(translation: Shaolin Temple Family/Style; also known as Sakugawa Koshiki Shōrinji-ryū Karatedō) is a form of
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
derived from the teachings of
Kanga “Tode” Sakugawa,
Shorin-Ryu and
Shorinji Kempo
is a Japanese martial arts, Japanese martial art. The name ''Shōrinji Kempo'' is the On'yomi, Japanese reading of ''Shàolínsì Quánfǎ''. It was established in 1947 by orn a Japanese martial artist and former military intelligence ...
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Well known practitioners include
Richard Kim,
Doshin So,
Masayuki Hisataka, and
Kori Hisataka.
References
External links
World Shorinji-Ryu Karate Federation
Karate
Japanese martial arts
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