Geidō is a collective term for Japanese traditional arts. It is also a description of the process of learning. Through learning traditional forms (kata) the practitioner develops a deeper understanding of aesthetics and thought processes of that art. These understandings are universal and can be applied to other activities.
Short cuts to results are strongly discouraged as the kata and process of learning have been refined over time to have a specific effect on the practitioner.
The focus is more on how one prepares and consumes the tea in the Way of tea than on the result of drinking a cup of tea.
Dō means Way.
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