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kem·po

(kĕm′pō′)

Variant of kenpo.

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Other celebrities invited by the ministry include Vassiriki Abou Diaby, who played for the Arsenal and Marseille football clubs, Philippe Christanval, who played for the Monaco and Barcelona Football Clubs, Thabet Naghmouchi, the reigning world champion in Kempo Karate from Tunisia, as well as Raoua Tlili, who won a gold medal for Tunisia in the discus throw at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.

From rapper to pilgrim: French celebrity Diam's life-changing visit to a Muslim friend

The Category 2 sport that failed to make it was cricket while left out in Category 3 were bodybuilding, bridge, darts, fin swimming, shuttlecock, shorinji kempo, water skiing, sport climbing and aero sports.

POC rushes to finalize SEAG events

Amid sweltering heat one late July afternoon - at one point the mercury reached 35.2 C - spirited cries of 'Aah' and 'Sei' echoed through the doin training center of the Shorinji kempo headquarters in Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture.

Japan's Shorinji martial art attracts young and old

Gulay, a daughter of the President of Azerbaijan Kempo Federation, Honored Coach Rauf Ibrahimov, won three rivals and took the gold of the competition.

Azerbaijan's young karateist becomes World Champion

Kuwait wins 3rd place trophy in World's Kempo championship KUWAIT, March 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait won the third-place trophy of the World All Styles Championship (WAC) Kempo, which was held in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, on March 22-25.

Kuwait wins 3rd place trophy in World's Kempo championship

The students were assessed by the head of the British Kempo Society, professor Ben Ledwick who travelled up from London, along with Andrew Harper who assisted him on the grading.

Academy students kicking their way to tremendous gradings

Tribune News Network Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar HE Muhammad Basri Sidehabi praised the role of Shorinji Kempo Kenshi Qatar (SKKQ) in promoting socio-cultural activities in the country, particularly in sports.

Indonesian Kempo Qatar wins appreciation from envoy

Outre le Mondial 2017 U21 de handball, l'Algerie organisera egalement le Championnat d'Afrique de lutte cadets et juniors a Cheraga du 15 au 17 juillet, le Championnat arabe de badminton des U15 et U19 du 16 au 19 juillet a Alger, un gala de boxe professionnelle [beaucoup moins que] Yassa Mohamed [beaucoup plus grand que] le 29 juillet a Tizi Ouzou et le tournoi international de kempo a Alger.

Reunion de la commission de preparation en septembre

Budo is a time-honoured form of physical culture comprising of judo, kendo, kyudo, sumo, karatedo, aikido, shorinji kempo, naginata and jukendo.

Kendo: between "religion" and "nationalism"

(152.) Joji Shisido, Kokka Baisho Sekinin No Menjo To Kenpo 17 Jo [Restriction/ Exemption of State Redress liability and the Article 17 of the Constitution], in Kempo Hanrei Hyaku Sen [Selected One Hundred Constitutional Cases] 286, 287 (Yasuo Hasebe et al.

Common law constitutionalism and its counterpart in Japan

Back in 2001 Michael Toth, nine, from Billingham, became the youngest in the North-east to be awarded a black belt in Kempo karate.

No messing with these young stars

In the Winter/Spring 2013 issue of Inroads, Brad Kempo published a rather spirited piece on the potential of technology to transform Canada's democratic politics, claiming that electronic referendums (e-referendums), and to a lesser extent internet voting, could augment the scope of public participation to better inform crucial policy decisions.