Respecting the Master
Hey Guys,
I thought I would add some off my own thoughts on this. I think we all make our own choices to respect someone. An example of this is being in a job and having to respect your manager because of his position. Y1es we have to respect but it is our choice to stay in the job!
In some respects you automatically choose to respect some one like Sifu or a Master because you are learning from him. You have to respect the fact that he can give you knowledge/experience that you may not be able to get from other sources.
Sifu talks about direct experience and by having direct experience of Sifu this only deepens the respect I have for him. He generously shares his knowledge with us and he genuinley cares about his students. When teaching Kung Fu Sifu can be very tough and there have been times in the past when I have thought " why am I here". Then you see Sifu and hear him talk about a whole range of topics. Sifu does not just talk but he obviously lives what he talks about. These are from my own direct experience. I aspire to have those standards one day and the best way for me is to study with Sifu as he is leading the way.
Coming to the 1st law. These stem from times when Kung Fu masters did not have to teach you, in fact they could have killed you for spying on them teaching or training!! In this modern age it is slightly different as the Master cannot really kill you . But it is his choice if he teaches you !!. So if you want to learn from a Master or even just an instructor you have to have respect for what they have done to get there. Also for the fact they have chosen to teach you. You can choose not to have respect but you will not learn as they have to choose to respect you enough to teach you.
Anyway enough of my ramblings
Thanks for you time
Mark
Hey Guys,
I thought I would add some off my own thoughts on this. I think we all make our own choices to respect someone. An example of this is being in a job and having to respect your manager because of his position. Y1es we have to respect but it is our choice to stay in the job!
In some respects you automatically choose to respect some one like Sifu or a Master because you are learning from him. You have to respect the fact that he can give you knowledge/experience that you may not be able to get from other sources.
Sifu talks about direct experience and by having direct experience of Sifu this only deepens the respect I have for him. He generously shares his knowledge with us and he genuinley cares about his students. When teaching Kung Fu Sifu can be very tough and there have been times in the past when I have thought " why am I here". Then you see Sifu and hear him talk about a whole range of topics. Sifu does not just talk but he obviously lives what he talks about. These are from my own direct experience. I aspire to have those standards one day and the best way for me is to study with Sifu as he is leading the way.
Coming to the 1st law. These stem from times when Kung Fu masters did not have to teach you, in fact they could have killed you for spying on them teaching or training!! In this modern age it is slightly different as the Master cannot really kill you . But it is his choice if he teaches you !!. So if you want to learn from a Master or even just an instructor you have to have respect for what they have done to get there. Also for the fact they have chosen to teach you. You can choose not to have respect but you will not learn as they have to choose to respect you enough to teach you.
Anyway enough of my ramblings
Thanks for you time
Mark
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