What do you call your instructor?

Discussion in 'General Martial Arts Discussion' started by abby, Feb 18, 2004.

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What do you call your instructor?

  1. Sensei

    19 vote(s)
    50.0%
  2. Master

    4 vote(s)
    10.5%
  3. Sir

    12 vote(s)
    31.6%
  4. Teacher

    3 vote(s)
    7.9%
  1. abby

    abby New Member

    We call him "sir".
     
  2. TkdWarrior

    TkdWarrior Valued Member

    Sir.
    -TkdWarrior-
     
  3. Kof_Andy

    Kof_Andy New Member

    Sir Mam

    I like sensei, because it means the one who's been. And sir mam has superior tone, which I never like. Eventhough I do teach TKD, but I never promote superior command like that. My students call me sobunim only, no master, or sir mam any of that military command.
     
  4. ranger

    ranger New Member

    sensei for me. thats how i was introduced to him so i refer to him as sensei. :)
     
  5. Grifter

    Grifter Edited by White Wizard

    Jasper..his name :)
     
  6. abby

    abby New Member

    We call him by his name outside of class or before and after class, but during class we say like "thank you sir" or "permission to do ____ sir?"
     
  7. 47Ronin

    47Ronin New Member

    He told me to call him Bob :D But I call him Sensei.
     
  8. Don Davies

    Don Davies Valued Member

    I usually call him a bunch of four letter words :D but other then that I call him Andrew.
     
  9. stirlingTKD

    stirlingTKD New Member

    During class it is always 'sir'. After class, 'mathew'.
     
  10. Aegis

    Aegis River Guardian Admin Supporter

    In class it's always sensei for us, outside class it's on a first name basis unless they're trying to stay aloof (which I've never actually seen in this style)
     
  11. WhiteWizard

    WhiteWizard Arctic Assasain

    Fraser all the time
    Graeme all the time
     
  12. MsDwee

    MsDwee New Member

    Sean or Sharon or Mark (depending on who is teaching)
     
  13. Cain

    Cain New Member

    Sir. It's respectable and not too catchy like sensei or sifu :D

    |Cain|
     
  14. Stolenbjorn

    Stolenbjorn Valued Member

    This is one of the things I love the most with WMA; the lack of hierarchy. I simply call my instructor by his first name.
     
  15. BaeNim Roy

    BaeNim Roy New Member

    First name most of the time. In official events we call them 'coaches', or "koutsi" as we say in Finnish ;)

    - Roy
     
  16. Freeform

    Freeform Fully operational War-Pig Supporter

    By their first name normally.
     
  17. Combatant

    Combatant Monsiour Fitness himself.

    Depends how knackered I am and what he has put me through on the pads!
    Names like &*$&*^ and *&%&*^% spring to mind. But usually its either kru or sean.
     
  18. johndoch

    johndoch upurs

    First name for me to!!!

    wheres this option on the poll???? :confused:
     
  19. KickChick

    KickChick Valued Member

    Whoa!!!

    What happened to Ma'am??? :eek: ... anyone calls me Sir they're down for 100 pushups! j/k :Angel:

    .... in addition to that also Sah bum Nihm (TKD) should be added to the list as I do refer to my instructor (in-class) as such.
     
  20. David

    David Mostly AFK, these days

    First name.

    Of all the teachers in my system, it seems only my teachers insist on the first name thing. Feels awkward communicating with other teachers/masters because I'm never sure what to call them and I am sure they're either offended or think me an idiot.

    Rgds,
    David
     

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