The term Mc Dojo has become quite popular today in the various martial arts trade and trade magazines and is a derogatory term used to describe certain types of martial arts schools. What are these types of schools and why is this term relevant to you as someone looking to get started in martial arts? This article will first explain what a Mc Dojo is and then give you some tips on how to avoid joining one.

As the martial arts have grown in popularity since the initial Bruce Lee craze which later led to Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude VanDamme, The Karate Kid, and more recently to the Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers, artists martial arts around the world. The country has begun to understand the potential of martial arts as a money-making opportunity and a viable business.

Not many years ago, the idea that someone could make money teaching karate was simply ridiculous, but today there are a growing number of so-called successful schools that earn more than seven figures in gross annual income. Some of these schools are reputable and offer quality programs with quality martial artists such as Chief Instructors / Owners, others do not. How do you know which is which?

You have probably already realized that a Mc Dojo is not considered a reputable school. A Mc Dojo frankly represents the worst example of a martial arts school. He is one who has lost touch with the true values ​​of martial arts, such as honesty and integrity, and is determined to one thing: get the most money out of each and every person who walks through the door.

However, part of the problem lies with the consumer because, for the most part, the consumer does not know what to look for or what a good school is and what a good instructor looks like. My goal with this article and all my other resources is to help you know what to look for before you make a mistake that you regret.

Here are the four warning signs that your school is a Mc Dojo.

1. Hard selling tactics

From the moment you walk in the door, you are faced with hard sell tactics that primarily focus on you opening your checkbook or handing over your visa card before anything about martial arts or programs has been discussed.

2. Multiplicity

Multiple colored belts, multiple stripes, multiple uniforms with multiple patches, multiple high kicks, multiple high-fives, multiple black belts with multiple grades, multiple reasons to join, and multiple upgrade programs for the same curriculum. Do I need to say more? I think you can imagine!

3. Contracts

Yes, you guessed it. You have to sign up for a minimum year, then three years, then five years or more. After all, karate is about commitment, right? It’s about never giving up and always doing the best you can. You know what, they are right in this case. Karate is about commitment, it’s about never giving up and always doing the best you can.

However, life is such that things happen that are beyond your control and, even though you wanted to get your black belt and had every intention of keeping it, you lost your job, you got a promotion in another city or state, there was a death. in your family or a sick relative in need of care.

A reputable martial arts school will give you a way out through an agreement that provides an escape clause for any of the reasons I have listed or simply because they have integrity and understand and sympathize with your situation. A Mc Dojo will have already collected and spent the money without the possibility of reimbursement, or they will simply send it to collections. What school would you like to deal with?

4. False promises

Are they telling you that you will be able to defend yourself against a crazed attacker with a knife in just three months on your show? There are courses that can teach this, your average martial arts school doesn’t offer this, especially if your instructor is a 17-year-old guy with spiky hair and an earring.

Are you told that it is possible to get your black belt in just over a year? Or even in two years? This is a joke and if you believe it, you probably deserve to be taken for a ride! Are you being asked to buy expensive full-body, padded gear just to participate in a touch tag game? Basic combat does not require full combat gear in the name of “safety”, it requires a good instructor, clear rules, and proper guidance and supervision. Nothing more and nothing less.

This Mc Dojos topic is incredibly important to all future martial arts students. Please don’t take it lightly. You must inform yourself and do your research.

If you need more help in this endeavor, be sure to download my FREE Report “Karate for Newcomers: How to Discover Everything You Need to Know to Begin Your Karate Practice”. You can download it at http://www.freekarateinformation.com/investigator.html

Good luck and best wishes on your karate journey.