Shinden Fudo Ryu

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I was reading that the founder of Shinden Fudo Ryu, Kanja Yoshiteru Izuma(?), was a Kempo master who studied in China, and that the techniques of the Shinden Fudo Ryu consequently still resemble Kempo in many ways...

Can anyone elaborate on this or draw some paralells between the two styles?
 

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Using the term Kempo can be somewhat misleading when explaining this. Shinden Fudo ryu has similarities to "Chinese Boxing". This does not look anything like Kenpo.

SFR is freemoving and relaxed, yet very heavy handed and powerful.
 

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Well I haven't had the opportunity to study Kempo nor Shinden Fudo Ryu indepth to make a comparison.

Maybe this might help a bit??

http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/shinden/pdf/shindenfudouryuu.pdf

As you can read, the style is characterized as being relaxed yet very hard hitting. Natural movement seems to be the key from what I have read. But I hold judgement until I actually train in the ryu.

I believe Ganseki Nagi (one of the kihon happo) is from this ryu.
 
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Originally posted by Jay Bell
Using the term Kempo can be somewhat misleading when explaining this. Shinden Fudo ryu has similarities to "Chinese Boxing". This does not look anything like Kenpo.



Hmmm. Interesting... I wonder why they used the term Kempo... is that somewhat exchangable with Chinese boxing? Or just a different style called Kempo that is not related to, well, kempo?
 

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Ganseki Nage (ala Kihon Happo) is from Takagi Yoshin ryu, but found in many of the ryu.

I'd rather you *didn't* hold judgement until you study the ryu. Getting an idea of what it's about by text is impossible.

And yes, Kempo is used typically as "Chinese Boxing".
 

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Originally posted by Jay Bell
Ganseki Nage (ala Kihon Happo) is from Takagi Yoshin ryu, but found in many of the ryu.

I'd rather you *didn't* hold judgement until you study the ryu. Getting an idea of what it's about by text is impossible.

And yes, Kempo is used typically as "Chinese Boxing".

Ah thanks Jay! I don't hold judgement on anything :) I really don't pay any attention to what technique belongs to which ryu etc. I just train! :) Maybe after I get go-dan, I will start paying attention to categorizing techniques via ryu.

Thanks again for the information!

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Hello Everyone,

When you are looking at SHinden Fudo Ryu as compared to Kempo, you also have to understand that the term"kempo"/"Kenpo" has a variety of styles that it could be compared against. Many may look nothing similar to what is practiced in the Shinden Fudo Ryu curriculum.

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ummm.... which Shinden Fudo-ryu are we talking about here?? :p
 
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Originally posted by heretic888
ummm.... which Shinden Fudo-ryu are we talking about here?? :p

What do you mean?

:confused:
 

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