In China, do people have to be very good in order to teach?
Yes, they do. In China you have to be very good in order to teach Chinese martial arts. Unfortunately, like anywhere else, some people teach even though their skills are not up to par. The world is changing, and China is changing with it. I have seen people teaching in China who are not really qualified to be teaching martial arts. They may be able to get students, but they will never be accepted within the martial arts community. They are only accepted by their own students, “kings” within their own little kingdoms. In traditional China if you taught martial arts you were prone to being challenged. In those days the losers of such challenges would not bother going to the authorities if they lost a challenge match – usually both parties signed a waiver of liability for injury or death, and the winner and loser was clear for all to see. In addition, losing was a loss of face, and the loser would generally leave the area. In today’s China, such challenge matches are not allowed. Still, p
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