In so doing, it is possible to defeat an opponent without throwing a blow. Psychology is physics applied to the mind. The objective of the Kosho Ryu Kempo-ka is to be able to relate to everything, abandon his prejudices, and thus rid conflict from his life. Once you eliminate conflict, emotional or physical, and understand laws and principles, you learn to see yourself as the root of all of your conflict. Once the source of conflict is known, it can be eliminated.
Happiness is the result.
Kempo-ka become content, able to harmonize with and accept life's events, and able to control their environment. Once you learn to control yourself and your environment, controlling or redirecting an attacker is possible as well. E. Kempo Kempo literally translates from Japanese as Fist Law . Its meaning can be traced back to what is called the mudra, which are hand postures . Each of Kempo's hand postures represent both the physical and the spiritual realm.