tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post7056441968722630891..comments2024-02-25T12:49:53.561-05:00Comments on The Budo Bum: How To Adapt An Art To YourselfThe Budo Bumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17829768452637120001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-52816241994816551072014-08-28T23:29:33.205-04:002014-08-28T23:29:33.205-04:00surlespasdemars,
you've got it. Shu-Ha-Ri ex...surlespasdemars,<br /><br />you've got it. Shu-Ha-Ri expresses levels of understanding. Shu守 is easy to understand, but ha 破 and ri 離 are really difficult. Everyone seems to go for the simple meaning of ha破 as "to break," but it has other meanings, uses and nuances. One of which is "to break through" and when standing alone like it is in 守破離 (not tied to another kanji) it can also indicate the middle of something. Ri離is tougher, but in this case, instead of separating, my reading of Japanese writers on the subject is that perhaps it's more like transcending the ryuha than breaking with it. You study the limited way of one ryuha so you can reach the level where you can transcend the limits of the ryuha. (Yeah, this will eventually be a blog).The Budo Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17829768452637120001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-75516385105526374502014-08-28T08:57:53.271-04:002014-08-28T08:57:53.271-04:00In Judo, what I have found is that the favorite te...In Judo, what I have found is that the favorite technique chooses you, rather than you choosing it.<br />Beyond body type, I find that people have tendencies in movement that they naturally favor. As I'very taught more, my pedagogy is more towards teaching basic throwing principles using only a few major throws as vehicles to do that. Then showing variations with different grips and at different angles, make up a lot of what I was taught as different throws. Then an emphasis on experiential learn I no through Randori. I have observed that students at some point absorb the movements of their instructor, but have adapted it to themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008119527657725761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-63231056538655030172014-08-27T16:02:09.915-04:002014-08-27T16:02:09.915-04:00Reminds me some discussions about Shu-Ha-Ri where ...Reminds me some discussions about Shu-Ha-Ri where people thinks about Ri like having your own style whereas I understand it more like a stage you have internalized so deeply the art, that there is no specific "waza" but a simple expression of the core principles of the art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-73648485355739503812014-08-27T13:19:17.264-04:002014-08-27T13:19:17.264-04:00"I started out with the question “How do you ..."I started out with the question “How do you adapt your budo to yourself?” The answer is, you don’t. You study your art. You master your art."<br /><br />Spot on. As you practice, your art shapes you and you shape how your art is expressed.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com