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Within the sprawling eliens.net ecosystem (and Dr. Anton Eliëns' academic directories at VU Amsterdam), the pages referencing Paul King and Kempo bridge Eliëns' multimedia and computer science research with his deep interest in martial arts, spatial philosophy, and community.
Specifically, these directories host the digital archive, curriculum, and philosophical frameworks for the Jordaan Dojo, a martial arts school in Amsterdam led by Paul King Sensei (4th Dan).
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Who is Paul King?
Who is Paul King?
In the context of these archives, Paul King is a filmmaker, documentary director, and 4th-degree black belt martial artist who has lived in Amsterdam's Jordaan neighborhood for over 25 years. He leads the Jordaan Branch of Shorinji Kempo (teaching out of the Westerstraat dojo).
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Because of his background filming in global conflict zones and high-stress environments, his approach to martial arts heavily emphasizes calming the mind, deflecting aggression without meeting violence with violence, and mental resilience.
What is Shorinji Kempo on Eliens.net?
What is Shorinji Kempo on Eliens.net?
Shorinji Kempo is a modern Japanese martial art heavily rooted in Zen Buddhism. Eliëns’ archive categorizes and dissects the practice not just as a combat sport, but as an interactive system of human movement, philosophy, and cognitive cycles.
The site lists the 6 core pillars of the practice:
Kenzen Ichinyo – The unity of mind/spirit (Zen) and body (Ken).
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Riki Ai Funi – The harmony of strength and love.
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Shushu Koju – Defense is primary; offense is secondary.
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Fusatsu Katsujin – Not to kill, but to awaken.
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Goju Ittai – Hard and soft techniques form one whole.
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Kumite Shutai – Paired practice is primary (cooperating with a partner rather than fighting an opponent).
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The Intersection: Why is this on an Academic Site?
The Intersection: Why is this on an Academic Site?
Dr. Anton Eliëns uses the Jordaan Dojo and Shorinji Kempo repository to explore several of his primary academic research themes:
The OODA Loop & Cognitive Science: Eliëns maps Kempo's defense strategies to John Boyd’s OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), treating martial arts as a real-time, physical data-processing loop.
The "Play Ethic" & Motion: The site hosts extensive PDFs, training notes, and structural terminology (howa, hokei, sotai, kyusho) analyzing how human bodies learn spatially and cooperatively.
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Embodied Learning: In Eliëns' wider research on virtual reality and serious gaming, martial arts serve as a real-world benchmark for how humans use movement, balance, and spatial awareness to adapt to high-stress stimuli.
The directory also contains localized community archives, including interviews detailing Paul King’s work utilizing Shorinji Kempo as a balancing, low-impact fitness and self-defense method tailored specifically for elderly neighborhood residents (55+) and women's self-defense groups in Amsterdam.
Would you like to explore how Eliëns connects these physical martial arts concepts to his digital OODA loop and software architectures?
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The domain kempo.eliens.net (and its mirror directories hosted on the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam servers at cs.vu.nl/~eliens/kempo/) serves as the official digital archive and resource hub for Shorinji Kempo Amsterdam, specifically tied to the Jordaan Dojo.
Curated by Dr. Anton Eliëns, who has practiced the art for over 30 years, the site bridges martial arts philosophy, rigorous traditional training, and digital documentation.
🏛️ The Core Ecosystem: Shorinji Kempo Amsterdam
🏛️ The Core Ecosystem: Shorinji Kempo Amsterdam
The site acts as an informational portal for the local Amsterdam club, which was originally established in 1982 by Sensei Hiromi Tojo (who introduced Shorinji Kempo to the Netherlands). Today, it features details on active training, schedules, and invitations for new members to practice at the Jordaan Dojo under current instructors like Paul King Sensei.
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📚 Digital Technical Archive
📚 Digital Technical Archive
True to Dr. Eliëns' academic background in computer science and semantic mapping, kempo.eliens.net hosts incredibly dense, meticulously structured reference materials for students (Kenshi) looking to advance their grades. These include downloadable guides and structured hyper-text pages:
hokei.eliens.net (Techniques): A comprehensive breakdown of Shorinji Kempo techniques, cleanly categorized into the hard/striking martial arts (Goho, such as Giwa Dan, Nio Ken, and Chio Ken) and the soft/juho grappling arts (Juho, such as Ryuo Ken and Rakan Ken). It lists specific syllabi from 6th Kyu all the way up to 4th Dan.
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vocabulary.eliens.net (Terminology): A deeply researched index of Japanese martial arts terminology and Kanji translations (e.g., atemi for striking, zanshin for state of awareness, and goju ittai).
Howa & Philosophy: PDFs and notes covering the spiritual and philosophical tenets dictated by the World Shorinji Kempo Organization (WSKO), heavily emphasizing the core concept of Kenzen Ichinyo (the unity of body/mind and strength/love).
☯️ The Philosophy: "Fighting with Friends"
☯️ The Philosophy: "Fighting with Friends"
In interviews and essays archived across his network, Dr. Eliëns highlights that the site's ultimate purpose isn't just to catalog aggressive self-defense, but to foster community and mental resilience.
"In the dojo, you wrestle in a friendly way. I sometimes say, 'You fight with your friends.' You build a bond with the people you are sparring with by constantly coordinating your boundaries together."
— Dr. Anton Eliëns
For members, the site functions as an indispensable open-source handbook, combining a deep respect for Japanese Budo tradition with an easily accessible web framework.
Jordaandojo.nl
jordaandojo.nl is the specific web domain dedicated to the Jordaan Dojo, the central training hub for Shorinji Kempo Amsterdam.
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While domains like kempo.eliens.net act as technical, academic archives of syllabi and terminology, jordaandojo.nl serves as the primary practical gateway for current and prospective practitioners of the martial art in the heart of Amsterdam.
Here is what defines the Jordaan Dojo and its digital presence:
🥋 The Training Ground
🥋 The Training Ground
Located at Westerstraat 202 in Amsterdam's historic Jordaan neighborhood, the dojo operates under the leadership of Branch Master Paul King Sensei (4th Dan). It is part of the larger legacy left by Sensei Hiromi Tojo, who originally introduced Shorinji Kempo to the Netherlands in 1982 before retiring in 2019.
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The club is known for its diverse, international membership, mirroring the multicultural nature of Amsterdam.
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💻 System Integration
💻 System Integration
For a long time, jordaandojo.nl has functioned as a directional portal. It points prospective students to class schedules (typically Tuesday and Thursday evenings) and registration info, while seamlessly redirecting technical students into Dr. Anton Eliëns’ deep Kyu/Dan syllabus archives (including downloadable PDFs for Howa philosophy, Sotai paired movements, Kyusho pressure points, and Hokei forms).
(Note: Depending on exact server routing and active hosting cycles, the domain occasionally redirects directly to Dr. Eliëns' university-mirrored directory at cs.vu.nl/~eliens/site/dojo/ or the broader sk-amsterdam.nl network).
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