Is translated as master, someone with a black belt 3rd Dan (sandan) or 4th Dan (yondan) with three or four golden bars.

 

Is literally translated as grand master, someone with a black belt 5th dan (godan) with five golden bars, and a 6 dan (rokudan) with six golden bars or a red/white belt, and a 7 dan (sichidan) with seven golden bars or a red/white belt. 

Hanshi: 

Is literally translated as doctor or professor, someone with a black belt 8 dan (hachidan) with 8 golden bars or a red belt, and a 9e dan (kudan) with nine golden bars or a red belt. 

Kancho: 

Is a title which indicates that someone is the founder of their own style, recognized in most countries and the Japanese federation. Usually a red belt but also can be a black belt with 10 golden bars (judan). 

Kaicho: 

Is a title of honor assigned from Japan by other Kancho’s, because he holds the highest possible rank in the world of martial arts, mostly a red belt but sometimes also a black belt with 10 golden bars.