What does disciple mean in Chinese martial art community?
Discipleship is very a serious topic in China. Only the student get accepted by the master will become a disciple. So there are two kinds of relations: student and disciple. Student means that some one is learning from the master and the master teach the student the regular materials. Disciple will be totally different: they will learn the special materials, which are considered as the important practice of each school. Most of time, the master will teach the students the popular materials, or the materials which students would like to learn. But to disciple, the master will design for them specifically. People may say it is unfair because everyone should be treated equally. Yes, it is true, but only in theory. Since disciple will not put the same effort compare to normal student, they will be treated differently too. In China, people earn the way how to get treated, not ask to be treated as the way they expected. I think it is the same in other countries. Disciple comes with time too.
