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Renshi (錬士【れんし】): Polished Instructor (skilled person or expert teacher) Awarded to 4th dan and above. Kyōshi (教士【きょうし】) refers to an advanced teacher (senior teacher/expert). Awarded to 6th dan and above. Hanshi (範士【はんし】) refers to a senior expert considered a "teacher of teachers". This title is ...
Whereas dan grades are awarded for technical ability, there is a parallel shogo system awarding the higher teaching grades of renshi, kyoshi, and hanshi. Renshi and kyoshi are awarded by written examination while hanshi is awarded by election. Although the dan system is distinctly Japanese, it has been adopted by many other martial arts styles.
During his time as a police officer, Nagamine received further instruction in karate from Chotoku Kyan and Motobu Choki, and achieved the title of Renshi in 1940. By 1951, Nagamine was a Police Superintendent, of Motobu, and was training his own officers in karate.
Karate terms come almost entirely from Japanese. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. They appear during its study and practice, varying depending on style and school.
When the original “Karate Kid” movie came out in 1984, it was pretty clear: William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence was the bad guy, the bully who picked on Ralph Macchio’s new kid in town, Daniel ...
Shorin-ryu Shidokan (小林流志道館, Shōrin-ryū Shidōkan) is the main branch of Shorin-ryū style of Okinawan karate, started by Katsuya Miyahira, Hanshi 10th Dan.. It should not be confused with the newer Japanese Shidōkan (世界空手道連盟士道館 World Karate Association Shidōkan), which was founded by Yoshiji Soeno in 1981, another style of knockdown karate.
Renshi (連詩, renshi, "linked poetry") is a form of collaborative poetry pioneered by Makoto Ōoka in the 1980s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a development of traditional Japanese renga and renku , but unlike these it does not adhere to traditional strictures on length, rhythm, and diction.
Henry Plée was born in Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France on 24 May 1923.His studies were interrupted by World War II in 1940.. An only son, Henry Plée started his sports career with gymnastics, weight lifting, French savate, English Boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, Ju Jutsu, and fencing with his father Alcide Plée, who was a sword master since 1912.