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Yet this is a difficult concept to understand and therefore in our society today it is, unfortunately, largely looked upon as a martial art.

James Mitose Sensei, explained that Kempo is a philosophy. Mitose brought Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo from Japan to the United States as a philosophy of growth, of study, and of struggle. The martial arts become simple, even self-evident, through understanding the process of these three elements.

Within Kosho Ryu Kempo, there are many sub-arts of study. The purpose of the study of various different art forms is to learn to see the similarities in all of them. Three general categories of study are the healing arts, the cultural arts, and the martial arts. All three are interwoven.

The study of healing arts helps the martial artist understand anatomical strengths and weaknesses as well as the natural flow of energy and how that energy might be directed. In turn the martial arts help the healer better understand the practical application through the study of movement.