![]() ![]() In 1928, Kaiso traveled to China with a strong sense of purpose, and there he learned esoteric techniques from various masters he met through his unusual line of work. Later, these techniques gave birth to various martial arts which spread across the lands of China. Tradition tells that it was Bodhidharma (the progenitor of Zen) who brought fighting techniques (Indian kempo, tenjiku nara no kaku, or ekkin gyo) to China 1500 years ago, after he left India to transmit the proper teachings of the historical Buddha and ended his travels at the Songshan Shaolin Temple in what is now Henan Province. ◆ Shorinji Kempo History ― 1947, founded by Kaiso Doshin So in Japan ![]()
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