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Ranking and Titles
| Beginner Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| sensei |
sehn-say |
instructor, teacher |
| kyu |
k'yoo |
grade or class. Used for ranks below black belt. |
| obi |
oh-bee |
belt or sash |
| dan |
dawn |
degree, level, or rank. Used for black belt ranking. |
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| Intermediate Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| sempai |
sehm-pie |
senior student, upper classmen |
| dohai |
doe-high |
one's peers |
| kohai |
koe-high |
junior student, lower classmen |
| mudansha |
moo-dawn-sha |
"those without rank", students below black belt |
| yudansha |
yoo-dawn-sha |
"those with rank", students (and instructors) with black belt ranking |
| shiro obi |
shee-roe oh-bee |
"white belt" |
| ki obi |
key oh-bee |
"yellow belt" |
| ao obi |
ah'oh oh-bee |
"blue belt" |
| midori obi |
mee-doe-ree oh-bee |
"green belt" |
| murasaki obi |
moo-rah-sah-kee oh-bee |
"purple belt" |
| cha obi |
chah oh-bee |
"brown belt" |
| kuro obi |
koo-roe oh-bee |
"black belt" |
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| Advanced Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| fuku shidoin |
foo-koo shee-doe-een |
low assistant instructor |
| shidoin |
shee-doe-een |
high assistant instructor |
| shihan |
shee-hahn |
master instructor (of an organization), an instructor to other instructors |
| o-sensei |
oh-sehn-say |
"great teacher", often used for the founder of a style, or the deceased |
| kancho |
kahn-choe |
"Leader of the House", title for the head of an organization |
| go-souke |
goe-soh-kay |
master, reserved for the head of a style or organization |
| renshi |
rehn-shee |
honorary title for those who are accomplished martial artists, teachers, scholars, and role-models which goes beyond and outside of ranking. |
| kyoshi |
key-oh-shee |
honorary title like renshi, but reserved for those of even more profound and impacting accomplishments. |
| hanshi |
hahn-shee |
highest honorary title, like kyoshi, but reserved for only those with the most significant impact, usually on a global scale. |
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