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[gt3]

Does anyone here call their teacher "Master" and do you mind doing it, if not, why don't you mind?

Personally, I don't like it, to me teachers are just "guides". I took a free lesson at a TKD school once where the guy wanted me to call him Master and that lets just say I didn't sign his lame contract to study there. For some reason the fact that his school had a billion square feet was enough for people to put up with calling him master. At another school that taugh kenpo, the teacher wanted me to yell out "Sir, Yes Sir!" as if I was in the military, it was hilarious.

One thing that appealed to me about Tai Chi initially was that it didnt use a belt system, require uniforms and rank was judged based off experience. But I notice a lot of people refer to some tai chi instructors as "Master" and even "Grand Master"

[cybermonk]

Its simple, if the guy is an instructor you call him that, if he is a master you call him master and if he is a grandmaster you call him grandmaster. But above all it depends on what he wants to be called, usually you get to pick from the top down and not the other way around.

[gt3]

It's not that simple if the teacher is preaching to his students to let go of their ego and then himself wanting to be called master which is clearly an egotistical thing. It's one thing to reach master "level" but hearing people call you master all day can't be a good thing.

[cybermonk]

For that reason most masters wont ask you to call them so but you should as a form of respect, if you are a college professor you wouldnt like a student calling you teach right?

[gt3]

if i was a teacher i'd prefer "Mr". Respect is something thats shown or you wouldn't be able to call someone "Master" while at the same time being disrespectful, like laughin at them or saying it in a sarcastic way, etc

[cybermonk]

Well then, Mr. why? I should be able to call you, "insert name here" Whats the project about?

[gt3]

calling someone Mr is a form of respect, you need need the 'master' part. I personally dont mind even just being called by my first name. I was only saying "Mr" if it was in a univeristy school type setting.

[cybermonk]

calling someone Mr is a form of respect, I personally dont mind even just being called by my first name.

And that is exactly how many masters feel.

[gt3]

right, but this thread is about the teachers or students who do mind ;)

[Ikken Hisatsu]

i call them tony and jason.

[Kagebushi]

i say, their dojo, their rules. i would prefer a firstname thing, but if thats only for friends, fine.
right, but this thread is about the teachers or students who do mind do you mind doing it, if not, why don't you mind?




I was only saying "Mr" if it was in a univeristy school type setting. a dojo is a school as much as a university is. it simply teaches something different. different type of school, different traditions. sensei (or master) just replaces Dr. or Mr.

[gt3]

I should make myself clearer. Many people don't like calling someone master or being called master. The question is if you don't mind calling or being called master, why not? I just want to know what reasons instead of "just 'cause" :Angel:

[Kagebushi]

i dunno. i guess i just dont mind acknoledging that someone is better at it than me. i dont really think it should be required, but if someone wants to create a more traditional setting, i dont have a problem with it.

[cybermonk]

Sorry about the misunderstanding, ill address the question, I dont mind calling them master because it is something that they have earnt, the same with someone who has a doctorate degree being called Dr. it is something they have earnt and i dont mind showing respect by aknowledging it. Its a cultural thing, for me at least.