Black belt (martial arts) of ability when using these tactics and are sometimes referred to as McDojos or belt factories. In some Japanese schools, after obtaining a black belt the student also begins to instruct, and may be referred to as a senpai (senior student) or sensei (teacher). In others, a black belt student should not be called sensei until they are sandan (third degree black belt), or the titles kyosa or sabom in Korean martial arts as second degree or higher, as this denotes a greater degree of experience and a sensei must have this and grasp of what is involved in teaching
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