Shorinji Kempo techniques are broadly separated into three categories: Juho (soft), Goho (hard), and Pressure point techniques.

Juho
Juho consists of more passive (soft) techniques. It is comprised of grappling, throwing, escaping, and pinning. It uses the principle of physical dynamics and effectively take people down with less energy as possible.

Goho
Goho consists of more aggressive (hard) techniques. It is comprised of punching, kicking, cutting, and blocking techniques. Shorinji Kempo emphasizes on the defending first and counter-attacking on the kyusho (weak point).

Pressurepoint (Seiho/Appo/Kappo)
Shroinjikempo uses 138 pressurepoints to attack (Appo), resuscitate (Kappo), and rejuvenate (Seiho).