to be the leader of other members of that noble warrior caste. Their main feature was the ability to lead, ie. The word sen-sei, comes from the Indian word sen-an ( sen ani), which was used as a name for the leader (the person who was acting as a leader or as a warrior leader) of the Indian caste of noblemen warriors - kshatriyas.

In Zen Buddhism it is assumed that a person who knows life and has a lot of life experience, has a feeling as if reborn. The word, as well as the title - sensei, is often associated with Zen philosophy.

Thus the name of sensei is now used as a title for teachers but also for doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, engineers, journalists as well as for many other learned and respected professions. The word sensei is a newer word, and it began to be used in Japan at the beginning of 1960 (word is generally known and accepted ), first in martial arts (about 1945-1950 in ju-jutsu, judo, aikido, karate) and later in1968 (first time included in the Japanese dictionary) the word began to be used as a term of respect, and then indicating the title for a variety of learned men. The Japanese word sensei is composed of two words Sen - before and sei – life. a person who was spiritually born before others, or rather, a person who knows life (one who has gone before). The word for the title sensei is commonly translated as a teacher, although the word literally would have another meaning - a person who was born before, ie.

Karate sensei