Aikido Without [Shu] and [Ha]

February 2, 2014

Shuhari roughly translates to “first learn, then detach, and finally transcend.” shu (守) “protect”, “obey” — traditional wisdom  — learning fundamentals, techniques, heuristics, proverbs ha (破)”detach”, “digress” — breaking with tradition  — detachment from the illusions of self ri (離) “leave”, “separate” — transcendence — there are no techniques or proverbs, all moves are natural, becoming one with spirit alone …