Grandmaster and Master are titles used to describe or address some senior or experienced martial artists . Typically these titles are honorary in nature, meaning that they do not confer rank, but rather distinguish the individual as very highly revered in their school, system, or style.
22-776: [REDACTED] Look up grandmaster , Grandmaster , or Grand Master in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to: People [ edit ] Grandmaster Flash , Joseph Saddler (born 1958), hip-hop musician and disc jockey Grandmaster Melle Mel , Melvin Glover (born 1961), hip-hop musician "Grandmaster Sexay", nickname for professional wrestler Brian Christopher Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Grand Master (Jedi) , also known as "Jedi Grand Master", or formally "Grand Master of
44-607: A Soviet drama film Grandmaster (2012 film) , an Indian film The Grandmaster (film) , a 2013 Hong Kong film Music [ edit ] Grandmasters (album) , an album by DJ Muggs and GZA Positions [ edit ] Grand Master (ancient China) Grand Master (order) , the head of various orders Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Grand Master of the Knights Templar Grand Master of
66-436: A Soviet drama film Grandmaster (2012 film) , an Indian film The Grandmaster (film) , a 2013 Hong Kong film Music [ edit ] Grandmasters (album) , an album by DJ Muggs and GZA Positions [ edit ] Grand Master (ancient China) Grand Master (order) , the head of various orders Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Grand Master of the Knights Templar Grand Master of
88-528: Is sonsaeng . This term is only used by the student when speaking to the instructor. The student is haksaeng . (학생 HakSaeng 學生) Many Korean titles are often mistakenly translated as "grandmaster" (태사님 TaeSaNim 太師님). Sonseang-nim (선생님 SeonSaengNim 先生님) is a general term for a teacher of any subject as well as a respectful form of the word "you". Martial arts instructors (in Korea 4th Dan and above) are called Sabom-nim (사범님 SaBeomNim 師範님). Various dialects of
110-540: Is a person who has knowledge and is willing to teach that knowledge to another. A Sensei assists students in ken shiki "the pursuit of knowledge". Several Japanese organizations, such as the Bujinkan , Kodokan (Judo), and most branches of Aikido , formally award a certificate conferring the title Shihan ("teacher of teachers" or "master teacher") to recognize high-ranking or highly distinguished instructors. Sōke ( 宗家 ) , meaning "the head family [house],"
132-817: Is decided within an individual art or organization. The use may be self assigned; for example having promoted a student to 'teacher' level, or may be assigned by a governing body in arts with a more formalised structure, and some do not use it at all, for historic reasons or to avoid the 'elderly master' stereotype. The modern use of Dan rankings and Black belt and Red belt in martial arts both derive from Judo where they were adopted by its founder Kanō Jigorō . There are many terms similar or equivalent to 'master' used by various martial arts traditions. Some of these terms derive from older systems, while others are relatively modern. Japanese martial arts commonly use Sensei (先生) meaning "teacher" or literally translated, "born first" or "one who has gone before". A Sensei
154-407: Is said as "see foo" (almost like "sea food", without the "d" on the end). (師傅 or 師父; Pinyin : shīfu , Standard pinyin: si1 fu6 ) a modern term for "teacher". The term Shifu is a combination of the characters "teacher" and "father" (師父) or a combination of the characters "teacher" and "mentor" (師傅). The traditional Chinese martial arts school, or kwoon (館, guǎn) is an extended family headed by
176-409: Is sometimes used to refer to "founder of a style" because many modern sōke are the first generation headmasters of their art, but most correctly refers to the current head. A sōke is considered the ultimate authority within their art and has the authority to issue a menkyo kaiden certificate indicating that someone has mastered all aspects of the style. The actual Korean word for a student's master
198-641: The Chinese language use different terms. "Sifu" is a common romanization, although the term and pronunciation are also used in other southern languages. In Mandarin Chinese , it is spelled "shifu" in pinyin . Using non-rhotic British English pronunciation, in Mandarin it would sound something similar to "sure foo". Using IPA , 'shi' is pronounced 'ʂɨ'. The 'i' is a short vowel. Many martial arts studios incorrectly pronounce this like "she foo". In Cantonese, it
220-695: The World Bridge Federation World Horror Convention Grand Master Award , voted by participants in the annual World Horror Convention Other uses [ edit ] Grand Master (custom car), winner of the 2002 Ridler Award Grandmaster , the source for the time reference in Precision Time Protocol See also [ edit ] Grand Wizard Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
242-483: The World Bridge Federation World Horror Convention Grand Master Award , voted by participants in the annual World Horror Convention Other uses [ edit ] Grand Master (custom car), winner of the 2002 Ridler Award Grandmaster , the source for the time reference in Precision Time Protocol See also [ edit ] Grand Wizard Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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#1732764936375264-631: The Jedi Order"—Order of the Jedi in Star Wars Grandmaster (DC Comics) , a DC Comics character Grandmaster (Marvel Comics) , a Marvel Comics character "Grandmaster B", a nickname used by Bud Bundy from the TV sitcom Married... with Children Grand Master of Witches, a fictional character from the anime Tweeny Witches Films [ edit ] Grandmaster (1972 film) ,
286-401: The Jedi Order"—Order of the Jedi in Star Wars Grandmaster (DC Comics) , a DC Comics character Grandmaster (Marvel Comics) , a Marvel Comics character "Grandmaster B", a nickname used by Bud Bundy from the TV sitcom Married... with Children Grand Master of Witches, a fictional character from the anime Tweeny Witches Films [ edit ] Grandmaster (1972 film) ,
308-817: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master of Memory , awarded by the World Memory Sports Council Grandmaster [ edit ] Grandmaster (chess) Grandmaster (martial arts) Grandmaster or Master craftsman , a member of a guild Grandmaster, the highest skill ranking in the Overwatch video game MWA Grand Master Award , awarded by the Mystery Writers of America Spectrum Award for Grand Master awarded by Spectrum Fantastic Art World Grand Master (bridge), maintained by
330-535: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master of Memory , awarded by the World Memory Sports Council Grandmaster [ edit ] Grandmaster (chess) Grandmaster (martial arts) Grandmaster or Master craftsman , a member of a guild Grandmaster, the highest skill ranking in the Overwatch video game MWA Grand Master Award , awarded by the Mystery Writers of America Spectrum Award for Grand Master awarded by Spectrum Fantastic Art World Grand Master (bridge), maintained by
352-706: The Shifu. The Shifu's teacher is the "師公 honorable master" or Shigong . Similarly the Shifu's wife is the Shimu "teacher mother" and the grandmaster's wife is known as: 師姥 shi lao; or 師婆 shi po. Male and female students who began training before you and are thus senior, are 師兄 Shixiong "teacher older brothers" and 師姐 Shijie "teacher's sisters". Women in traditional society did not have the same status as males (despite what modern movies depict). Students junior to you are your Shidi and Shimei . The pattern extends to uncles, aunts, cousins, great uncles, and so forth (see above for
374-695: The Teutonic Order Grand Master (Masonic) Grand Master of Education, Science, and Culture, Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979), the first president of Equatorial Guinea Superior skills [ edit ] Grand master [ edit ] Grand Master, a rank in competitive shooting within the USPSA and IPSC Grand Master, the highest skill ranking in the Tetris: The Grand Master video game series Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award , awarded by
396-488: The Teutonic Order Grand Master (Masonic) Grand Master of Education, Science, and Culture, Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979), the first president of Equatorial Guinea Superior skills [ edit ] Grand master [ edit ] Grand Master, a rank in competitive shooting within the USPSA and IPSC Grand Master, the highest skill ranking in the Tetris: The Grand Master video game series Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award , awarded by
418-648: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up grandmaster , Grandmaster , or Grand Master in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to: People [ edit ] Grandmaster Flash , Joseph Saddler (born 1958), hip-hop musician and disc jockey Grandmaster Melle Mel , Melvin Glover (born 1961), hip-hop musician "Grandmaster Sexay", nickname for professional wrestler Brian Christopher Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Grand Master (Jedi) , also known as "Jedi Grand Master", or formally "Grand Master of
440-467: The title Grandmaster . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster&oldid=1187118987 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages grandmaster From Misplaced Pages,
462-556: The title Grandmaster . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster&oldid=1187118987 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Grandmaster (martial arts) Asian martial arts traditionally use terms that are usually translated as " teacher " and
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#1732764936375484-510: The use of " master " was a Western invention derived from 1950s United States war veterans returning home with stories of the incredible martial feats of certain individuals and groups. Subsequently, they found their way into martial arts culture as marketing tactics to the extent that the titles are aligned to the 'elderly martial arts master' stock character. In Asian countries, such titles are more commonly reserved for religious leaders and saints . The use of "master," "grandmaster," etc.
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