Sifuphil has died

Sorry for your loss Shalimar, Gary and others that were close to Phil. I only knew him a short while, but he seemed like a great guy.

Rest In Peace Phil.
 
I still remember the first time that I logged into SF and saw the handle or screen name “sifuphil.” I knew the word sifu from when I had attended some martial arts training classes at both the FBI Academy and also at Fort Indiantown Gap, which is a National Guard military base here in Pennsylvania. BTW, “sifu” is Chinese for master or teacher.

I asked Phil if he taught or was a master in martial arts and if so, which ones. He said that he was both and taught many different martial arts. I told him that after I had witnessed the black belts in both Karate and Judo, I really respected their abilities.

Phil was very philosophical with many of his posts. I think he may have had some connection to Chinese philosophy.

He hasn’t posted for quite awhile and I often wondered whatever happened to him. It’s not my nature to impose or be intrusive, unless I was working. Phil is the type of person that only comes around once in a great while. He will surely be missed.
 
911 said:
I still remember the first time that I logged into SF and saw the handle or screen name “sifuphil.” I knew the word sifu from when I had attended some martial arts training classes at both the FBI Academy and also at Fort Indiantown Gap, which is a National Guard military base here in Pennsylvania. BTW, “sifu” is Chinese for master or teacher.

I asked Phil if he taught or was a master in martial arts and if so, which ones. He said that he was both and taught many different martial arts. I told him that after I had witnessed the black belts in both Karate and Judo, I really respected their abilities.

Phil was very philosophical with many of his posts. I think he may have had some connection to Chinese philosophy.

He hasn’t posted for quite awhile and I often wondered whatever happened to him. It’s not my nature to impose or be intrusive, unless I was working. Phil is the type of person that only comes around once in a great while. He will surely be missed.
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https://www.martialartsvideos.com/author/sifuphil/ ... @911

He also had a very entertaining blog over the years.
 
911 said:
I still remember the first time that I logged into SF and saw the handle or screen name “sifuphil.” I knew the word sifu from when I had attended some martial arts training classes at both the FBI Academy and also at Fort Indiantown Gap, which is a National Guard military base here in Pennsylvania. BTW, “sifu” is Chinese for master or teacher.

I asked Phil if he taught or was a master in martial arts and if so, which ones. He said that he was both and taught many different martial arts. I told him that after I had witnessed the black belts in both Karate and Judo, I really respected their abilities.

Phil was very philosophical with many of his posts. I think he may have had some connection to Chinese philosophy.

He hasn’t posted for quite awhile and I often wondered whatever happened to him. It’s not my nature to impose or be intrusive, unless I was working. Phil is the type of person that only comes around once in a great while. He will surely be missed.
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What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful well loved man. The good news is that he’s in an awesome place now and knows how much he’s loved.
Now he could do anything he wants with no earth bound restrictions or pain of any kind.
 
I am really sorry to hear this. Like Jim W. , I did not get to know him very well but from what I did see of him he seemed to be a really cool and decent dude.
 
Thank you everyone. He was a unique and brilliant man, dealt a terrible genetic blow. Both his elder brothers perished from diabetes. They were in their forties, and they did not go gently as he did.
 
About SifuPhil*

He was a retired T'ai Chi and Qigong instructor and Doctor of Oriental Medicine. With over 35 years of experience in these fields, he felt it was time to put pen to paper and get the word out about the amazing benefits of T'ai Chi and Qigong by writing "T'ai-Chi for Seniors".

In the ten years since its publication thousands of people have benefited from the simple yet effective exercises. He was also the author of "How To Buy Weed", a buyers guide to purchasing marijuana, and the just-published "The Great Hamster Land-Speed Record", a humorous look at growing up.

*Bio from the Amazon site for his book...but i replaced his real name with his SF username
 

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