Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content. July 9, July 9, thanh. What are the differences between these Japanese master titles? I have used most of these words in my Jiu Jitsu classes except Sempai or Kohai. If you are the only instructor in your dojo or an organization then you should not use Shuseki Shihan even if you are a senior rank instructor.
Kyoshi, Renshi and Hanshi These are bestowed titles. This organization is a non style specific organization and its members are Shotokan, Shito ryu, Goju ryu and Wado ryu. Kan means building so the connotation is the dojo.
Cho means the head or top. So this implies that Kancho is the head of a style but not a family tradition, see Soke below. Though you can find such a family in some Japanese martial arts such as kenjutsu this tradition is more popularly with the non martial arts such as tea ceremony sado , flower arrangement kado , Japanese dancing kabuki, noh, etc , Japanese music and instruments shakuhachi, koto, etc. It is customarily carried by the same family of the founder of the tradition but of course there are some exceptions.
It is a title inherited not awarded. And because there are so many martial arts organizations, there are many different rules for receiving these titles. Yes, it can get a little confusing! In many organizations this requires a minimum rank of godan 5th degree black belt , although others will award it at yondan 4th degree black belt. I even know of one organization that would award it at sandan 3rd degree black belt , although even within that organization this was not common.
A teacher awarded the title renshi is typically allowed to wear a belt that is half red, half white. The orientation of the belt depends on the organization. The American Budo Society , to which I belong, makes a distinction between renshi-sho lesser polished teacher and renshi-dai greater polished teacher.
A renshi-sho wears the belt white side up, while a renshi-dai wears the belt red side up. Most organizations make no such distinction, and typically the belt is worn red side up. Once awarded the title kyoshi , the teacher is entitled to wear a red and white paneled belt.
This almost always requires a minimum rank of at least hachidan 8th degree black belt and sometimes nanadan 9th degree black belt.
Many martial artists speakers mistakenly assume or are even taught that shihan is a reversal of the same words that make up hanshi. To a non-Japanese speaker this sounds obvious.
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