Hello everyone-I hope all are doing well and smiling today! I wanted to write today about some training ideas. In budo there are three levels of learning/unlearning. These three are "Shu, Ha & Ri".
Shu: Learning the form-which can deal with many different ideas such as learning the order of the form, understanding the rythem, creating openings and closing's with in the form (as desired), etc.
Ha: Is breaking down/study of form-this is seeing why the form was created. What is being taught through the form -The reasons for this form, possibilities surrounding the form, etc.
Ri: Is freeing oneself of form-Once you have learned the form and understand the form in it's entirty, than throw the form away-No form.
I hope people can find value in this-if not than that's O.K. too
Take good care of yourselves and train diligently!
Mark Franco, L.Ac.
Bujinkan Jihi no Kokoro Dojo
City of Angel's
"The upright body must be stable and comfortable to be able to support force from the eight directions" -Wu Yu-Hsiang