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11-27-2007, 11:49 AM
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Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
Bingo. As usual, Jun does it proud.
B,
R (just don't call him late for dinner...)
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Ron Tisdale
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St. Bonaventure (ca. 1221-1274)
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11-27-2007, 02:28 PM
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Dojo: midwest aikido center
Location: chicago
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Ron Tisdale wrote:
...just don't call him late for dinner...
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hahahahahahahahahaaha
...please contact our dean of intermediate studies, Tom
ok, sorry I'm not much help charles. good luck
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11-28-2007, 06:43 AM
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Dojo: Calgary Aikikai
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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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11-28-2007, 07:00 AM
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Dojo: Taikyoku Budo & Kiko - NY, PA, MD
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
What's wrong with just 'Sempai'?
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11-28-2007, 08:39 AM
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Dojo: Aikido at NJIT
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
How about Aiki-quarterback
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11-28-2007, 05:26 PM
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Location: Oregon, USA
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Budd Yuhasz wrote:
What's wrong with just 'Sempai'?
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Sempai is descriptive of one half of a relationship between two people, not of an absolute position.
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Kentokuseisei
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11-28-2007, 05:42 PM
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Kent Enfield wrote:
Sempai is descriptive of one half of a relationship between two people, not of an absolute position.
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Considering that the term applies to all members of the dojo except one, "sempai" isn't very helpful. And it's another one of those Japanese words that serve as jargon at best and a private language at worst. But I suppose that should be that the term applies to all members of the martial arts studio except one.
I seem to be going in the wrong direction.
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11-29-2007, 06:06 AM
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Dojo: Taikyoku Budo & Kiko - NY, PA, MD
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Kent Enfield wrote:
Sempai is descriptive of one half of a relationship between two people, not of an absolute position.
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Isn't part of the problem with this whole thing the attempt to name an absolute position? Don't bother with it, put something generic and non-absolute in there . . . then tell the kyus to go see their Sempai
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11-29-2007, 11:58 AM
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Dojo: Seiwa Dojo and Southside Dojo
Location: Battle Creek & Kalamazoo, MI
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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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"A pacifist is not really a pacifist if he is unable to make a choice between violence and non-violence. A true pacifist is able to kill or maim in the blink of an eye, but at the moment of impending destruction of the enemy he chooses non-violence."
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11-29-2007, 04:57 PM
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Location: Oregon, USA
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
Well, maybe the website started aikido before he did?
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Kentokuseisei
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11-29-2007, 05:53 PM
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Dojo: Aozora Dojo
Location: Birmingham, AL
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Jun Akiyama wrote:
Wouldn't people who would need to contact him already know his role in the dojo?
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At the yoseikan hombu, we had Akahori Sensei, who handled all kinds of bureaucratic matters from collecting money and stamping payment envelopes to stamping budo "passports" and organizing various events. As far as I know he had no title for those functions. He was "just one of the shihan."
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Jun Akiyama wrote:
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.
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That's true. But what about something like mudansha jicho (head of mudansha matters--- ji as in koto)?
David
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"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu
"Eternity forever!"
www.esotericorange.com
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11-29-2007, 05:57 PM
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Dojo: Aozora Dojo
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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David Orange wrote:
That's true. But what about something like mudansha jicho (head of mudansha matters---ji as in koto)?
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Anyway, any title you make up, you will soon be reading about it in some magazine--how some guy's secret ninja master promoted him to kyucho, and how he was the first non-Japanese to earn that rank!
David
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"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu
"Eternity forever!"
www.esotericorange.com
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11-29-2007, 06:56 PM
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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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Go ahead, tread on me.
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11-30-2007, 12:22 AM
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Location: Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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David Orange wrote:
That's true. But what about something like mudansha jicho (head of mudansha matters---ji as in koto)?
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In order to use "cho", one must be the head of some kind of organized entity. Gakkou = school, thus, Kouchou = principal. Toshi = city, thus shichou = mayor. Kaisha = company, shachou = company president. Kai = board, committee, meeting, kaichou = chairman.
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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Josh Reyer
The lyf so short, the crafte so longe to lerne,
Th'assay so harde, so sharpe the conquerynge...
- Chaucer
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11-30-2007, 09:14 AM
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Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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.
Best,
Ron
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Ron Tisdale
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11-30-2007, 08:14 PM
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Dojo: Aozora Dojo
Location: Birmingham, AL
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Joshua Reyer wrote:
In order to use "cho", one must be the head of some kind of organized entity. Gakkou = school, thus, Kouchou = principal. Toshi = city, thus shichou = mayor. Kaisha = company, shachou = company president. Kai = board, committee, meeting, kaichou = chairman.
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True...but....in the old "case by case" sense, they also have bucho and jicho--division heads. So you could consider something like mudansha bucho....
But like I said, in the old dojo in Shizuoka, the person that took care of the various "sub-business" aspects of the dojo operations didn't have a title at all. And I agree with you that in and English-based operation, an English title (if any) is better.
David
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"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu
"Eternity forever!"
www.esotericorange.com
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11-30-2007, 08:16 PM
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Dojo: Aozora Dojo
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Ron Tisdale wrote:
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.
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Actually, the story is, Steven Hayes was named "shidoshi" by Hatsumi--a term Hatsumi coined specifically for Hayes. And next thing you know, all kinds of ninjers have that title--all bestowed by their revered hyper-traditional masters!
David
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"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu
"Eternity forever!"
www.esotericorange.com
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12-01-2007, 12:20 AM
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Location: Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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David Orange wrote:
True...but....in the old "case by case" sense, they also have bucho and jicho--division heads. So you could consider something like mudansha bucho....
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A "bu" is an organized entity - in essence it's a "department" or "division". And "jicho" in this case is 次長, with the character 次 meaning "vice-, sub-, next, succeeding". Mudanshabu-cho would be perfectly acceptable if you created a mudansha-bu.
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Josh Reyer
The lyf so short, the crafte so longe to lerne,
Th'assay so harde, so sharpe the conquerynge...
- Chaucer
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12-01-2007, 11:02 PM
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Dojo: Aozora Dojo
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
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Joshua Reyer wrote:
A "bu" is an organized entity - in essence it's a "department" or "division". And "jicho" in this case is 次長, with the character 次 meaning "vice-, sub-, next, succeeding". Mudanshabu-cho would be perfectly acceptable if you created a mudansha-bu.
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Yes, I think mudansha bucho would be more appropriate. Though, again, a special title really isn't necessary.....unless there is just some need to sound Japanese....
Best to you.
David
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"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu
"Eternity forever!"
www.esotericorange.com
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12-03-2007, 12:02 PM
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Dojo: New School Aikido
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
You know, I'm really feeling like the key term for this thread is:
Overthink.
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12-05-2007, 09:06 AM
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
Amen
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Before you drive or steer your vehicle, you must first start the engine, release the brake and find gear!
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12-05-2007, 09:07 AM
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
Josh is the man for these upsets... Josh?
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Before you drive or steer your vehicle, you must first start the engine, release the brake and find gear!
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12-05-2007, 09:09 AM
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Re: We're not sure what to call him
sorry you did that already... osoi
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Before you drive or steer your vehicle, you must first start the engine, release the brake and find gear!
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