Actually, most of the content stays the same – if anything, its been updated and expanded. You’ll still find the information on the Kengokan Dojo, Shorinjiryu Koshinkai Karatedo and the arts we practice.

The News page is still here, although its renamed as the News / Blog page. This reflects my intention to use this page for not just dojo news, but also to summarise some of our training sessions, perhaps providing/expanding detail of some of the technical or philosophical concepts discussed. This returns the blog part of the site to its original intended purpose.

By far the biggest change is the fact that we now have a specially designed interface for the iPad, as well as for smartphones. When you visit Kengokan.com on an iPad, you’ll be recognised, and provided with the special interface that looks more like a magazine, and uses swipe controls to move through pages. I think you’ll like it, but you can always go back to the standard view by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

This website has always been intended as a training support tool for our small band of members. I hope these small changes will improve its usefulness in this.

There is a lot of information in those articles, and I am reviewing the best ways of distributing that information. Some may be re-posted in the blog, some might go to other sites (perhaps including Wiki type sites), while others might be moved into some future book or ebook.

I am committed to sharing what little I have learned about Shorinjiryu karate, its origins, theories, techniques, practices, etc, but having the right vehicle is important.

This website is really about the Kengokan Dojo, and so the information herein will reflect that. One thing I can say is that the EssentialKarate Blog will become my vehicle for general opinions and thoughts on karate.

We’ll push any updates, etc to that so you can keep up to date with what we’re doing!

The old website was hacked and rather than trying to fix it, I’ve decided to rebuild it from ground up. Probably a good thing, as the old site had got a bit complex and convoluted. So please bear with me while I rebuild the site.

We’re still training, and welcome visitors to come along and view our training. We’d also love to see people who have trained with us previously to come back.