World Shorinji Kempo Organization / 少林寺拳法世界連合

21/09/2025

New 7th Dan holders at the Special Dan Examination held on September 21, 2025:
(From left) Mr. Pankaj Rastogi (USA), Mr. Anders Pettersson (Sweden), and Mr. John McCulloch (Canada).
We deeply appreciate your many years of dedication and leadership for the Shorinji Kempo family and in society.

17/09/2025

Still accepting participants – practice with our instructors and kenshi worldwide!
日本の拳士の皆様も、まだ定員に余裕があります！外国語が得意な方も、得意でない方も、世界の拳士と一緒に練習しませんか？

=2025 WSKO Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan =
Instructors finalized.

09/09/2025

To active WSKO members; there have been some cancellations to the 2025 WSKO Study Session at hombu in December. If you wish to attend the seminar, please contact the WSKO Secretariat or fill in the online application form provided to all WSKO branch masters.

09/09/2025

=2025 WSKO Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan =
Instructors finalized.

08/09/2025

2025年12月WSKO講習会in Tadotsu, Japan は、日本からの受講者の受付を開始しました。外国語が苦手でも世界の拳士とつながりたい気持ちがある方、お待ちしております！先着順です！

10/06/2025

I participated in the seminar with Masunaga sensei by Mie prefecture federation.
Thank you Mr. Funahashi President, Hayashi sensei, Hashizume sensei, Nishimura sensei, Minamide sensei, Tomita sensei, Masunaga sensei, Nakayama sensei, Hamazaki sensei and many others. I had good time. See you again.
😊🙏
Shoji Arai, WSKO Secretary-General

29/05/2025

=2025 WSKO Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan=
Message from WSKO Instructor ARAI Shoji
荒井章士WSKO指導員からのメッセージ　

Let’s practice together at Hombu in December 2025!

23/05/2025

=2025 WSKO Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan=
Learn from INOUE Hiromu sensei, renowned for demonstrating Shorinji Kempo techniques on the YouTube channel "Kuro-Obi World"!

Message from WSKO Instructor INOUE Hiromu
井上 弘　WSKO指導員からのメッセージ　

"My name is INOUE Hiromu, and I will be one of the instructors at the WSKO Study Session this December.
I look forward to sharing with you the various techniques I have studied and mastered over the years.
Let’s train together—I look forward to seeing you all there!"

20/05/2025

=2025 WSKO Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan=
Message from WSKO Chief Instructor KAWASHIMA Kazuhiro
川島一浩WSKO主任指導員からのメッセージ　

“I will serve as the chief instructor at the 2025 World Shorinji Kempo Organization Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan.
Let’s train together and work up a sweat in Tadotsu, the birthplace of Shorinji Kempo.
I look forward to your participation!”

See you at Hombu in December 2025 !!

16/05/2025

Celebrating 50 years of Shorinji Kempo in Portugal, the Portuguese Shorinji Kempo Federation will host the "50 Year Commemoration of Shorinji Kempo in Portugal" in October 2025.

ポルトガル連盟は、同国における少林寺拳法50周年を記念して2025年10月に『50 Year Commemoration of Shorinji Kempo in Portugal』を開催します。

Mensagem do Presidente Instrutores Organização Programa Contactos EN ES Comemorações dos 50 anos do Shorinji-Kempo em Portugal(1975-2025) Junta-te a nós nesta grande festa do Shorinji-Kempo Nacional! Mensagem do Presidente BEM-VIND@S! Gassho. Estamos exatamente a um ano das Comemorações dos ...

13/05/2025

Kaiso (Founder) of Shorinji Kempo, Doshin SO, passed away on May 12, 1980. On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Kongo Zen Sohonzan Shorinji held the annual memorial service for Kaiso at Hombu.

少林寺拳法開祖宗道臣先生は、1980年5月12日に逝去されました。金剛禅総本山少林寺で毎年執り行われる「開祖忌」は、今年は5月11日(日)に実施されました。

11/05/2025

WSKO Study Session in Tadotsu, Japan will be held at Hombu in December 2025.
Information and application form URL has already been distributed to all WSKO branch masters. We look forward to seeing you in December!

Applications have reached 52 as of May 11, 2025.

(This photo was taken during the 2023 International Study Session at Hombu in Tadotsu)