Shufa – Calligraphy

The nature of the written language in China is an art that, using just brush and ink as tools, entered fully into the history of Chinese culture.
How much it is integrated with the culture of the martial disciplines can be understood by the fact that the art of calligraphy was appreciated at court by the people, by the sages and by the mythological heroes. This is well described in a work of one of the most excellent calligraphers, source of inspiration and model of all times, Wang Xizhi (317-379 dc):

“The sheet of paper is the battlefield; the brush: the spears and swords; the ink: the mind, the commander-in-chief; skill, talent: the lieutenants; composition; strategy. Holding the brush, the destiny of the battle is decided: the strokes, the strokes are the orders of the commanders; the curves and the returns are the deadly blows”.

The art of calligraphy is also a meditative tool, which integrates itself into various disciplines. The capacity for concentration is implicit, which, thanks to the symbolic use of the strokes, stimulates and evolves in the extraordinary imaginative faculties of the mind. This is the reason that makes calligraphy such an extensive artistic culture, deeply rooted in the world.
The school proposes it simplified practical paths to approach the youngest. Then, it promotes specific study paths, followed by mother-tongue teachers.

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