How To Become A Successful Sifu

[word]

1. TRAIN A FEW YEARS UNDER SOMEONE WITH A GOOD LINEAGE, EVNE IF HE ISNT GOOD. ..

2. BE SURE TO GO TO CHINA OR HONG KONG TO TRAIN, EVEN IF YOU STOP AT THE PARK TO DO A FEW SETS. THIS WAY YOU CAN SAY " I TRAINED IN HONG KONG."

3. GO TO ALL THE TOURNAMENTS AND TALK TO SIFUS , NOT ONLY YOUR STYLE, BUT ALL STYLES. TALK ABOUT HOW YOU GOT INTO KUNG FU, WHY YOU LOVE IT, AND ASK ABOUT THEIR KUNG FU INTERESTS, TAKE PICTURES

4. GO AND TRY TO MEET EVERY FAMOUS SIFU OUT THERE AND TAKE MORE PICTURES AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHY YOU LIKE KUNG FU.

5. COMPETE IN A FEW TOURNAMENTS . THEY ARE ALL POLITICAL AND HORRIBLE ANYWAYS, YOU'RE BOUND BY THE LAWS OF STATISTICS TO GET A FEW TROPHIES, TAKE PICTURES TOO.

6. JOIN ALL THE KUNG FU ASSOCIATIONS AND MAILING LISTS. KISS BUTT AND PLAY A PR PERSON. ON THESE MALING LISTS, TAKE NO SIDES BUT ALWSY STAY NEUTRAL SO YOU WILL BE LIKED BY OTHER BUTT KISSERS WHO ARE ALSO BECOMING SUCCESSFUL "SIFUS"

HOW NOT TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL SIFU

1. SEARCH THE WORLD FOR A GOOD SIFU AND TRAIN WITH HIM EVERYDAY IN SOME DIRTY ASS GARAGE. RESPECT AND CLEAN THE HOUSE, TAKE NO PICS. YOU HAVE NOTHING ON YOUR 'RESUME' BUT YOU HAVE REAL SKILL AND UPHOLD TRADITION. BUT HEY THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL.

[apoweyn]

something you wanna talk about?

or are you just shouting rants?


stuart b.

[Arhat of Fury]

word!, word.

AOF

[Former castleva]

Shouting,at least.

[Merryprankster]

If I'm cleaning my instructors house and not getting my training for free or reduced in price, I'd better be getting paid for it.

[STUDD WILSON]

James.............uh oh I mean WORD is back!

What has it been 2 years?

[red5angel]

Of course, successful and good ar not necessarily synonymous in the martial arts.

[Merryprankster]

I might also point out that the only thing your way guarentees, far from being a successful sifu, is that YOUR sifu has a clean house.

[Kristoffer]

Welcome back word

Oh and to be a successful sifu you need to be really angry all the time and swear alot.

[red5angel]

MP, what the hell is your avatar?!?!:confused:

[Kristoffer]

Looks like a cheese

[kenso]

I don't think successful and good are EVER synonymous.
Example: Microsoft Windows
Successful yes.
Good? Please.

[Serpent]

Ah, old cynical Word is back. Didn't you post exactly this a year or two ago before you wandered off?

[word]

YES I DID POST THIS TOPIC A FEW YEARS BACK. I WAS SEARCHING FOR IT ON THE SITE AND I COULD NOT FIND IT SO I HAD TO RETYPE IT. WHAT A SHAME THAT MY BEAUTIFUL AND INTELLIGENT POST A FEW YEARS AGO GOT LOST WHEN THESE KFO GUYS UPDATED THE SYSTEMSSS.

MY SIFU HAS A CLEAN HOUSE HAAHAHHAHALFJDS

[Stacey]

There are other ways to be a successfull Sifu...My Sifu doens't do any of that. Then again, he isn't pulling in millions. But are those networking guys? I alwasy thought it was the tiger shulman karate and bjj that made all the bucks. Ironic that bjj makes the most and judo the least.

[apoweyn]

Originally posted by word
YES I DID POST THIS TOPIC A FEW YEARS BACK. I WAS SEARCHING FOR IT ON THE SITE AND I COULD NOT FIND IT SO I HAD TO RETYPE IT. WHAT A SHAME THAT MY BEAUTIFUL AND INTELLIGENT POST A FEW YEARS AGO GOT LOST WHEN THESE KFO GUYS UPDATED THE SYSTEMSSS.

MY SIFU HAS A CLEAN HOUSE HAAHAHHAHALFJDS

you've typed this list twice? why? netiquette aside, this list aids nothing. it's just griping. we all know that this is a problem. so, as i asked before, are you just ranting? or are you actually going somewhere with this? because as written, this is about as insightful as jon edwards.


stuart b.

[guohuen]

Ouch! Don't hold back Stu! Tell us how you really feel.:D

[apoweyn]

:)

and i'm usually such a diplomat.

i just think it's a waste of time to p*ss and moan about it. ranting's one thing. popping up every few months with the same bloody rant is just weird.

discussing the problem, though, that makes sense to me.


stuart b.

[ewallace]

Stop pis*ing and moaning about someone pis*ing and moaning Ap. It's really stupid. And further more it's dumb, not to mention stupid. I go now. Come back one year. Then I will repeat this.

[apoweyn]

I'M A BAD PERSON. :(

[red5angel]

ewallace I really wish you would stop ranting AND ****ing and moaning about Ap ****ing and moaning about someone ****ing and moaning because its really ****ing me off!!! :p

[ewallace]

sorry 'bout dat. I'll stop now. Whiner.

[red5angel]

Yeah Ap, whiner. You tell him EW... ;)

[kenso]

STOP YELLING.

[apoweyn]

all this shouting! won't somebody think of the apOweyn?!!

hold me?

[jmd161]

Man you guys make my day whenever i visit here.

ewallace,

I have to admit your're one of my favorites.I can always count on a laugh from one of your post.

Keep it up guys it's nice to go someplace where everyone is not so serious and uptight.

It's funny though.

The reason i took so long to come here was all the bad things ppl were saying on other forums about this one.I guess it goes to show you can't always beleive what you hear.

jmd161:)

[red5angel]

There are a few of us who are good, and funny, Ap, Exallace, Merryprankster to name a few but definitely not all of them. Of course there are always a few rotten apples and you have to take everything you hear with a grain of salt, especially form Ewallace ;)

[ewallace]

and theers always a feu whose could use them some typeeng lessons lick Rod5angel! :)

[apoweyn]

rod5angel.

for pity's sake. am i the only one laughing uncontrollably at that?

:)

[red5angel]

Exallace, are you meeking fun of mi disbility? :mad:

Apewoeyn, you laffing at mi disbility two?

[Kristoffer]

This is the biggest fight ever! :D