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Online Workshop: DŌ – The Way
Join us in an immersive and interactive online Japanese Calligraphy workshop on integrating martial arts and calligraphy. This online workshop will focus on writing the kanji DŌ (TAO in Chinese), meaning The Way. The workshop will be a short lecture on the relationship between martial arts and calligraphy, followed by instructions on how to write…
shodo articles
The Road To Mastery
Beginner martial arts students often inquire: “How long until I attain a black belt?” Many envision the black belt as the pinnacle…
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…
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…