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The following pages contain articles written by members of the Southampton and Bournemouth Shorinji Kempo Dojos.

You Are Never Too Old

At the age 62 Dave Owen joined the Bournemouth Shorinji Kempo club. In this article he tells us about his reasons for joining and for continuing.

Tsunami Fund Raiser

This article is an account of the evening the south coast clubs came together to raise money to aid the survivors of the 2004 tsunami disaster.

Grading Reflections

In this article Bernard Morgan looks back at his recent, successful, Shorinji Kempo 2nd Dan grading. "Was all that pre-grading stress worth it?"

Not a Beginner Any More!

Steve Matthews trains at Southampton Dojo, and passed his Shorinji Kempo 4th Kyu (yellow belt) grading in November 2001. In this article he looks back at what it was like to be a beginner in Shorinji Kempo and his experience of gaining that first coloured belt.

Starting Shorinji Kempo

Ken Golding started practicing Shorinji Kempo when he was in his late forties. In this article he looks back at his reasons for starting a martial art and why he chose Shorinji Kempo.

For more Shorinji Kempo articles See the WSKO website.