Originally Posted by
LaterthanNever
It's SIMPLE! Said sifu/master/Grandmaster says to themselves "Well..I need a comprehensive retirement plan. Student A has been with me for 20 years. Trained hard..very, very hard too! Still not a sifu yet. He's only learned 30% my material. (sadistic laugh to self). I reckon I can lead him down the primrose path for another 20 years and then when he says "Well, sifu..can I test for sifu status now?", I will invent an excuse to declare him/her insolent and threaten to kick them out of the school. I will be in my mid 80s then..and even if he's learned 60 % of material..look at all of the money I've gotten!"