A brief history of the shogo system

[Halcyon]

Ever wonder where the renshi, kyoshi, hanshi titles came from? Here's a nice walk down memory lane from our fellow traveller George.

http://kenshi247.net/blog/2010/01/08/a-brief-investigation-into-the-development-of-the-shogo-system/#more-2874

[Yonshakujo]

Interesting, thanks. There seem to be a couple of minor errors in an otherwise good article with a lot of info.

One out is the statement:
'1942: The Butokukai comes under control of the military government. ....'

Actually, the old Butokukai disbanded in 1942, and a new one formed that was controlled by the military. An Imperial Army Lieutenant General was the head, and Prime Ministry Tojo Hideki (a kendoka) was the Chairman.