We Are Tomodachi Spring／Summer 2014

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TheHeartofJapaneseHospitality Mr」RandYChannellSoeifirstlefthisnativeCanadato studykungTfuinHongKong． ⅦねntingtofurtherdevelophisskillinmartialartS，hemovedtoJapan，WherehepJnCticed traiminginJapaneSebud6（martialarts）foradecadeinMatsumOtOinNaganOPrdbcture． Hethenmovedto呵OtOtOStudYCbad6，thetraditionalJapaneSeⅦⅣOftea（Wide吋kn0wn astheteaceremony）attheUrasenkeGakuenPro鮎ssionalCollegeofChadofrom1993to 1996．upongraduatinghebeganteaChingandiscurrentlYateamaSterWholecturesall OVerJapantObothJapaneSeandnonlapaneSeOntheWaYOftea，inadditiontohisregular 1essonsatNashinokiShrine．Herecdvedhis“teaname；’Soei，in1999． LivinginHongKong，Mr．ChannellfirstbecameaWareOfthephrasebunburyod6， WhichmeanSthatawarriorshouldbeaccomplishedintheculturalartsaswellasbeing apersonofre丘nementandeducation．SotobalanCehismartialtraining，hesoughtout OtherculturalartS．Bycoincidence，hisnextTdoorneighborwasateacheroftheWⅣOftea， andwhenhehadhisfirstteaexperience，MエChannellwasimmediatelyenthalled．‘‘The movementandposturesofteaareactual1YVerySimilartobud6；’hesaid． AccordingtoMr．Channell，“Thefourprinciplesofcbad6areu）a，kei，Sei，andjaku； harmOny，reSPeCt，Purity，andtranquility．Theywerevalid500yearsago，theyarevalid today，andtheywillbevalid500yearSfromnowTheidealsoftheWayofteaaretimeless． AnotherimportantPhraseisicbなOicbie．SippIYtranSlateditmeanSaOnCe－in－a－1iLttime encounter．Noteagatheringcaneverbecapturedandrepeatedinexactlythe same Way．Al1theguestsshareaspeCialbondbecauseoftheirparticipationinthatsingular event．Cbad6allowsyouto enteranewworldbasedonthe aesthetics developed bySenno Rikyuandothergreatteamasters．TheⅦげOfteaisattheveryheartof JapaneSeOmOtenaSbiOlOSPitality）culture．Itisacompleteartform，includingmanyother traditionalJapaneSeartS，SuChasarchitecttue，Calligraphy，flowerarrangement，Ceramics， mdlacquerⅣ甜e． ‘‘TheⅦⅣOfteaisadevelopingtradition．Byadaptingandlookingtothefuture，ithas beenabletocontinue，WhereasotherartShavebecomestagnant；’remadkedMrlChannell． “In1872attheWbrldE司）Oheldin呵OtO，Gengensai，thellthGrandTヒaMasterofthe Urasenketraditon，Servedteausingtheり／uYeistyle，Onethatincorporatestablesandchairs． Hedevelopedthisstylesothatthevisitingdigmitariescouldenjoyteawithouthavingto Sitforhoursontheirknees，aSWaSthevogueintheMeijiperiodforteapractitioners． Sim血中SenGenshitsu，the15thGrandTtaMasterofUrasenke，adoptedtheⅦⅣOfteato beavehicleforspreadingworldpeace．Hehastraveledar0undtheworldformorethan50 yearS，SerVingteaeverywherewiththemessage，PeacefulnessthroughaBowiofl七a：’ MrlChannellcommented，“TheⅦⅣOfteacanbemasteredbyapersonofanYnationality． JapaneSeCultureisforallpeOPleandoneofJapan’sgreatestexports．Thereputationofthe JapaneSeisthattheyaregrouporiented，andtheyare；buttheyarejustlikeanyoneelse Whenyougettoknowthemasindividuals．” AsMrlChannellnoted“TheteaceremonYisverYdeep，butdoesnothavetobedifRcult． Tヒaisatimeforsharing．Wtdonotbowtoobjectsintea；Webowtothescroll，nOtaSan Objectbutoutofrespectforthewordsandthepersonwhowroteit．Soyoucanbeofany religionandstillenjoytheⅦⅣOftea・Al1itrequiresisanOPen mindandheart．Aswithsomeforms ofJapaneSemartialarts thatcannotbeperformedwithoutanotherperson，intheWay OfteatheguestsplaYanimportantandintegralrole．Itisvery interactive．TheⅦⅣOfteacanalsobeverysippleandepjoyable， too，theidealatmospheretoexperiencethehear［ofJapaneSe O，乃0お作成めf．” 47

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