senseis
Martial arts teachers
Senseis is the plural of sensei, a Japanese word for teacher or master.
In English, it appears most often in martial arts contexts—the instructor at a karate or judo school: The senseis demonstrated the kata together.
The word carries connotations of respect and authority beyond ordinary "teacher."
Martial arts school
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- aikidoThrowing art using redirection
- kendoJapanese bamboo fencing
taekwondo · blackbelt · dan · gi · kata · budo · sparring · kumite
Advice for decisions
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- respectRegard with honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- traditionCustom passed through generations
wisdom · patience · teaching · training · dedication · apprentice · student · sempai
dojo
Martial arts school
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- aikidoThrowing art using redirection
kendo · taekwondo · blackbelt · dan · gi · kata · budo · sparring · kumite · tatami
guidance
Advice for decisions
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- respectRegard with honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
tradition · wisdom · patience · teaching · training · dedication · apprentice · student · sempai · lineage
samurai
Feudal Japanese military caste
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- shogunJapan's military supreme commander
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
zen · ninja · shinto · honorific · bowing · etiquette · hierarchy · feudal · warrior · ronin
- martial artistsmartial artists, fighters, masters, instructors, black belts
- karate senseiTeacher of Japanese fighting
- sense and sensibility