We're not sure what to call him
Our chief instructors have delegated the care and feeding of the kyus, in terms of arranging and coordinating the testing and such. We're wondering what to call the guy. I'm the web master for the dojo and I've had him listed as "Kyu Master". I was never really happy with the mixing of the two languages, but then I listed myself as "Web kohai" so I suppose I got over it some.
The guy, Tom, is unhappy with the "Master" part. I can see his point but we do have "Masters of Equity", "Choir Masters" and such. He's thinking something along the line of "supervisor" to follow the corporate model. I'm thinking that anything business like is an affront to the samurai traditions. Perhaps we should follow the Academic world and call him "Dean of Junior Students". And I'm certain that if I ask either of our chief instructors I will be reduced in rank for wasting everybody's time with such trivial matters. Any thoughts? Thanks. |
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How about "kyu coach"? My other suggestion is "Taker of Souls", but I think my first suggestion is the better of the two... |
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Does he actually teach, or does he simply coordinate (& evaluate?) the testing process?
I wouldn't use "kyu", and "master" certainly carries weird connotations. I would combine either "junior", "mudansha", or "assistant" with either "instructor", "(test) coordinator", or "(test) supervisor". |
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How about " Kyu Testing Coordinator".
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And I'm certain that if I ask either of our chief instructors I will be reduced in rank for wasting everybody's time with such trivial matters. Thanks.[/QUOTE] There's your answer. In gassho, Mark |
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"The Kyuster"
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Sempai Tom?
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"Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!
Arthur: Who are you? Knight of Ni: We are the Knights who say..... "Ni"! Arthur: (horrified) No! Not the Knights who say "Ni"! Knight of Ni: The same. Other Knight of Ni: Who are we? Knight of Ni: We are the keepers of the sacred words: Ni, Ping, and Nee-womm! Other Knight of Ni: Nee-womm! Arthur: (to Bedevere) Those who hear them seldom live to tell the tale! Knight of Ni: The knights who say "Ni" demand..... a sacrifice! Arthur: Knights of Ni, we are but simple travelers who seek the enchanter who lives beyond these woods. Knights of Ni: Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Bedevere: No! Noooo! Aaaugh! No! Knight of Ni: We shall say "Ni" to you... if you do not appease us. Arthur: Well what is it you want? Knight of Ni: We want..... (pregnant pause) A SHRUBBERY!!!! " what is in a name lol. how about director of something say student development. or........ director of student relationships kyu-pid director of hygiene and appearances kyu-te |
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why would you have to give said person some special title? I would think if that is required, it should come from the head instructor. But what the heck to I know.
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Is Tom bald?
You could call him "Kyu-ball". |
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And this does also appear in business, as in bucho (section chief) or jicho ("next" chief), etc. Further, don't underestimate the bureaucracy of the samurai. Once they moved past being just bushi, or "warriors" and became "samurai," they became exceedingly bureaucratic and, if anything, the Japanese business culture gets a lot of it's content from the samurai customs, more than vice versa. Best wishes. David |
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Bald guy mad.:grr: . :D |
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And if he plentiful locks on his head....... Kyu-tip?
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Kyu-wrangler.
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I think you need to be clear about what you are trying to accomplish.
Is this about a title? Or about describing what his responsibilities are? One of things that I've found very annoying over the years in business is when a company will bestow a title and then try to figure out what that person actually is supposed to do. A title, in my mind, should be nothing more nor less than a short description of responsibility. Dojocho - head of the dojo. The guy in charge. Chief instructor. Kyucho - (as was suggested) ought to be similar to dojocho only applying only to mudansha. It seems like it's really easy to overthink this. What's he do? That should be sufficient to determine his "title". |
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i bet if you called him Tom, he'd be pretty happy, AND he'd answer right away when you call
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If he's the guy that claps everyone to line up at the start of class you could call him the kyu-queue master plus!
Or just refer to him as sempai. I like kyucho, but not trained in the language I'd worry I was coming up with JapAnglais |
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"Kyucho" just sounds weird. It sounds like the person would be head of a level, as if your dojo were organized into kyu, rather than people having them. "I'm a member of yonkyu."
It sounds like you want something along the lines of: "Ano mudansha no renshu to shinsa no junbi o kantoku suru yatsu". Again, why does this person need a title? Are you creating an official position in the dojo? |
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like kent and others have posted, maybe he doesn't even need a title... |
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Nananananananananana . . . Clap-Man!!
er . . . okay . . . eeeewwwwwww . . . nevermind . . . *bows out* |
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Ow. :D
I agree...why does he need a title? B, R |
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I kind of like "Kyucho" but it's no more helpful than just using "Tom". If you know what it means you're most likely not a kyu anymore. Which leads me back to something like "Dean of Junior Students". Or perhaps, "Kyucho / head of the junior-ranked students". To put the problem more fully, I have four people listed on the contact page:
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In any case, as for the term "kyu-cho," this term just doesn't ring true for me. Although there are other terms such as "dojocho," "bucho," "kancho," and such, all of these terms contain nouns which indicate some sort of collective group (eg dojo, bu, kan). "Kyu," to me, does not have a connotation of a group and therefore sounds incongruous to my Japanese ears. If you and your dojocho feel like this person needs some sort of public title, why not just use something simple like "Mentor of kyu-ranked students"? Best, -- Jun |
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Bingo. As usual, Jun does it proud.
B, R (just don't call him late for dinner...) :D |
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...please contact our dean of intermediate studies, Tom ok, sorry I'm not much help charles. good luck |
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At a meeting the other night we were discussing titles in the dojo such as Dojo Cho etc. and came up with a new one for a student who was a very conscientious dojo cleaner.........
"Sho - janitor" Please feel free to use this honorary title in your dojo. |
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What's wrong with just 'Sempai'?
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How about Aiki-quarterback
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I seem to be going in the wrong direction. |
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Is the website targeted to current students or potential students?
If it's to current students then it really doesn't matter since, as stated previously, the people who need to contact him should know what's up. If you're targeting potential/new students I think you should limit the use of Japanese, or at the very least provide a translation ie "Sensei" (head instructor). While on that subject the title of "Web kohai" seems really strange to me. Why confuse things for people visiting your site who don't know the vocabulary? If your uncomfortable with being called the "Web master" why not go with something like "Website administrator". Just my take. Bronson |
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Well, maybe the website started aikido before he did?
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If he gets a special title will he wear a special gi and have a special colored hakama and belt?
David |
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Koto is not an organized entity, so cho(u) can't be used. What would be used in such situations is 係り kakari. Thus, Mudansha (no) kakari. In a more specific sense, I suspect mudansha (no) shidouyaku (mudansha guidance) would be used here in Japan. OTOH, I love things being in their native idiom. English webpage? Targeted towards English speakers? I likes me some "Assistant Instructor" action. "Web kohai", incidently, would suggest to a Japanese person that there is a "web sempai" who is perhaps in charge of the website. "Kohai" doesn't mean "junior student" in and of itself. Even your Chief Instructor remains someone's kohai. |
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yep, english is the best choice. And David is correct, make something up in Japanese, and some idiot will be using it as a "legitimate" title within their made up art, and referencing your webpage on ebudo when called on it.
And dragging you into a flame fest. :D Best, Ron |
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