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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dan | ![]() |
More advanced grades, from 1 to 10: shodan
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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) |