Sifu Keith Fanning
E-mail Address: sifukeith@hotmail.com
E-mail Address: sifukeith@hotmail.com
Senior instructor Peter Dunne
E-mail Address : Pgdunne@hotmail.com
E-mail Address : Pgdunne@hotmail.com
Instructor Chris Roper
E-mail Address : chrisropereng@btinternet.com
E-mail Address : chrisropereng@btinternet.com
Traditional meaning of Sifu
Traditionally, in Chinese martial arts, learning from a master does not make one his
student automatically. The acceptance as a student is a very formal event, usually
requires a ceremony called baisi (拜師). One can always address a master as Sifu as a
courtesy in greetings, to acknowledge an elder. But one cannot say a certain master he
or she learns from is his or her Sifu without such a formal admission ceremony - only after
a student is admitted formally, will the Sifu pass all his knowledge. Only then, can the
student be the carrier of the tradition to the next generation. In most martial arts schools,
the Sifu may quite often teach many informal students. However, only a "worthy few" are
shown the school's entire syllabus and declared formally to carry the Sifu's name forward.
If a student misbehaves, the Sifu can denounce the student and eliminate the student's
name from the school.
Traditionally, in Chinese martial arts, learning from a master does not make one his
student automatically. The acceptance as a student is a very formal event, usually
requires a ceremony called baisi (拜師). One can always address a master as Sifu as a
courtesy in greetings, to acknowledge an elder. But one cannot say a certain master he
or she learns from is his or her Sifu without such a formal admission ceremony - only after
a student is admitted formally, will the Sifu pass all his knowledge. Only then, can the
student be the carrier of the tradition to the next generation. In most martial arts schools,
the Sifu may quite often teach many informal students. However, only a "worthy few" are
shown the school's entire syllabus and declared formally to carry the Sifu's name forward.
If a student misbehaves, the Sifu can denounce the student and eliminate the student's
name from the school.
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