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Originally posted by Jacques
Has any of you people heard of the rank of Shiran?
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Nope.
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I know Kancho, Soke, Shihan, Renshi, etc., but our previous instructor called himself Shiran.
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Japanese people won't refer to themselves as sensei, shihand, kancho, soke, or whatever as referring to their "rank". The only time they'll do so is if the term describes what they do as in, "Hi, I'm Yamada. I'm a teacher." Never would they say, "Hi, I'm Yamada sensei."
-- Jun