McDojo

English

Etymology

Mc- + dojo

Noun

McDojo (plural McDojos)

  1. (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.

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