Re: Subtitles: What do they mean?
Originally Posted by Ishi
Oh, well:
shodan: first degree black belt
nidan: second degree black belt
sandan: third degree black belt
yondan (or yodan): fourth degree black belt
godan: fifth degree black belt
rokudan: sixth degree black belt
nanadan (or shichidan or sichidan): seventh degree black belt
hachidan: eighth degree black belt
kudan (or kyudan): ninth degree black belt
judan: tenth degree black belt
Actually...chichidan is how I know it's spelled. And IIRC sho doesn't mean 1, but Ichi means 1...O_o I thought it was Ichidan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan, Rokudan, Chichidan, Hachidan, Kyuudan, Juudan...
thanks for the info mate
Re: Subtitles: What do they mean?
Ichi = 1
ni = 2
san = 3
shi / yon = 4
go = 5
roku = 6
sichi / nana = 7
hachi = 8
ku / kyu = 9
ju / jyu = 10
Dan means rank or degree I think; however, I am not sure the current ranks are accurate because of first degree being Shodan. I also think that Hanshi means highest rank, but I am not sure. Example, Del saito is only an 8th degree black belt, but we call him Hanshi Saito. He is my sensei's sensei. He is also the highest ranked person in the shito-ryu style karate I study.
ni = 2
san = 3
shi / yon = 4
go = 5
roku = 6
sichi / nana = 7
hachi = 8
ku / kyu = 9
ju / jyu = 10
Dan means rank or degree I think; however, I am not sure the current ranks are accurate because of first degree being Shodan. I also think that Hanshi means highest rank, but I am not sure. Example, Del saito is only an 8th degree black belt, but we call him Hanshi Saito. He is my sensei's sensei. He is also the highest ranked person in the shito-ryu style karate I study.
Re: Subtitles: What do they mean?
kyu can be spelled kyuu
jyu can be spelled jyuu and even juu
sichi can be spelled chichi
It's basic romanji rules, most sounds can be romanized in different ways. The above are the most often used by americans and british people.
jyu can be spelled jyuu and even juu
sichi can be spelled chichi
It's basic romanji rules, most sounds can be romanized in different ways. The above are the most often used by americans and british people.
