Mcdojo

A martial arts school that is solely established to make money instead of genuinely teaching martial arts. A huge percentage of mcdojos in the U.S. Some signs of a mcdojo: - The instructor claims to be a 10th degree black belt (highest rank possible that is achieved through lifetime of commitment and practice) -Instructor like you to refer to him/her as master/grandmaster or some other ego boosting work -The instructor is overweight -The instructor walks around like a king but doesn't actually (physically) show any techniques -The instructor has a nice/expensive car -The instructor claims to be some kind of champion -Lots of trophies around the dojo -Uniforms with lots of unnecessary patches -Young black belts -Receiving a black belt in a short amount of time -No one ever fails a belt test -Lots of small children running around like it's Chucky Cheese (they are often called little tigers or little dragons or something like that) -Outrageous prices -No discipline -No physical workout (no one is completely exhausted after practice) -The school enforces point fighting -No real self-defense -Little to no contact in sparring -School claiming to be "Family friendly" -"A Black Belt School" -Contract having an option to pay a year in advance -Guaranteed to have a belt promotion test within 3 months of starting training -Students showing poor technique and no power -Young children sparring with adults (imagine being at least a teenager and sparing a 10 year old) -Instructors claiming to be the best and having the best school I can go on, but you get the idea.