Shifu

### Clothing

Orange-brown robe;blackpants )In the first generation and the beginning of the second)

Orange-brown robe;greenbelt and green shawl (in the second generation)

## Biographical info

### Also known as

* Master, Master Shifu,
* "Shifu's-An-idiot" (short time by Taotie)
* "Fuzzy" (by Yao)
* "Fufi" (by Mei Ling)

"Shyfu" (By Yan fan)

### Occupation

Kung fu master/instructor Senior master of the Jade Palace

### Affiliation(s)

* Kung fu warriors
* The Furious Five
* The Dragon Warrior Po
* Mei Ling (ex-girlfriend)

### Friends

* Po
* Tigress
* Daniel (sometimes enemy)
* Xinshi (childhood friend)
* Elida
* Viper
* Crane
* Mantis
* Monkey
* Sonic
* Leopard
* Esther
* Oogway
* Knut
* Thundering Rhino
* Storming Ox
* Croc
* Tai Lung (former)
* Taotie (former)
* Mei Ling (former)

### Enemies

* The Unknown Enemy (main arch-enemy)
* Harry
* Bear
* Tai Lung
* Lord Shen
* Kai
* The Chameleon
* Scorpion
* Junjie (archenemy)
* Taotie
* Fung
* Temutai
* Hundun
* Tong Fo
* Fenghuang
* Heilang
* Ke-Pa
* Pang Bing
* [[Shere Khan

### Combat style

Red Panda Style of kung fu various other styles (presumably)

### Master(s)

* Oogway
* Knut

### Student(s)

* Tai Lung (formerly)
* The Furious Five
* Po

## Media info

### Films

* Kung Fu Panda
* Kung Fu Panda 2
* Kung Fu Panda 3
* Kung Fu Panda 4
* More

### Shorts

* Big war Toons
* Secrets of the Furious Five
* Kung Fu Panda Holiday
* Secrets of the Masters
* Secrets of the Scroll
* Daniel's birthday

### Series

* TBW
* LOA
* BA
* TTR
* TKFA

### Games

* Kung Fu Panda: The Game
* Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors
* Kung Fu Panda 2: the Game
* Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends

### Actor

* Dustin Hoffman (films & shorts)
* Fred Tatasciore (video games & TV series)

"*Shifu: Do you want to learn kung fu?
Po: Yes
Shifu: Then I am your master!*"
―Shifu and Po[src]
**Master Shifu** is one of the main supporting characters of The Awesome Universe's Kung Fu Panda franchise, the first generation and the second generation. He is the current senior master of life in the Jade Palace and trainer of many kung fu warriors, including Po (the Dragon Warrior), the Furious Five, and Tai Lung.

A former student of Master Oogway, Shifu became a highly skilled master of kung fu who hoped that his first student, Tai Lung, would become the legendary Dragon Warrior. Some time after Tai Lung's betrayal, however, Shifu went on to train Tigress, Mantis, Monkey, Viper, and Crane, the Furious Five. Although these students became well known for their heroics, none of them were selected to be the Dragon Warrior, and Shifu was outraged when Po was chosen instead. Witnessing the panda's potential and determination, however, Shifu eventually came to believe in him, successfully teaching Po the skills needed for him to ultimately save the Valley of Peace. He now acts as both a friend and mentor to Po.

## Biography

### **Early years**

It is known that Shifu departed his family to dedicate himself entirely to the duties of kung fu. However, he and his father had traveled to other villages to sell fake amulets ever since he was a young boy. One day, his father dropped him off at the Jade Palace, promising to return in five minutes. Shifu waited for him until nightfall, when eventually Master Oogway and Knut found him and took him in, making him a student at the Jade Palace.

### **Training**

Shifu underwent kung fu training under Oogway's instruction as a member of the Former Furious Five—alongside Fenghuang the owl, Rooster, Elephant, and Snow Leopard. It is presumed that the Five eventually disbanded in the Big War and went their separate ways some time after Fenghuang turned to evil and fled after failing to kild Daniel and defeat Oogway.

After becoming a master, Shifu became overwhelmed by the mass of new responsibilities that was placed upon him. As a result, Shifu became internally unbalanced (or, as Shifu himself stated, "trapped in transition"), and at one point, this resulted in him getting beaten up by a dummy on a rope. The stress soon became too much for Shifu and he removed his master's robe, preparing to quit kung fu and return to his old life. However, Oogway stopped him and kindly proceeded to teach him "hing kung", a discipline aimed at balance. Shifu succeeded in this training and learned an important lesson: true balance is attained not by allowing the weight of the world to control you, but by becoming weightless and taking control of the world. Shifu would then go on to teach this discipline to his future student Po.