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pattern with
shomen (正面; "front") and
various entrances that are used
based on
student and
instructor rank laid out precisely. The
Shomen is designated...
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landscape of ****an today. One
specially prominent god in the Kōshin cult was
Shōmen-Kongō (Blue-Faced Vajra-Yakṣa), a
fearsome deity with many arms. The first...
- Chion-in (知恩院,
Monastery of Gratitude) in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, ****an is the
headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect)
founded by Hōnen (1133–1212)...
- torso,
starting with a cut to the left
shōmen-suburi (正面素振り)
strikes to an opponent's
forehead zenshin-kōtai-
shōmen-suburi (前進後退正面素振り)
strikes to an opponent's...
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simian gods such as the Vānara "a monkey-like humanoid" in the Ramayana.
Shōmen-Kongō (青面金剛, "Blue-face Vajra" "a fearsome, many-armed, Kōshin guardian...
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generally posted at the
entrance to a dōjō or at the "front" of the dōjō (
shomen) and
outline behaviour expected and disallowed. In some
styles of martial...
- the
final tournament, they
refer to
themselves as Team
Shomen Toppa (チームショーメン突破, Chīmu
Shōmen Toppa)
Bashin (バシン) /
Toppa Bashin (馬神トッパ,
Bashin Toppa)...
- shōken zuki),
spearhand nukite (貫手突き, nukite), and the
front kick
shōmen geri (正面蹴り,
shōmen geri)
delivered with the
first toe (sokusen geri). On account...
- is
dedicated to Kōshin-san (庚申さん) a
nickname of its main
worship object Shōmen Kongō (青面金剛), a blue,
guardian warrior and to the "three wise monkeys"....
- the
vertical bow
rising shomen (正面) and
aslant bow
rising shamen (斜面). The h****etsu (or "eight
stages of shooting") of the
shomen style is
described in...
