I have been in China long enough to know that most of the authentic teachers especially those who come from famous Kungfu families are very conservative about teaching Kungfu and they would only teach some of the practical fighting stuff and neigong to their indoor disciples. I know that it is not possible to have two shifus in the same style but from a traditional point of view is it possible to openly have two or more shifus from different styles?
Sure
It’s just like when Mormons have two wives…
…just kidding…
It really depends upon the Shifu. Some Shifu are very possessive and don’t let their students train elsewhere. Others encourage it. There are some people who will double-disciple even.
I actually have several Songshan Shaolin shifu, but as that’s from a monastic tradition, the notion of lineage is a little different.
there is an old saying: “a good fighter learns from eight doors and nine teachings”
[QUOTE=xinyidizi;1180318]is it possible to openly have two or more shifus from different styles?[/QUOTE]
You can have as many teachers, senseis, and coaches as you like. You can only have one sifu.
you can have as many sifus as you like.
your first sifu is called opening door sifu, because he initiated you into martial arts. other than that nothing special.
You can have as many girlfriends as you like. It doesn’t mean that you will marry them all.
i think we have differnt definitions of sifu. my sifu never took me inside van at edge of forest and do bong bong bong in the anoos.
As long as you don’t intend to marry Bawang’s mom. 
[QUOTE=SimonM;1180345]As long as you don’t intend to marry Bawang’s mom. :D[/QUOTE]
She’s a nice lady!
[QUOTE=Raipizo;1180390]She’s a nice lady![/QUOTE]
She is very strong.
[QUOTE=Lucas;1180391]She is very strong.[/QUOTE]
Beat me to the punch line! :mad:
i dont understand.
[QUOTE=bawang;1180415]i dont understand.[/QUOTE]
Me either. I confus
[QUOTE=bawang;1180343] my sifu never took me inside van at edge of forest and do bong bong bong in the anoos.[/QUOTE]
and this is why u never received the “secret transmission”…
Yes. You may have as many teachers as you want or need.
But you can only have one sifu in a traditional sense.
Meaning that one day you may or may not carry on his teaching or lineage of school.
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etc etc.
[QUOTE=YouKnowWho;1180341]You can have as many girlfriends as you like. It doesn’t mean that you will marry them all.[/QUOTE]
Yes.
Your girl friends do not carry your family name or last name.
We do have to carry our sifu name if called upon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgIWp488qcU&feature=related
[QUOTE=bawang;1180325]there is an old saying: “a good fighter learns from eight doors and nine teachings”[/QUOTE]
What does that mean in English?
[QUOTE=IronFist;1180439]What does that mean in English?[/QUOTE]
8 gates and 9 disciplines/schoolings/teachings
ba men jiu jiao
just means many and many teachers
or learning from many sources
it is a figurative speech.
One of my 6 months beginner students took a workshop from a Taiji instructor. He came back and told me that throws won’t work on those Taiji guys because they have strong rooting. I told him to go to his Taiji insturctor and not to come back to my class any more.
I have no problem to teach someone who cross trained other styles (many of my students cross train Judo, Sambo, wrestling, BJJ). But I can’t teach anyone who has no faith in my style.
[QUOTE=YouKnowWho;1180441]One of my 6 months beginner students took a workshop from a Taiji instructor. He came back and told me that throws won’t work on those Taiji guys because they have strong rooting. I told him to go to his Taiji insturctor and not to come back to my class any more.
I have no problem to teach someone who cross trained other styles (many of my students cross train Judo, Sambo, wrestling, BJJ). But I can’t teach anyone who has no faith in my style.[/QUOTE]
