Black Belt Magazine article from October 2013
Although martial art movies and magazines have caused the popularity of numerous arts to skyrocket, shorinji kempo remains a mystery to most people. Even martial art enthusiasts are frequently ignorant of shorinji kempo's techniques and philosophy. And they are almost always astonished to learn that the style has accumulated some 1.5 million students in more than 3,000 dojo in 27 countries.
A single group headquartered in the town of Tadotsu on the island of Shikoku, Japan, regulates all training and testing. However, with only 23 dojo in the United States and four in Canada, shorinji kempo is still an enigma to most Americans. This article will attempt to remedy that.
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