shihan vs sensei

At least that is what some of the people, old-timers and scholars, to whom I've talked about this seem to think. I'm not too sure what "the" situation is in karatedo, since there're so many different organizations. 2nd dans that are Sensei are rare. This appears to be true for all of the weapons arts: iai, jo, juken, ken, tanken, naginata, and yumi. [Translating "dan-i'" as "rank" seems problematic to me, since a rank has an implication of legal authority over a person subordinate in the organizational structure, as in the military or police force, i.e., superiors can order juniors to do {or not do} something and that order has legal force or standing. The grades in kendo, iaido, naginata and such are pretty much (not completely) a post-WWI phenomenon, introduced to maintain parity with judo and as a result of the misbegotten SCAP ban on martial arts as "militaristic propaganda" in reaction to the abuses of the Japanese army during the war. There's a certain amount of resignation on the part of the old-timers, pretty much to the tune of, "Well, it used to be a lot better than it is now, but there's no going back at this point." Shihan – Sensei – Senpai – Which to Use. Some award shogo and some do not. Short answer: sensei (先生) = teacher. I don't know if there's an equivalent to the position of assistant professor in Japanese universities, A full-time, accredited teacher at a high school is a kyoyu. Sensei Seiji Nishimura and Shihan Makoto Matsuura Kumite Techniques. Is that essentially correct?

The Japanese are great users of honorifics and titles in everyday speech. Obviously, there are some senior people (I'm talking about hanshi kudan and hachidan level) who think that what exists is better than sliced mochi and they have no problems with what's happening. That’s because, in Japanese, ‘sensei’ is a title for ‘Seito’ (pronounced say-toh) and ‘gakusei’ (pronounced gahk-say) are both words used to refer to a person who studies under a sensei, but there is a difference between the two.

The "shi" that's used in hanshi means (gentle)man, samurai or warrior, or scholar.Incidently, whereas Ueshiba-style aiki folk often refer to Ueshiba Morihei as O-Sensei (I think he was about 1/256th Irish), judoka use the form Kano Shihan. ‘Sensei’ is a Japanese word that has long been familiar to English speakers thanks to karate movies in pop culture and dojo, or training studios where martial arts enthusiasts learn under a sensei. He was Pat Morita's martial arts stunt double in the first, third and fourth Karate Kid films. Not a big deal, just a little more information...Q: So shihan denotes a master teacher, a model for the art, while hanshi implies a model person, an exemplary life. Usually only 3rd dan and higher that are instructors receive this title. Demonstration of Kumite Techniques performed by Sensei Seiji Nishimura and Shihan Makoto Matsuura time 1:16 Adam S.Kovacs Highlights World Karate Championships 2010. "Spotsu ... do" is the way to go, at least as far as they're concerned. It is incorrect to assume that all black belts are Sensei. A university or high school instructor is called a koshi (meaning somebody who works part-time and is not tenured), but the term for instructor in budo is shidoin and, for assistant instructor, fuku shidoin.Hanshi, and the lower level titles, kyoshi and renshi, are what are known as shogo, teaching titles or degrees.

Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio, born September 15, 1938) is a well known Japanese master of karate and kobudo (traditional weaponry). Andrew Kerridge Skinner Sempai and James Duggan Shihan sparring in the annual End of Year Bash.

I don't think ZenKuRen gives out shogo now, rather that it's a function of constituent groups. Of course, they'll call other teachers shihan, too, but they only use the word as a title in Kano Jigoro's case.Finally, a little piece of data about the term O-Sensei.