So, I didnt think this existed any more in boxing especially. But I was wrong, every now and then you find a true respect. Thanks you D. Chinese Teacher & Student Relationship Westerners have difficulty comprehending the teacher and student bond according to Chinese traditional values that dictate how we view our place in society. From a Confucian point of view, a teacher is not merely an instructor but someone far greater, and it behooves the student to acknowledge the social distinction. In history, Kong Zi (a.k.a. Kong Fu Zi, or Confucius in English) described five major hierarchical relationships in a well-ordered Chinese society: ruler and subject, parent and child, older sibling and younger sibling, husband and wife, and older friend and younger friend. All behavior was governed by these well-defined relationships, including that of teacher and student. A teacher and student — or Master and Disciple — connection is viewed in the same way as a parent and child relationship. Thus, when a martial arts master undertakes to teach a disciple martial arts, he not only takes on the role of an instructor but also assumes the role of a parent. The disciple is accepted into the family of the master and serves the master throughout his years of training and even beyond. More often than not, the filial piety the disciple has for his parents extends also to his master, the surrogate parent. This kind of relationship requires unquestioning obedience and respect from the pupil, and knowledge, wisdom and exemplary moral behavior from the master. Even the language reflects the social hierarchy by assigning specific forms of address to each person depending on his or her social status in society.
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