Calligraphy

Category: Hideki Shiohira Sensei, Shihan

Over the years Shiohira Sensei has generously provided kanji (calligraphy) for the Pacific Aikido Federation's website, for a PAF logo, and for Summer and Winter Gasshuku teeshirts.

These pages are a small appreciation for the beauty of Sensei's calligraphy, as well as a response to frequent requests for at least an approximate meaning of the various kanji.

Note: All calligraphy Copyright © 1995-2018, Hideki Shiohira, may be used only with Shiohira Sensei's express permission.

Year Calligraphy Meaning Image
2014 sei Quiet, silent, slow, calm or peaceful sei (2014)
2014 sui Water sui (2014)
2013 kan Internal observation kan (2013)
2013 myo Clearness myo (2013)
2012 shin Truth shin (2012)
2012 toku Virtue toku (2012)
2011 bu Martial bu (2011)
2011 jikishin Pure mind jikishin (2011)
2010 aikido Ai: Harmony
Ki: ki, energy
Do: Way, path		 aikido (2010)
2010 shin The Truth shin (2010)
2009 myo Clearness myo (2009)
2009 yume literally, dream or, more broadly, vision or illusion, as in Muso, "No Mind" or "No Reality". yume (2009)
2008 kumo Cloud : symbolizes freedom of mind and body kumo (2008)
2007 wa Harmony wa (2007)
2006 nyo "As it Is", i.e. the way things are, without delusion, without illusion. nyo (2006)
2006 yume literally, dream or, more broadly, vision or illusion, as in Muso, "No Mind" or "No Reality". yume (2006)
2005 aikido Ai: Harmony
Ki: ki, energy
Do: Way, path		 aikido (2005)
2005 yasumi Rest, vacation, a break, recess, intermission yasumi (2005)
2004 doo, michi lit. path, road, or way. Philosophically, The Way, as in Aikido, "harmonizing ki" or in Center for the Way [ Sensei's June 2004 version ]. doo, michi (2004)
2004 asahi The morning sun asahi (2004)
2003 toku Virtue or Morality, in the broad sense of living as a human being, i.e. not merely according to social, cultural, religious or other precepts. toku (2003)
2003 shin, makoto Sincerity or Truth, also in the broadest sense, as in "to train sincerely". shin, makoto (2003)
2002 myooshin Extraordinary ("Natural") Mind: State of mind where a person is completely one's self, i.e. with mind and body entirely integrated. myooshin (2002)
2002 doo, michi lit. path, road, or way. Philosophically, The Way, as in Aikido, "harmonizing ki" or in Center for the Way [ Sensei's June 2002 version ]. doo, michi (2002)
2001 yume literally, dream or, more broadly, vision or illusion, as in Muso, "No Mind" or "No Reality". yume (2001)
2001 hiroi literally, broadminded, relaxed, at ease; or, more broadly, openminded, "free mind". hiroi (2001)
2000 doo, michi lit. path, road, or way. Philosophically, The Way, as in Aikido, "harmonizing ki" or in Center for the Way. doo, michi (2000)
1999 wa Peace with Harmony wa (1999)