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Dan Herak · 05-29-2009, 12:30 PM

My sensei is a shihan, and we call him 'sensei.'

A good rule of thumb is that the head instructor is called sensei on and off the mat. Other teachers are called sensei while teaching but not other times, either during practice as students or off the mat.

05-29-2009, 12:30 PM	#5
Dan Herak Dojo: Florida Aikikai Location: South Florida, USA Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 41 Offline	Re: How to address a Shihan, Sempai, or Sensei? My sensei is a shihan, and we call him 'sensei.' A good rule of thumb is that the head instructor is called sensei on and off the mat. Other teachers are called sensei while teaching but not other times, either during practice as students or off the mat.