Ranks and titles: | ||
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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) |