Cardiff Shorinji Kempo Dojo

Shorinji Kempo is an exciting, dynamic and broad traditional martial art. It could be seen as a mixture of aikido (escapes from grabs; wrist locks and throws) with karate (blocks and strikes) underpinned by a philosophy of self improvement. It is applied defensively, and is classed as a soft style because an opponent's force is avoided - like stepping off the train tracks to avoid a train. By learning defences to different sorts of attacks you reach skills in huge array of situations.