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[unidos]

Are there any books on non-American style of Kenpo, e.g. Shorinji Kenpo, etc.?

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[Steve Williams]

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There are a lot of books on Shorinji Kempo, most are in Japanese language only, with a small number in English.

Let us know if you can read Japanese, or English, or any other language, then we can offer an more informed reply.

[unidos]

English or Spanish (if that helps).

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[Random]

Shorinji Kempo and Kenpo are different arts unless I am very badly mistaken. I do not think that Shorinji Kempo is just the Asian version of the same art at all.

On the other hand I am not nearly as knowledgeable about Shorinji Kempo as many here.

[David Dunn]

Shorinji Kempo is most definitely not linked to kenpo karate (two words which shouldn't go together anyway). It's been discussed to death elsewhere on E-budo. Do a search.

[dan_norris]

There is a link to some info on books. There are alot more books out there. http://www.shorinji-kempo.org/books_...eo_main_e.html

[Juan]

Hola Rafa, este es el enlace de la página de la sección de Shorinji Kempo en Oviedo (España).

http://www.geocities.com/oviedokempo/index.html

Es en mi opinión uno de los sitios más completos en cuanto a información relativa a Shorinji Kempo. Además de español existe información en francés e inglés. Este esfuerzo en traducción me parece de lo más loable, más si cabe teniendo en cuenta que en este foro algunos miembros (una minoría) encuentran divertido corregir la ortografía de aquellos que no tienen la suerte de manejar el inglés como Shakespeare. Algunos hasta se permiten el lujo de ‘demostrar’ que los 350 millones de hispanohablantes del mundo están equivocados (ver el debate gi-dogi). No es de extrañar que muchos no angloparlantes y principiantes no se atrevan a participar en el foro, lo cual es una lástima ya que la mayoría de las discusiones aquí son muy instructivas y entretenidas (al igual que la gente).

Juan Battaner

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Hi Rafael, here is a link to the Oviedo (Spain) Shorinji Kempo Branch web page.

http://www.geocities.com/oviedokempo/index.html

In my opinion this is one of the best sites in which you can find general information regarding Shorinji Kempo. Apart from Spanish, you can find information in French and English as well. The translating effort put in this site is commendable, having into account that some people (a minority) in this forum take great pleasure in correcting the spelling of those without the English command of a Shakespeare. Some even will go as fas as to ‘demonstrate’ that the 350 million worldwide Spanish speakers have got their language wrong (see gi-dogi thread). It is not surprising that a lot of beginners and those who have not English as a first language are put off from this forum, which is a shame as most of the posts (and people) are quite instructive/fun.

[Juan]

[Repeated post removed].

[David Dunn]

Top site Juan. Have you trained with any of the Spanish kenshi?

PS: only 'most' of us are fun and instructive?

[RichD]

How's your French??

There's a book by Roland Harbesetzer called Decouvrir Le Shorinji Kempo. It has over a hundred goho and juho techniques and brief history of S-K. There are a few pics of kenshi (including Aosaka Sensei) demonstrating the techniques, but predominantly the techniques are line drawings with commentary.

At 14 euros you can't really go wrong.

http://www.alapage.com/mx/?tp=F&type...UYCE&ProvBC=FR

http://www.fnac.com/Shelf/article.as...2Dbebd623dad68

[Juan]

Nice one Richard.

14 euros looks like a bargain, I've ordered mine already.

David, unfortunately I haven't trained with Spanish kenshi yet. All branches are quite distant from my spanish hometown (Salamanca). I'm planning to get my club (Southampton Uni) to visit Salamanca and meet some Spanish and Portuguese kenshi in the process some time next year

[Juan]

[Another repeated post removed, again]

Must remember not to hit the 'back' button after posting

[David Dunn]

I've not been training in Spain yet either Juan, but have met many Spanish Kenshi over the years. Robert Castro is now in Brazil, but trained with us at Euston for a couple of years. No kyusho that lad. In fact no bodily system for feeling pain