DANIEL ROMINSKI, Jun Dairi-Kyoju-SENSEI 

(1976– )

6th Dan (6th Degree Black Belt) Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu Bokuyokan Jun Dairi-Kyoju, Sensei USA

大東流合気柔術  牧羊館 先生 準代理教授 六段 米国

A direct student and Uchi Deshi (内弟子) of Tienchao Tung, Shihan Bokuyokan 9th Dan for over 27 years, current acting organizer, regional instructor, liaison and personal assistant to Tienchao Tung Shihan in his operation of The Bokuyokan USA.

A martial artist for over 36 years Rominski, Sensei is a full time professional martial artist teaching at his school TheDOJO, as Shihan in Goju Ryu Karate in Rutherford NJ USA.  Beginning at age 10 he quickly became the Uchi Deshi to his teachers in various martial arts such as Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do and Shorin Ryu Karate, Ryu Ryu Kobudo, and Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido and Hakko Ryu Jujitsu.  Upon his meeting with Tung Shihan he began his study continuously and directly with Tung, Shihan in Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu.  Tung Shihan also instructed Rominski, Sensei in Kendo, Judo, Aikido, Kenjitsu, and other Japanese weapon arts.  Rominski, Sensei studies, various Chinese martial arts such as White Crane Kung Fu and the vast healing art of Qigong and meditation.

Pictured is Daniel Rominski Sensei participating in Keiko with Soshi Shihan Yonezawa where he was also used as Uke for demonstration of technique by Soshi Shihan Yonezawa.

Rominski Sensei has assisted Tung Shihan as Uke and teaching throughout the United States of America, Germany, Canada and Japan.  During this time his experience in Daito Ryu has also expanded to have the great privilege to study with Nakajima Shihan, Bokuyokan Shihan Germany, Iida Shihan in Muden Juku Daito Ryu, Japan over the past 20 years.   

Sensei

Sensei (can be pronounced "Sensai" as well), Sinsang, Sonsaeng, Seonsaeng or Xiansheng (先生) is an honorific term shared in Chinese honorifics and Japanese honorifics that is translated as "person born before another" or "one who comes before".[1] In general usage, it is used, with proper form, after a person's name, and means "teacher";[2] the word is also used as a title to refer to or address other professionals or persons of authority, such as clergy, accountants, lawyers, physicians, and politicians.[3] or to show respect to someone who has achieved a certain level of mastery in an art form or some other skill, e.g., accomplished novelists, musicians, artists and martial artists.

Kyoju Dairi

Kyoju Dairi (教授代理, "representative instructor") is a teaching certificate employed by various Japanese koryu, or traditional martial arts.

Employed by Sokaku Takeda in the early part of his career to designate a high level of understanding of the Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu system, later he added a higher level designation known as the menkyo kaiden. Thus his earliest high-ranking students such as Sagawa Yukiyoshi (who was once asked to serve as the inheritor of the art and so we must assume had a very thorough understanding of the art), were only awarded the kyoju dairi. Some of those known to have received this certificate from Sokaku were Yukiyoshi Sagawa, Taiso Horikawa, Kodo Horikawa, Kotaro Yoshida, Morihei Ueshiba and Takuma Hisa.

Uchi Deshi

Uchi-deshi (内弟子, lit. "inside student") is a Japanese term for a live-in student/apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis. The system exists Japanese martial arts.

Lifestyle

Uchi-deshi usually live in the dojo or the home of the teacher, or in separate accommodations near the dojo. He serves the teacher all day, every day. Duties may include cleaning and secretarial work. Historically, an uchi-deshi was typically chosen and groomed to become the next head of a school of martial arts when a direct family member was not available. Nowadays, the term is used synonymously as an apprenticeship.