CANADA SHOSEIKAN KARATE


	TITLES

The following titles are used in Shoseikan system:

TITLE		NOTES
KANCHO		Head Master of an Organization
SHIBUCHO		Branch Chief Instructor
HANSHI		A Master Title (8th Dan or above)
KYOSHI		A Master Title (Titled at 7th Dan)
RENSHI		A Master Title (Titled at 6th Dan)
SHIHAN		Master Teacher, who is 5th Dan or above
SHIDOIN		Instructor (Titled at 3rd Dan)
SENSEI		Teacher
SENPAI		Senior

In Japan, when you addressed someone (especially higher rank than you), formally you should always call his/her family name followed by the title regards. For example: Ishihara Kancho, Suzuki Shihan... etc.

It is very common in North America to call the title followed by the family name or last name. For example: Shihan Alan or Shihan Chan. It is fine, however, it is not original.

In fact, it is more simple to just call his title regards. For example: Kancho, Shihan or Shibucho. This is very acceptable and polite. It is just more formal to address his/her title with the family name.

NOTES: Hanshi, Kyoshi, Renshi are the official titles of the master level. It is not necessary to address these titles. E.g: you do not say “ Hayashi Kyoshi ”.


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