Ip Man's 9 Rules Of Discipleship

[IrishMonk]

In the Ip Man's School of Ving Tsun hung a marble carving that contained the 9 rules of his school. The carving now hangs in the headquarters of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association in Hong Kong. The rules are as follows :

1. Remain desciplined - conduct yourself ethically as a martial artist.

2. Practice courtesy and righteousness - serve society and respect your elders.

3. Love your fellow students - be united and avoid conflicts.

4. Limit your desires and pursuit of bodily pleasures - preserve the proper spirit.

5. Train diligently - maintain your skills.

6. Learn to develop spiritual tranquility - abstain from arguments and fights.

7. Participate in society - be moderate and gentle in your manners.

8. Help the weak and the very young - use martial skills for the good of humanity.

9. Pass on the tradition - preserve this Chinese art and rules of conduct.

I just thought I'd share this... Perhaps if we all viewed logging on to MT as entering into a virtual Kwoon, and kept Ip Man's rules for discipleship, we could make it that much better, and have just a few less "spats" etc...
I wil do my best to treat everyone here as I would in my own Kwoon.
peace...

 

[seasoned]

In the Ip Man's School of Ving Tsun hung a marble carving that contained the 9 rules of his school. The carving now hangs in the headquarters of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association in Hong Kong. The rules are as follows :

1. Remain desciplined - conduct yourself ethically as a martial artist.

2. Practice courtesy and righteousness - serve society and respect your elders.

3. Love your fellow students - be united and avoid conflicts.

4. Limit your desires and pursuit of bodily pleasures - preserve the proper spirit.

5. Train diligently - maintain your skills.

6. Learn to develop spiritual tranquility - abstain from arguments and fights.

7. Participate in society - be moderate and gentle in your manners.

8. Help the weak and the very young - use martial skills for the good of humanity.

9. Pass on the tradition - preserve this Chinese art and rules of conduct.

I just thought I'd share this... Perhaps if we all viewed logging on to MT as entering into a virtual Kwoon, and kept Ip Man's rules for discipleship, we could make it that much better, and have just a few less "spats" etc...
I wil do my best to treat everyone here as I would in my own Kwoon.
peace...

Great, thanks for sharing.