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The Integrated Path: An Overview of the Shorinji Kempo Curriculum

  1. Shu (Discipline): Learning the physical form exactly as taught.
  2. Ha (Breaking): Understanding the application and breaking away from rigid form.
  3. Ri (Separation): Making the technique your own, acting spontaneously without thought.

He finally beat Mika in a drill. He stood over her, chest puffed. shorinji kempo curriculum

The curriculum introduced Hienzan (flying mountain) techniques—leaping kicks and spinning sweeps. Akira loved the flash. But during a Randori (free practice), he threw a high kick, lost balance, and a white-haired grandmother named Mrs. Tanaka—who only trained three days a week—stepped inside his guard, tapped his solar plexus with a single atemi (vital point strike), and watched him crumple, gasping for air. The Integrated Path: An Overview of the Shorinji