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Zen Do The meaning of Shi Zen is "to remain natural and in accordance with Nature's intended way". At first movements will be stiff and awkward, but with a dedicated heart and spirit the body will find its natural way of moving. Everyone's body has a different range of movement. The Shi Zen system aims to help overcome difficulties whilst developing your natural abilities. Our bodies move best in a relaxed state, when they are more able to respond to changing circumstances, for example attacks from differing angles, combinations and distances. Our minds can function with greater clarity when in this natural state, helping us to see things clearer and giving us better choices to make decisions. The Kanji is an encompassing term which is reflected both physically and mentally, all movement are subject to the laws of nature. "Do". When this is used as a suffix to a particular style of Japanese martial arts, it is indicative of more than just a means of combat. Do indicates a discilpine and philosophy with moral and spiritual connotations, the ultimate aim being enlightenment through personal development. |
Shi Zen Do Kanji |
The aim of the Shi Zen Do system is for each student to develop Shuhari
Shuhari is best translated by analysing the components parts of the word.
Shu - To copy the techniques of the teacher, correctly applying these skills in order to develop the necessary etiquette to master the art.
Ha - Freedom through self determination allows the student to develop his/her own unique way of performing techniques, based on their physical stature and temperament, at a level of understanding in Karate.
Ri - Refers to mastering the art, at which stage the student can perform Karate techniques skilfully and can become a teacher in his/her own right. The student who reaches this level of attainment leads through example and sees Karate in their very own
unique way, whilst sticking to the core principles - the Martial Art way. It is these students who are the next generation of Martial Artist.
Shuhari is the three important stages of development which allows growth.
| Wado Ryu Karate Wado Ryu is one of the most popular Karate styles trained in the world today and was founded by Sensei Hironori Ohtsuka 1892 from his research into the martial arts. There are many other web sites and books covering the history of Wado Ryu and the system form basics to pairswork and also kata in which a student can found out more. Shi Zen Do has its roots in the Wado Ryu Karate but Shi Zen Do also employs other training methods developing other attributes. Wado Ryu is a soft fluid system using deflection and subtle use of angles to defeat an opponent, the movements tend to be smaller then these in other styles of Karate. The movements should be by the shortest rout possible and all unnecessary movements to be avoided with the maxim amount of force. The practitioner of Wado Ryu uses economy of motion at all times which limits the amount of undue tension leading to effective use of body control. |
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The Shi Zen Do Mon
The design of the Mon reflects the concepts and principles of our system and encompasses our training methods.
| Translation of the Mon | |
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classics say "look for the straight line within the circle"
- this is depicted by the eight triangles pointing outwards placed
within the circle. This implies that our movements revolve to blend
with an incoming force, and by directing our response to the closest
point on our opponent we can neutralise an attack. Each triangle
is divided into black and white, reflecting a Yang (hard) or Yin
(soft) attack respectively. Between the eight triangles can be seen eight further triangular segments pointing inwards representing a hard attack towards us. One of the Yin Yang triangles is used simultaneously to meet this force - the Yang part is to ground and the Yin part is to neutralise. The eight triangles also reflect the eight directions: North, South, East and West and the four corners. These are possible angles for both attack and defence. All points of the triangles are attached to a circle which upon contact will turn. These circles remind us of the four distances:- the outside circle would be kicking range, the next is punching range, then trapping range and finally grappling range. The outer circle, depicting the smaller triangles, is our total awareness to all of the sub-directions. It illustrates the interplay of Yin and Yang throughout our body as we become like a spinning ball in a constant state of flux. Lastly
the Yin Yang symbol in the Centre of the Mon is to remind us to
aim to internalise these concepts and never to deviate from our
centre. |
Shi Zen Mon
The Kanji for Mind, Body and Spirit. |
