Description
Shuhari is a Japanese concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery,
It is cross-disciplinary and is at the core of martial arts, tea ceremony, ikebana, noh theater, ‘GO’ and basically any for of art that is also meant as a channel for self-discovery.
Shuhari roughly translates to “protect”, “breach”, “detach”: as in “follow the rules, break the rules, transcend the rules”.
Shu-ha-ri can be decomposed in 3 kanjis (from wikipedia):
shu (守) “protect”, “obey”—traditional wisdom—learning fundamentals, techniques, heuristics, proverbs.
ha (破) “detach”, “digress”—breaking with tradition—detachment from the illusions of self, to break with tradition – to find exceptions to traditional wisdom, to find new approaches. In some styles of Japanese music (gagaku and noh), it is also the middle of the song.
ri (離) “leave”, “separate”—transcendence—there are no techniques or proverbs, all moves are natural, becoming one with spirit alone without clinging to forms; transcending the physical – there is no traditional technique or wisdom, all movements are allowed.
“Shu-Ha-Ri kimono belts” and dog collars are a new development of Japanese traditional obi: the sash that is used when wearing a kimono.
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