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Enshin kaikan is a style of knockdown, "full contact karate" founded in 1988 with dojo and students in various countries around the world. The core emphasis in Enshin is use of the "Sabaki Method," a system of techniques employed with the goal of turning an opponent's power and momentum against him or her and repositioning oneself to the opponent's "blind" spot to counterattack from a more advantageous position. Although Enshin is a "stand-up fighting" style that includes kicks, strikes, and punches found in most other styles of karate, it also utilizes numerous grabs, sweeps, and throws often associated with Judo or other grappling styles of martial arts. Enshin was founded by Kancho (Grandmaster) Joko Ninomiya who directs the Enshin organization from the honbu in Denver, Colorado. The organization is noted for its annual tournament, the Sabaki Challenge, a full-contact, no pads/no gloves, knockdown-rules competition held every spring in Denver and open to advanced martial art's entrants from any style or school.
Enshin is derived from two Japanese words: "en," meaning "open or unfinished circle," and, "shin," meaning "heart" or "inner." "En" relates to the circular movement inherent in the Sabaki Method. However, the circle is "open" or "unfinished" to suggest that studying Enshin and Sabaki is a continuous journey, i.e. a process and not an end that is most important. "Shin" signifies that the Enshin students are not adversaries, but members of a mutually supportive family. "Kaikan" basically means "organization."
References
Kancho Ashihara, Hideyuki. Fighting Karate. New York: Kodansha Ltd., 1985.
Kancho Ashihara, Hideyuki. More Fighting Karate. New York: Kodansha Ltd., 1989.
Kancho Ninomiya, Joko (with Ed Zorensky). Sabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle. Berkeley, California: Frog, Ltd., 1998.
Kancho Ninomiya, Joko (with Ed Zorensky). My Journey in Karate- The Sabaki Way. Berkeley, California: Frog, Ltd., 2000.
Fighting Black Kings. Dir. Shuji Goto. Perfs. William Oliver, Willie Williams, Mas Oyama. Videocassette. Prod. Sankyo Motion Picture Company. Dist. New Line Cinema, 1976.