Grandmaster (martial arts) 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 'grandmaster' 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" 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
Grandmaster (martial arts) arts school, or "kwoon" (館, guǎn) is an extended family headed by 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