plural sensei or senseis
: a teacher or instructor usually of Japanese martial arts (such as karate or judo)
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There were merely four movies from the Eighties and Nineties, which met varying degrees of success, about karate in the Valley, a wise sensei who died 2005, and a group of teenagers who were now in their fifties.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
The Iron Dragons sensei took the first two points in the best-of-three matchup as Daniel’s usual pep talks didn’t work on Johnny.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
As his final gift to Johnny, Kreese officially names him as the new sensei of Cobra Kai, with Johnny naming Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) as Cobra Kai’s male captain, setting Miguel and Tory — two of Johnny’s original students — up for the championship matches.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
That includes a pair of surprisingly cathartic conversations between him and John Kreese (Martin Kove), the sensei whose verbal and even physical abuse kicked off his slide into self-loathing and eventually alcoholism after that loss in 1984.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
The Iron Dragons sensei took the first two points in the best-of-three matchup as Daniel’s usual pep talks didn’t work on Johnny.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
As his final gift to Johnny, Kreese officially names him as the new sensei of Cobra Kai, with Johnny naming Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) as Cobra Kai’s male captain, setting Miguel and Tory — two of Johnny’s original students — up for the championship matches.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
That includes a pair of surprisingly cathartic conversations between him and John Kreese (Martin Kove), the sensei whose verbal and even physical abuse kicked off his slide into self-loathing and eventually alcoholism after that loss in 1984.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Sensei.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensei. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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