In traditional Chinese martial arts, the teacher is referred to as "Sifu" or "father teacher". The Sifu views his role in much greater depth than what most assume to mean "master" and carries a much greater focus on the care and advancement of the student as a whole person, a family member, and not simply improving their physical skill in the martial arts.
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Sifu Harder began his search in martial arts training as a teenager in Minnesota where I studied Tai Kwan Do, shortly after he moved to Mammoth Lakes and continued to train invarious martial arts. |