Consider yourself a Master?

[Menjo]

There was another topic like this and yea its only when your considered a master by other people which has already been mentioned

[Sam]

Well i think that there are some people who when honest with themselves would admit they are probably masters.

[Kajukenbopr]

in Kajukenbo, the only MAster I recognize are the founders, and Siju Adriano Emperado

from then on,students that train and teach

[shogeri]

I do not follow the premise of being able to truly master anything in this world, since no person can in the sense be perfect, or be at their peak. Life is about living.

That is it is dynamic, and always changing. Things change, but they remain the same, at the core.

That's why people say if you seek to master anything, even though you may not truly get there, always work toward mastering the basics.

Just some thoughts...

[ZepedaWingChun]

I have over 33 years martial arts experience and still consider myself a beginner. I'll be a master on the day I die, because I will not be able to learn anything more after that.

[Menjo]

wow, thats alot of years!

[KF Dude]

Does anyone here (who trains in kung fu, and does not utilize karate or muy thai in there fighting or training) Believe themselves to be Masters?

If so why? Have you traveled the temples of China and learned from many kung fu experts? Have you trained yourself hard enough to be confident in any situation? Do you think Kung fu is an effective style?

If not how long do you think it will take to become a "master"

- I think you are taking those kung fu movies a little too seriously, it's just entainment.

-Master of kung fu - no.

-Like several others on this forum I can use only 'kung fu' for fighting. The style I practice is Hung-Ga. There are many other good kung fu styles for fighting: Choy Lay Fut, Wing Chun, Jow Ga, Hsing-I, BaGua, Tai Chi Chuan, White Eyebrow & Praying Mantis are just a few I can name off the top of my head. Many more to chose from.

-No I haven't gone to any temples. I would like to visit China one day.

-In general most of the 'kung fu' experts are outside of China. If you want 'wushu' experts China is the place to go.

-Only a fool thinks they can handle any or every situation

-To be a effective 'kung fu' fighter I'd say 6 months to a year to be able to defend yourself. 2 to 3 years to be an effective fighter. Assuming focused daily practice is the standard we are going by. As time goes by kicking * becomes less important than acquiring the skills of the system. Which makes you a better fighter anyway.

-IMO mastery comes along somewhere in the journey of practice. It's not the end goal because you'll never get there. There will always be some aspect of the art to improve upon.

[stonecrusher69]

When I think of a master I think of someone who has dedicated at least 30yrs of his life training and teaching not so much how deadly he is or was.A master should be able to transmit the entire system to you and know it inside and out.

[Jay]

i dont belive in 'master' and titles to me master indicates perfection and no one is perfect everyone has things to learn however some people less than others.

[ovine king]

i'm going to do the usual pointing out that neither the japanese term used in the teaching of their styles, nor the one used in the chinese schools is the term "master".

this is purely a western term.