The Shorinji Kempo Club competed in the 63rd Kanto Student Shorinji Kempo Championship, held at the Nippon Budokan on May 4, winning eight divisions and placing in numerous others. The championship featured events including paired embu, three-person embu, solo embu, and the paired evaluation method.
Representing Meiji University in paired embu, ASOSHINA Taiki, a third-year student in the School of Commerce, and HARA Shintaro, a first-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics, won the Men’s Third Dan and Above Division. NOZAKI Rin, a fourth-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics, and ISHIDO Taichi, a second-year student in the School of Law, won the Men’s First Dan Division. HORIMOTO Hikaru, a fourth-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics, and HARA Chisato, a second-year student in the School of Law, won the Mixed First Dan Division. ISHIDA Yuuichirou, a second-year student in the School of Information and Communication, and HIGASHINAKA Misato, a second-year student in the School of Arts and Letters, won the Mixed White/Green Belt Division.
In solo embu, SAIDA Yuki, a third-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics, won the Brown Belt Division, while YAMADA Takumi, a second-year student in the School of Law, won the White/Green Belt Division.
In the Three-Person Embu Division, WATANABE Kaita, a third-year student in the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences; KODAMA Hitoshi, a second-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics; and YOSHIDA Motoi, a second-year student in the School of Business Administration, took first place.
In the Men’s Lightweight Division of the paired evaluation method, KURIHARA Daisuke, a third-year student in the School of Science and Technology, took first place.
Meiji University also achieved top placements in numerous other events, finishing first in the men’s overall standings, second in the women’s overall standings, and first in the combined overall standings.