Here are some links that may be useful. Potential practicioners should have a look at the BSKF and WSKO sites in the first instance as they offer the most comprehensive introduction to Shorinji Kempo. If anyone finds any websites that warrant a reference here - or indeed any links that don't work - please alert the webmaster.

GUSA - Glasgow University Sports Association.

SRS - The website of the University of Glasgow's Sports and Recreation Service.

BSKF - The British Shorinji Kempo Federation's homepage.

WSKO - The World Shorinji Kempo Organisation's homepage in English. Not updated very frequently though, unfortunately.

Swedish Federation - An absolutely fantastic site. For almost any information, including one of the most complete history sections out there, have a look here. There's a link to the English version at the top left.

Resources. Just in case you missed 'em on the front page, this stuff is well worth a read (and not just cos I compiled most of it...).

Hokkaido University Branch. The website of our sister club based in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. In Japanese only, unfortunately.

UK Dojo List: A listing of all active Shorinji Kempo clubs in Britain can be found here. Contact details should be reasonably up to date but if you plan on visiting another club, check with sensei Tony just to make sure.

Selected UK dojos:

Durham University Shorinji Kempo Society - Run by Sensei James Woodward, this dojo opened in mid 2003 after his move from Glasgow.
London Clubs - Collective homepage for all University clubs in London.
ICUSKC - London's Imperial College club website.
Abbey Dojo - A good site with plenty of pictures.
South Coast Clubs - A very informative page about the several clubs operating in Dorset.

Worldwide Links: Here is a link to the 'List of Federations and Branches' page of the WSKO site. It contains all contact details for every Shorinji Kempo branch outside Japan.

Kenshi's Pages: The personal home pages of some of Shorinji Kempo students:

Neal Ziring

Japanese Pages: These Shorinji Kempo pages are written in Japanese. If you don't know the lingo you can always look at the pictures though. They're very nice...

Hombu - The official Japanese Shorinji Kempo homepage.
Kenseikai - The Tokyo University alumni page. Contains heaps of useful resources including animations of techniques.

Miscellaneous: These sites are not necessarily directly related to Shorinji Kempo but contain intersting side information.

E-budo and Budoseek are online Martial Arts discussion forums with very active Shorinji Kempo forums.
Bodhidharma Teachings and the Furyu Budo journal both contain interesting articles on the teachings of Bodhidharma.

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