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Shuhari

Foundational and Developmental Learning Concepts

Shuhari is a Japanese concept describing the stages of learning to mastery, usually translated as follow the rules, break the rules, transcend the rules. The phrasing is generally attributed to Sen no Rikyu, a sixteenth-century tea master and poet, and the concept has since been applied to disciplines beyond its origin, including Go, Japanese martial arts and Noh theatre.

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Shuhari describes three stages of learning to mastery, usually rendered as follow the rules, break the rules, transcend the rules: shu, in which the student faithfully repeats the forms a teacher provides; ha, in which the student begins to make innovations; and ri, in which the student transcends the forms and acts from personal understanding. 1
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1. Shuhari (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    is a Japanese concept that describes the stages of learning to mastery.
  • Definition section, Endo Seishiro quotation
    It is known that, when we learn or train in something, we pass through the stages of shu, ha, and ri.
  • Associated With: Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition, See also section
    Dreyfus model of skill acquisition
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