I studied Shorinji Kempo, although, looking at that description, my sensei’s was a more pragmatic style. Our focus was less on competitive or structured forms, more on doing whatever necessary to successfully defend yourself. It didn’t have the ‘flash’ of Taekwondo (come on, some of those high kicks are ridiculous), it was more functional. As a 5’ 0” female, I was sparring with some much larger opponents (Sensei correctly pointed out that any opponent that I was likely to meet in real life would almost certainly be larger than me).