| Ranks and titles: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kohai |  |
Junior student |
| Sempai |  |
Senior student |
| Sensei |  |
Instructor |
| Shihan |  |
A senior teacher, properly used within the school only, when outside, use sensei |
| Kyu |  |
Student grade, from 10 up to 1, the highest:
jukyu, kukyu, hachikyu, nanakyu, rokyu  , gokyu
 , yonkyu  , sankyu  , nikkyu  , ikkyu  |
| Dan |  |
More advanced grades, from 1 to 10: shodan
 , nidan  , sandan  , yondan  , godan  , rokudan  , nanadan  , hachidan  , kudan  , judan  |
| Yudansha |  |
Members with dan grades |
| Mudansha |  |
Members with kyu grades |
| Hanshi |  |
Highest title from ZNKR, must be 55 or older and 8 dan. |
| Kyoshi |  |
Middle title from ZNKR, must be 7th dan. |
| Renshi |  |
Title bestowed from ZNKR in addition to Dan ranks. |
| Soke |  |
Head of style (actually head of family, unifier of gods and lineage) |
| Doshu |  |
Head of the way (currently Moriteru Ueshiba, grandson of O Sensei) |
| Kaicho |  |
"Owner" of school (organization) eg. Sei Do Kai |
| Kancho |  |
"Owner" of school (building, hall) eg. Yugen Kan |
| Dojo-cho |  |
"Leader" of a dojo |
| O Sensei |  |
Great Teacher (Ueshiba, Morihei) |