Kojosho Kempo is a martial arts system that integrates traditional techniques with two-person and three-person forms. As with most martial arts, we learn stances, blocks, strikes, and kicks through repetition. Once those techniques are learned, we link those motions together in kata (form). We also expand our study to include the addition of 18 postures which are integrated into two-person and three-person forms to encourage the study of offensive and defensive implications of combat and self-defense. These two-person forms and three-person forms encourage the study of timing, distance, and intersection of movement and technique.

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The last forty years have seen the Kojosho grow progressively to more closely resemble modern Karate-Do. The power driving this change was the inclusion of the Pinon Kata to facilitate the teaching of basic techniques and the kata Basai and Kusanku for their global recognition for competition and grading. Additionally, the International Kojosho Karate Federation formed in 1976 announced in its mission statement the goal of "Preserving the works of past Masters" exposing the senior most student to different Kata and the pervasive influence of Japanese Karate-Do.

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Mr. Fred Absher, utilizing the concept of Chinese two-person Kata as a vehicle, blended the dynamic Japanese basic technique with the continuous and explosive free fighting technique of Korean Tae Kwon Do, resulting in a system that emphasizes natural and continuous motion for the study of self defense and fitness.

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Everyone can gain many practical benefits from traditional martial arts training. Obvious ones are self-defense and physical exercise. It gives a person security knowing that they have invested many hours training to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. As well as physical fitness, there are many studies that show repetitive motion, such as are done in basics and kata, encourage brain and emotional health. Students gain confidence as they learn they can accomplish difficult things through dedication and hard work.