KyoSa Twigs Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Hello all, I have a question for TSD practitioners. A Master Instructor's title is SaBomNim. However, my Master, an O Dan, took the title ChungSaNim, since there is a Sa Dan Master also at my school. I was wondering if anyone else had ever heard of the title "ChungSaNim." If so, I would love to hear about it, since I've only heard of my Master with that title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesteph Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Are you sure of the spelling, Twigs? If you put cheung sa nim into a search engine, you'll find info under that spelling that's helpful.At the Redford Karate school, "cheung" in used in place of "jang," so that if you look at the Redford web site, it refers to etiquette at the do cheung, rather than say the do jang.The Redford Karate school's site is at:http://redfordkarate.com/When there, click on "Our School" at the top of the page, and the drop-down menu will say "Tang Soo Do Etiquette." There's a whole page on it there.Perhaps this instructor has seniority and is identifying himself in this manner? ~ JoeVee Arnis Jitsu/JuJitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoSa Twigs Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Hello, joesteph, I am fairly certain of the spelling, that is what is in my student guide I have. ChungSaNim is "supposed" to be a Senior Master Instructor, as opposed to SaBomNim, a Master Instructor. I was wondering if other schools do it, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rateh Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 We use both the sabumnim and chungsanim titles, as well as others. However our use within the system is not quite the same as they are used outside of the system.We have the following korean titles (probably not all spelled corectly)Haksanim - senior studentchochanim - temporary black belt (like a japanese shodan-ho or a taekwondo 1st degree recommended), and any 1st degree who is under 16sabumnim - any black belt who is a 1st degree or above and at least 16 who does not have another titlekyosanim - an instructor over a program (such as the kids program)chungsanim - head instructor of a schoolkwanjangnim - head of multiple schoolsI don't know if this will help or not Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. - Nido Qubein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesteph Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Why not give these a try, Twigs?Chung Sa Nim Melissa Paone at Action Karate:http://www.actionkarate.com/about_usChong Sa Nim Roy King at Won Moo Kwan (may be a variation of the spelling):http://www.wongmookwan.com/Home/wong-moo-kwan-korean-martial-arts-academyChung Sa Nim explained in the list at:http://www.sajado.org/sajadorankstructure.html ~ JoeVee Arnis Jitsu/JuJitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoSa Twigs Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 My Master is ChungSaNim Melissa Paone. It could be what the sajado.org website says, that when there is more than one Master, he/she takes the title ChungSaNim to differentiate. Rateh, those titles are somewhat similar in Tang Soo Do, but a head Instructor would just be a KyoSaNim. SaBomNim is a Master Instructor in TSD, so the titles of that are not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenshinka Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 My Master is ChungSaNim Melissa Paone. It could be what the sajado.org website says, that when there is more than one Master, he/she takes the title ChungSaNim to differentiate. Rateh, those titles are somewhat similar in Tang Soo Do, but a head Instructor would just be a KyoSaNim. SaBomNim is a Master Instructor in TSD, so the titles of that are not the same.Chung simply means "chief" or "senior" (in context). Sa is teacher, and Nim is of course, an honorific. Cung Sa Nim thus equates to "Honorable Chief Teacher).Master Paone is a world class TSD instructor, FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoSa Twigs Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 I thought Sa means fourth, unless it also means teacher? And what does FWIW mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesteph Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Sa does mean fourth. In Soo Bahk Do, related to Tang Soo Do, anyone holding a fourth dan or higher is referred to as Sa Bom Nim, even if the person has reached fifth or higher levels. It doesn't mean teacher, but it confers Master status and has an additional red strip within the midnight blue belt that lower dan members wear. A dan member with Kyo Sa Nim as the title is a certified teacher, but usually less than fourth dan. If the person has reached fourth (Sa) dan, but is under 30 years of age, it's still Kyo Sa Nim. My teacher is 26, is fourth dan, is certified as a teacher (and so Kyo Sa Nim), but has to wait until the accepted age for Sa Bom Nim. She'll be going for O dan in two years, and should she make it (knowing her, she will), she'll still be under 30 and will have to wait to be adressed as Sa Bom Nim. A certified assistant instructor is called Jo Kyo Nim.Tenshinka, doesn't FWIW stand for "For what it's worth"? ~ JoeVee Arnis Jitsu/JuJitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'd always heard Sabumnim as just an instructor title, and I was familiar with Kwanjangnim, as well. I think Kwangjangnim also gets referred to as "Grandmaster," does it not? https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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