Shibumi

Shibumi means Effortless Perfection

From Robert Hudson :

"" In our striving to learn Jujitsu there is a spoken and unspoken truth that we all desire to perform a technique with graceand fluidity, perfect motion. To also have a state of mind in harmony and awareness. Past Masters say that Martial Arts can be felt both internally and externally perfect movement. For instance, Ueshiba always referred to his Aikido as a path to perfect Harmony in motion! The desire to be able to perform a movement with ``Shibumi" I see as a natural drive inherent in all people. It seems innate to express whatever we are doing in a way that is as the Japanese say full of ``Shibumi" or ``Effortless Perfection."

Okazaki says that FIRST Jujitsu is a way to perfection of character, secondly self-defense. This is true, because hurting others as a reason to do the arts is never satisfactory. Mind you, we are a fighting art, of that there is no doubt! But the day to day practice of Jujitsu isn't supposed to be an experience in joy of seeing others get hurt. Rather, Jujitsu is our vehicle to put to rest the inner turmoil of fear, anger, tension, and many other dark aspects of our character. And to replace it with qualities such as calmness, satisfaction, compassion, centeredness, in other words heading towards ``Effortless Perfection."

For me, the practice or training in Jujitsu produces a feeling of flow, a grace within movement. Or as the Chinese say, an increase flow of Chi! This allows me to see the tension in my partner as never before, and this causes me to want to guide them through my movement versus destroying them. This has come as a natural development from years of training. Danzan Ryu therefore, is not about hurting others, rather, it is a way to find harmony in action. To find a way to resolve conflict by peaceful means, we always feel better for it! Again, Shibumi is a natural urge that needs to find expression.

So Shibumi is a way to conduct ourselves in all our activities to whatever extent we understand it, or can express it in our lives. Striving to develop Shibumi in our training is a noble cause and through Jujitsu is found to be a place of strength versus weakness as many may misinterpret it. We are lucky indeed to have an art such as ours to enable us to practice and find such wonderful qualities within ourselves!

May this convention be for you a deeper grasping of the fine principle of Shibumi! ""

The following excerpt is from Shibumi by Trevanian. Published by The Ballantine Books, New York. Copyright © 1979 by Trevanian. ISBN 0-345-31180-9 Book reviews of Shibumi are available from Amazon.com Books. ,,

a part of a dialog

""... "Oh, vaguely. And incorrectly, I suspect. A blundering attempt to describe an ineffable quality. As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without pudency. In art, where the spirit of shibumi takes the form of sabi, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where shibumi emerges as wabi, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming. And in the personality of a man, it is . . . how does one say it? Authority without domination? Something like that.""

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and for Turkish info :

""Shibumi demek;Bilgiden çok anlayış demek.İfade dolu bir sessizlik demek.Kendini kanıtlama gereği duymayan bir alçak gönüllülük demek. Anlatılamayacak bir niteliği tarif etme çabası: Bilindiği gibi Shibumi ;sıradan, olağan görünümlerin altında yatan gizli üstünlükleri anlatır.O kadar doğru bir sözdür ki cesaretle söylenmesine gerek yoktur. Sanatta Shibumi, zarif bir basitliği ifade eder. Buna 'Sabi' denir.Felsefede kendini 'Wabi' olarak gösterir. Büyük bir ruhsal rahatlık ama pasiflik değildir.Bir insanın kişiliği ise hakimiyet peşinde olmayan otorite olarak ifade edilebilir. İnsan Shibumi'yi elde edemez. Ancak onu... keşfeder.Bunu yapabilen pek az sayıda üstün nitelikli insan vardır. İnsan Shibumi'ye erişebilmesi için bilgilerinden geçerek basitliğeerişmesi gerekmektedir.""

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also check :

* the noun form of "shibui", a Japanese word about aesthetics
* "Shibumi (novel)", by Trevanian