No one will ever admit to attending one of these! everyone thinks they attend the best school when their WRONG!!!!!!!!MCDOJO BLAH BLAH BLAH
2007-11-16 15:38:28 · 9 answers · asked by Disco 4 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
a place that is only into for the money and not technique
always having mark ups on monthly fees,not knowing the technique threw out,ect.ect...if you know anything thing about martial arts you can point out all the mcdojo's there is no need for me to go into it because it gives me the red a s s. That you have a few of us who really srtive on running a true down to earth dojo and what it is and means. and then you have these cats out there tring to run it into the earth just to make a dollar off of it. I woudl say that if a Dojo is packed full of ppl then it is most likely a Mcdojo but if you only see a few peeps in there then you would prob.see a true Dojo. But hey I could be wrong
2007-11-17 22:28:30 · answer #1 · answered by timberrattler818 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Opinion sumed it up nicely, a McDojo is a place where the main concern is to make money , sometimes the instructors of which have taken only a two weeks cource before starting up their own club, many people admit to it and are very disapointed with the time they wasted back then, most were kids and did not know any better until they got older
Some are really really bad and verge on cultism, its not stupid just a sad reality of what people do for money
2007-11-17 02:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A McDojo is any place that does not take account of the individuals need to learn and churns out students like you would a mcdonalds hamburger. The best school is the one which teaches the you the best way to defend yourself, what's best for you might not be best for a big guy, or a small women for example.
2007-11-16 23:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Clues to finding a good instructor.
He has a day job.
Doesn't use advertising that contain the words "deadliest /the real martial art/unknown secrets'/most effective/master"
All these are catchy terms are used by scammers or just plain inept instructors to attract customers because that is what you are not a student.
If he is a master of his art others outside his style will recognize him as such his saying so dont make it true .
If he produces a certificate from some assoc. that contains the word master you may be dealing with a mcdojo chain who issued the certificate.
Certificates that recognize master rank that contain the word master do not exist as a legitimate document.
It may say RENSHI/HANSHI/KYOSHI but never master.
2007-11-17 10:10:20 · answer #4 · answered by bunminjutsu 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i agree people should just be the best martial artist that they themselves can be ;but i do raise an eyebrow at the ones that try to aggressively get you into a contract they are mcdojos
2007-11-16 23:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by xxhale69 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think dedication to the art will be your main clue. Dojos are businesses of course, and they do have to worry about having students and collecting fees in order to survive, but an instructor that gives you the feeling that's his main concern is running a McDojo.
I have been lucky enough to find people who had a true dedication to the art and loved it for its own sake. To them, the business part of it is simply a question of logistics. It's not the purpose of maintaining a dojo; it's a means towards maintaining a dojo.
2007-11-17 00:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
its all about the contract, like a gym membership, if the 'master' asks you to sign a contract then it is a mcdojo as the only purpose is seemingly to make money
2007-11-17 02:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by Edward S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good question i always say i go to a mcdojo i think for me its cause i have rediculously high standards
2007-11-17 01:29:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tiger Schulman is the perfect example of a McSensei.
2007-11-18 00:46:40 · answer #9 · answered by Darth Scandalous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋