Announcements
EIJI HAPPO: Online Calligraphy Workshop
Martinez Sensei will teach an online Japanese Calligraphy Workshop on Saturday, March 16, from 2 – 4 pm on Google Meet. This online workshop will focus on writing the kanji 永 (EI) gracefully and precisely using basic example and classic masterpiece from Chinese calligrapher CHIEI. The focus will be to explore the nuances of composition…
shodo articles
The difference between Shodo and Shuji
In the world of Japanese calligraphy, two terms often emerge: Shodo (書道) and Shuji (習字). Shodo is defined as the way of…
The Power of Posture
In Japanese, the word for posture is 姿勢 (SHISEI), comprised of “SHI” meaning form or figure, and “SEI” meaning force or strength.…
Zen articles
Mindfulness: What it means from a Buddhist Perspective
Many people begin Shodo practice because of its mindfulness qualities. The activity of drawing a stroke and composing a Kanji…
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The Mind of Shodo
A few years ago I taught a short Japanese Calligraphy class to college students at Roger Williams University. As a…
Zen in Daily Life
The Zen experience must be direct and in a psychophysical level. We absorb that realization through our bodies, not intellectually…