ImpakuImpaku

Doshin So

So Doshin / Kaiso

Japanese master and founder of the contemplative and self-defense art Shorinji Kempo (1947).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth2/11/1911
Date of Death5/12/1980
Era20th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleFounder of Shorinji Kempo
Active Years1947–1980

Biography

Doshin So (Michiomi Nakano) established Shorinji Kempo in Japan in 1947 after studying martial arts in China, combining hard striking and soft release techniques with Zen philosophy.

Associated Martial Arts

Shorinji KempoFounder→

A Japanese art founded in 1947 by Doshin So. From the outset it was conceived not as a sport but as a means of rebuilding people in post-war Japan.