Sublime

change in the order of strokes is acceptable, as is adjusting brush strokes to suit one’s own style, and for artistic creativity. This flexibility in gyosho allows the shodo artist the opportunity to produce remarkable works. For this reason also, most Japanese calligraphy is done in gyosho, including bokuseki writings by Zen priests.

As a complement to this text, I recommend the movie Shichinin no Samurai (The Seven Samurai). It contains many elements from bushido, and it’s said that George Lucas was inspired by it in creating Star