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Master of a craft, professional disappointment, and the long pause before correcting your form.
means A teacher or master, especially in martial arts, Japanese language instruction, or any discipline, used as a respectful title for one who guides others.
from From Japanese 先生 (sensei), built from 先 (sen, "before, ahead, prior") and 生 (sei, "born, life") — literally "one born before," the person who came first and therefore knows the way. The characters are read in their Sino-Japanese pronunciation, borrowed long ago from Chinese, where the same compound 先生 (xiānsheng) survives as a polite "mister." The word entered English in the 20th century, riding the spread of judo, karate, and aikido westward.
- literal meaning
- Japanese for born before, the elder
- not just martial arts
- Doctors, teachers, lawyers all earn the title
- earned, not bought
- You don't call yourself sensei, others do
- karate kid effect
- Mr. Miyagi made wax-on a global mantra
gichin funakoshi — founder of shotokan karate in okinawa, japan, taught the art for over 60 years