Shuhari

Shuhari (Kanji: 守破離 Hiragana: しゅはり) is a Japanese martial art concept, and describes the stages of learning to mastery. It is sometimes applied to other Japanese disciplines, such as Go.

Shuhari roughly translates to "first learn, then detach, and finally transcend."

• shu (守^?) "protect", "obey" — traditional wisdom — learning fundamentals, techniques, heuristics, proverbs
• ha (破^?) "detach", "digress" — breaking with tradition — detachment from the illusions of self
• ri (離^?) "leave", "separate" — transcendence — there are no techniques or proverbs, all moves are natural, becoming one with spirit alone without clinging to forms; transcending the physical