{"id":4939,"date":"2018-01-07T01:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/?page_id=4939"},"modified":"2018-01-07T02:24:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T01:24:31","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/how-to-put-on-a-hoi\/\">How to put on a hoi<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nIn Shorinji Kempo, hoi is a formal garment used at special occasions. There are no set rules regarding who can wear it, but it is said that &#8220;good&#8221; kenshis (practitioners) may wear it, which is generally interpreted to mean those who have a black belt.\n\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pHaL_Km22xw&amp;t=4s\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome things to keep in mind:\n\n\n\nYou should not wear a t-shirt ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/practicing-alone\/\">Practicing alone<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/practicing-alone\/\" title=\"Practicing alone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PracticeAlone-analog-smaller-640x360.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"Practicing alone\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Complement your training to achieve more in less time\nMost people who practice martial arts settle for practicing only when their club or school does. And that\u2019s perfectly okay. Most people don\u2019t have the time or inclination to do more. But the question is: are you like most people, or do you want to be better ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/to-buy-dogi-obi\/\">To Buy D\u014dgi &#038; Obi<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/to-buy-dogi-obi\/\" title=\"To Buy D\u014dgi &amp; Obi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/dogi-black-label-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"To Buy D\u014dgi &amp; Obi\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">D\u014dgi\nThere are Shorinji Kempo d\u014dgi (training suit) in a number of different qualities and you can buy them from two different stores, Maekawa shouten and Ozaki. They have the same kind of d\u014dgi and the same prices, so it does not matter much which shop one choose to buy from. We usually recommend the models ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/about-the-grading-system\/\">About the Grading System<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/about-the-grading-system\/\" title=\"About the Grading System\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/zenzenshugaku-shodo-300x300.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"About the Grading System\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In Shorinji Kempo, we have, as in most other Japanese budo (martial arts), a grading system. The grading system (kaiky\u016b seido , ie. step by step learning. All ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/to-take-a-grading-examination\/\">To take a Grading Examination<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/to-take-a-grading-examination\/\" title=\"To take a Grading Examination\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/obi-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"To take a Grading Examination\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Here is a little guide with information that can be good to know before taking a grading examination.\nAs for the first grading tests one can usually be able to do them, if one practices regularly, after about one semester.\nYou can read about how Shorinji Kempo&#8217;s grading system works on this page.\nTo take a grading examination ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/dokun\/\">D\u014dkun<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/dokun\/\" title=\"D\u014dkun\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dokun-no-makimono-300x250.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"D\u014dkun\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The text that is read during chinkon gy\u014d is called D\u014dkun. It consists of Seiku .) Below ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/how-to-tie-obi-belt\/\">How to tie obi (belt)<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/how-to-tie-obi-belt\/\" title=\"How to tie obi (belt)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/obi1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"How to tie obi (belt)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">To tie the obi (belt) is often difficult for new members, we have therefore put up some pictures here of the most common way to tie the belt in Shorinji Kempo. Click on the images to see a larger version.\n   \n   \nThere are also some variations in how to tie the ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/clothing-during-shorinji-kempo-practice\/\">Clothing during Shorinji Kempo Practice<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/clothing-during-shorinji-kempo-practice\/\" title=\"Clothing during Shorinji Kempo Practice\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/dogi-293x640.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"Clothing during Shorinji Kempo Practice\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">During practice d\u014dgi should be used.\nColour of d\u014dgi shall be white and have breast badge embroidered. Sodesh\u014d (sleeve badge) that indicates branch and possibly function\/rank shall be on the left side, the lower part of the arm badge should meet the seam of the sleeve.\nName shall be on the back side of the collar of ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/bukai-sodesho-rank-badges-for-children\/\">Bukai sodesh\u014d (rank badges for children)<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/bukai-sodesho-rank-badges-for-children\/\" title=\"Bukai sodesh\u014d (rank badges for children)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/bukai-sodesho-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail\"  alt=\"Bukai sodesh\u014d (rank badges for children)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">For children there are sleeve badges indicating rank, bukai sodesh\u014d, the color of the chevrons is the same as the color of the belt for that degree, and the number of chevrons indicate the level of that belt color.\nBukai sodesh\u014d should be on the right sleeve and the upper edge of the badge should meet ...<\/p><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/articles\/sodesho-arm-badges\/\">Sodesh\u014d (arm badges)<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">All kenshi should have a sodesh\u014d (sleeve badge) on their d\u014dgi (training suit) which indicates the branch name (or country), organizational affiliation, and to some extent, degree. In Sweden we use branch name, which also is done in Japan and many other countries, however many countries have chosen to have country name on their badges. ...<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4939","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shorinjikempo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}