Shorinji Kempo India announced 15-Member Team represent India at theShorinji Kempo World Taikai 2023

Shorinji Kempo Taikai 2023 (A Japanese Martial Art) will be held in Tokyo
from October 6th to 13th. A 15-member team from India headed by the Shorinji Kempo India country head, Dr. Maxwell Jude Anthony will participate in competitive events.

India will debut at this prestigious World Taikai 2023 as an OFFICIAL TEAM-INDIA. This team-India, belongs to the golden triangle of Indo-Sino-Nippon, which cradled martial arts. Team-India will proudly represent their nation, from which this all started way back in 500 AD. This team-India, is in the lineage of Sakyamuni Buddha, Bodhi Dharuman.

Speaking at the press conference regarding the upcoming world championship, Dr. Maxwell Jude Anthony, Shorinji Kempo India Country Head, said “I would like to give my students the experience ace of being on an international platform. So far, only Sensei Kirtie Kumar Futnani and I have represented India at the World Championships. Given the size of the Indian population, it was sad that only two of us participated in the previous event. However, now I am proud to take my team to the international event.”

Team India will be representing both the country and the founder of Shorinji Kempo in India, Sensei Kirtie Kumar Futnani.

The 15-Member team comprises Children aged 9+ years to Adults aged 67+ years.

Girls/Women:
Sukriti, Samara, Laya, Khadija, Yugalakshmi, Harsha.

Boys/Men:
Yuva, Sumukh, Prathyush, Hatim, Taher, Shenkathir, Ramakrishnan and Shankar.
This team is headed by the Shorinji Kempo India Country Head, Dr. Maxwell Jude Anthony who has been practicing this art since 1990 in India; Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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