Why so many mcdojo? I walk into 4 dojo today to issue dojo challenge and they all turned me down.?

Okinawan Karate schools do occasionally turn out to be McDojo...... BUT, the number of Okinawan style dojo that are McDojo is low. Most are likely to be legitimate. Check out the affiliations / organizations that the school is with.

Your other requirement is a problem. Most Okinawan styles will have a rank system, and expect you to respect it. Even if you don't want belt ranks, you should keep quiet and do what they do.

As for the warning signs of a McDojo.... Look out for these thinks: Any school that promotes children under 16-18 to black belt Any school that sells black belt contracts Any school that tells you that you can be a certain belt level in X amount of time More than 5% of the students (Adults) are black belts ......... Best of Luck! Eye of the tiger..... you are in a very unique and rare situation. As such my statement may not apply to your dojo.

But, I stand by my statement since most schools that have more than 3-5% black belts are likely to be McDojo. ...

It's more of a gut feeling. If you feel like the school cares more for your money than anything else than it is a McDojo. There are some other good and bad signs as well, I listed a few of them below.

A good (legitimate) Dojo will: 1. Take overall student safety as it's #1 priority 2. Hold students who aren't ready to test for rank back until they master necessary techniques 3. Make learning the martial arts fun A bad (McDojo) Dojo will: 1.

Not take student safety as it's #1 priority 2. Be more concerned with money making than with mastering of techniques Hope this helps you in your search for martial arts training.

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