The Aikido, Ranks and Titles Dictionary

Ranks and Titles Dictionary

Ranks and titles:

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 6 up to 1, the nanakyu, rokyu , gokyu , yonkyu , sankyu , nikkyu , ikkyu
Dan	More advanced grades, from 1 to 10: shodan , nidan , sandan , yondan , godan , rokudan , nanadan , hachidan , kudan , judan
Yudansha	Members with dan grades
Mudansha	Members with kyu grades
Soke	Head of style (actually head of family, unifier of gods and lineage)
Doshu	Head of the way (currently Kisshomaru Ueshiba)
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)