The term 師父 (Shifu) is a combination of the characters "teacher" and "father." The traditional Chinese martial arts school, or 館(Guan) is an extended family headed by the Shifu.     Richard Martin - Shifu(師父)   Rich specializes in Yang Family Taiji (108), the Yang Family San Shou (88 posture application form), Tang Quan and application of T'ai Chi for Health as a therapeutic practice. He has studied martial arts since the age of 15. more     Joseph Adames - Shifu(師父) Adames Shifu has a very strong background in traditional martial arts and traditional training. He has studied external and internal Chinese Martial Arts for most of his life. He specializes in traditional methods and forms that hail directly from the Shaolin traditions. He has trained in a wide variety of weapons and open hand styles. more