McDojo
English
Noun
McDojo (plural McDojos)
- (derogatory) A dojo that focuses on spectacular techniques and awarding black belts rather than teaching authentic martial arts.
- 2006, Phillip Starr, The Making of a Butterfly: Traditional Chinese Martial Arts as Taught by Master W. C. Chen, Blue Snake Books →ISBN, page 230
- This book made me long for the old ways of martial arts instruction before McDojos and health clubs dominated the land.
- 2011, John Hennessy, The Essence of Martial Arts: Making Your Skills Work in Practice, iUniverse →ISBN, page 121
- Instructors are hoping that he won't go off and train with some other teacher of a McDojo where producing masses of black belts (but the quality and standard is poor) is the norm.
- 2012, Israel Gonzales, Martial Arts, the Circle of Life, AuthorHouse →ISBN, page 36
- One red flag I will advise is if you see a bunch of kids running around wearing black belts you are probably in a McDojo.
- 2006, Phillip Starr, The Making of a Butterfly: Traditional Chinese Martial Arts as Taught by Master W. C. Chen, Blue Snake Books →ISBN, page 230
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