Let's say the man's name was Wong. He had four or five brothers skilled in his artform and they practiced together. The man had a few sons and nephews to mention, all doing one or another martial arts form.
Lastly, the man had a club of many loyal followers. Most went out on their own, but a handful of loyal supporters remained and are still alive today in Hawaii, California, and other parts of the world.
Would you not include these people in your practice and club, highlight them and increase your fame? Thereby giving your sifu or sensei all of the honor and glory due him!
Would you not teach his philosophy and make it a part of your daily life?
If the founder is great, would you not want to publish and highlight his achievements to the entire world as an honor and testament to this man?
If you legitimately inherited a whole school and a complete set of thought and artforms, what would you do?
"Go challenge his nephew, HIM Yao Sui, perhaps?"
Max
peacenegotiator
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2007-12-08 14:52:20 · 3 answers · asked by peacenegotiator 3 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
I would do that which would honor the wishes of my sensei/sifu. If you've trained under him enough to be the inheiritor of the school, surely you've seen what kind of person his is, his choices, his preferences...enough to make desicions that would be along his line of thinking.
If you are known to be a rebelious wild cad, then do yoru own thing. If he's desided to give you the school - there must be a reason why he chose YOU. Be yourself.
2007-12-08 15:21:57 · answer #1 · answered by sthetx 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really a "style" kinda guy. The only "style" I profess is my own. With that I need no one to hand the style down to me, cause it's mine. I train what works for me, nothing more, nothing less. If I train in a style or way it is because it has something I like and find usefull. Once I no longer find it helpful I move on and what I found useful finds its way into what I do. I need not inherit a way because I am my way. So I guess I would do with it as I have always done, make it mine, as it is and shall always be.
2007-12-10 04:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by Zenshin Academy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been chosen as the successor you have two choices: accept the responsibilities (as well as the benefits), or reject them. If you accept them do your utmost to fulfill them as best you can. If you reject them it doesn't matter.
2007-12-08 20:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by lee49202 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋