Elements of Training
+ Goho Techniques: "Goho" refers primarily to strikes, kicks, hammers, and sashes
+ Juho Techniques: "Juho" is techniques used when in contact with an opponent. Defense forms, releases, joints, reverses, throws, and pins.
+ Seiho: Health promotion through the prevention of illness or injury. The daily health maintenance and restoration of health at one's optimum level. Zen Acu-Therapy is designed in such a way as to support the establishment of a healthy individual who is physically and mentally sound and in balance.
+ Zazen (Meditation): Establishment of spiritual and mental development through zen meditation, creating the ability to seek a justifiable yet peaceful solution without harming others and self.
NOTE:
For those of you who are not familiar with the Manji symbol and its use in Buddhist history, please do not confuse it with, or mistake it for, the swastika! The Manji has been used for over two millenniums in Buddhism and is found in Buddhist temples and in Buddhist works of art throughout China, Japan and S.E. Asia. The symbol and its use originated in India and it has been used for different meanings by many different cultures since pre-historic times. In Japan the Manji is a common Buddhist symbol found in temples and on maps to show the locations of Buddhist temples. Shorinji Kempo students in Japan wear the Manji symbol on their gi because of its Buddhist connotations and because Shorinji Kempo seeks to follow in the traditions of the original Shaolin Temple in China. Because of the symbol's negative connotations in Western societies, Shorinji Kempo students in the West, wear a different symbol on their gi. We want to make it absolutely clear that Shorinji Kempo and its Buddhist Manji symbol have no connection whatsoever, to the Nazi swastika!