NHK did a segment on training at the Hombu Dojo in 2006. (maybe 2007 - I cant remember) This is an English-language program in Japan, so try not to take all their English comments too seriously.
We dont, for example, use the term "acolyte." The NHK people didn't know that we only use the terms "Deishi" or "student." (We also dont say "level 5" or "aspirant.")
The opinions expressed by foreign students in the video are not necessarily the same as mine.
(I was sitting next to Nagato Sensei under that chain-mail gi jacket)
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