Elderly martial arts master Elderly martial arts master The elderly martial arts master is a mentor/teacher stock character in fiction, especially "Wuxia", "Chanbara", and other martial arts films. Typically an East Asian male, he is a near-invincible master of the martial arts, despite being advanced in age and presumably having a decrease in physical strength. Often he possesses the rank of Sensei (or teacher) and is referred to as such by his student. The elderly master most often teaches either generic kung fu or an exotic style specific to the fictional period (see List of fictional martial arts). During the films, the master often
Grandmaster (martial arts) uncles, aunts, cousins, great uncles, and so forth (see above for a complete list of relational terms). Such titles may be, to some extent, aligned to the "elderly martial arts master" stock character in fiction. In Oriental martial arts, traditional titular systems vary between nations and arts, but terms such as "teacher" were more common than "master." The modern use came from Eastern to Western society in the 1950s with stories of martial feats seen in Asia. Grandmaster (martial arts) Grandmaster (or Grand Master) and Master are titles used to describe or address some senior or experienced martial artists. Typically