Doshin So

Japanese karateka

宗道臣 · 宋道臣 · 소 도신

Born

11 February 1911, Mimasaka

Died

12 May 1980, Tadotsu

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

Shorinji Kempo

Occupation

karateka

Doshin So (宗道臣, Sō Dōshin) (born Michiomi Nakano (中野道臣, Nakano Michiomi)), (1911–1980) was a Japanese soldier and martial artist. He is most known as the creator and founder of Shorinji Kempo and the doctrine Kongo Zen (金剛禅, Kongō Zen). Practitioners of Shorinji Kempo refer to him as Kaiso, Japanese for "the founder".

External links

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• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q727038 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.