The Swedish Federation Board recently sent in the application to WSKO hombu that Peter Thorvald would take over as the new Shibu-chō (Branch Master) in Skövde Shibu after Anders Pettersson.…

A few weeks ago a decision to adopt a new official Swedish translation of Seiku, Seigan & Shinjō was taken a the recent board meeting of the Swedish Federation last Sunday the decision was settled. The work on a new translation has been made in connection with the Swedish translation of the Shorinji Kempo Tokuhon, which we hope will go to print relatively soon. (mer …)

On the 30th of May to the 1st of June will the Swedish Shorinji Kempo Federation together with Shorinji Kempo Bromma Shibu organize a Unity Kōshūkai (study session). This type…

Viktor, from Stockholm Södra, seikenshi 4th dan, has just returned home after one year of training in Shakujii dōin in Tokyo under the instruction of Sanada-sensei, 7 dan. In the past year in Japan, the training has focused a lot ont kihon, embu and randori. He has also managed to participate in a competition once, done demonstration before a competition, participated in the World Taikai seminar in Osaka and Hombu, and visited several student taikai (competition). Viktor have learned many new things from Sanada-sensei and Miyagawa-sensei, and they have been instructed by Aosaka-sensei in Paris to teach him thoroughly so that he can take these experiences with him back home to Sweden and contribute to the development of Shorinji Kempo.
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Here is a report from the Karlstad Shibu’s home page.

On the weekend of November 30th to December 1st Anders-sensei visited England for some Shorinji Kempo practice. There was a half-day training for yūdansha (black belts) in London on the Saturday, followed by a full day gasshuku (training camp) in Southampton on the Sunday.

Here a tells  a bit about the weekend.

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On the 17th of November the Swedish Federation held its national Dan grading examination for autumn 2013 in Skövde. There was one person who tested for 3rd Dan and two…

Finally the Swedish version of the new kamokuhyō (curriculum) is printed and available for purchase. This version is the one that is effective from 1st of April 2013. There are…

During the weekend of the 2nd to 3rd of November, the Karlstad Shibu organised a gasshuku (training camp) in Karlstad. There was training on Saturday and Sunday and there were participants from most of the Swedish Shorinji Kemp branches, as well as two participants from Finland..

The instructors for the weekend was Karlstad Shibu’s Shibu-chō, Anders Pettersson Daikenshi 6 Dan, and Karlstads Studenter’s Shibu-chō, Åke Olsson Seikenshi 5 Dan.
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We are proud to announce that Aosaka-sensei, daihanshi 8 dan, daigi (representative) of Shorinji Kempo Group European Office, Chief Instructor of France, legendary master and one of the most prominent…

Congratulations to all Swedish kenshi that passed their grading during the seminar at Hombu! From left: Alex Tilly, Stockholm Södra, 5 dan Stefan Jönsson-Levin, Visby, 5 dan Boban Mladenovic, Haninge,…