is home to the Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood and Southampton University Shorinji Kempo Dojos.

Explore our site and find out more about this exciting martial art and our Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole, and Ringwood Dojos.

For information on the Southampton University Dojo visit their web site .

What's on the site?

These pages contain information about the martial art, Shorinji Kempo, and the clubs located on the (UK) South Coast, in the Hampshire and Dorset area.

Our club pages contain information about the training times and location of each club.

We have included information on the fees as well as some background on the clubs and their instructors.

The What Is Shorinji Kempo? section contains information about all aspects of this martial art to help you decide if, out of all the martial arts available, this is the martial art for you.
If you live in or near Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton or Ringwood visit our club pages to find out where your local Shorinji Kempo club is located. If you live else where in the UK visit the British Shorinji Kempo Federation (BSKF) web site to find a club near you.

Photos and video clips can be viewed in the Gallery section. These include photos and videos from various Shorinji Kempo demonstrations and events including the recent British Shorinji Kempo 30th Anniversary Taikai.
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Some of our members have written articles to give you an idea of what it is like to learn Shorinji Kempo, these can be found on our Features pages.
The latest news and upcoming event details can be seen on the News page.
2006 dates for gradings, Black Belt courses and other events can now be found on the BSKF Web site.

All the Clubs on this site are members of the British Shorinji Kempo Federation, the official governing body for Shorinji Kempo in Britain.

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