Is my school a mcdojo, if it is should I quit based on the additional details?

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We have class several times a week. One night we do forms. The other night self-defense. And others sparring. I am getting ready for my first degree black belt test, it has taken me about just under six years. When we do sparring however, there is little to no contact, but I have been hit plently of times. My last test I went in front of a master. I performed kicks, hand techniques, forms, one-steps, and we had to spar 2 on 1, can't remember what type of contact, but I did get hit, then we had to do two kicks to break a board. Running jump side kick and jump spinning wheel. Then we had read an essay outloud that we had to write. I wasn't bound to any long term contracts. The pay period was by every five weeks.

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it sounds legit to me.

some schools teach theory more than others and that's probably why you had to write a speech.

not all styles are full contact and even though your teacher isn't teaching you full contact that doesn't mean you cant compete full contact to get a better feel for it.

you should stay but expand your horizons and try your hand work against boxers in a boxing match or try your kicking skills in a taekwondo match or try a muay thai match for stand up fighting & clinch fighting, it's really up to you what you do outside of the class room and in my spare time I competed in tons of full contact combat sports tournaments to test my skills.

you don't have to quit your style to compete in combat sports that's silly!!!

anyone can join a judo competition even if they do karate and vice verca!!!

Leo L · Answer

Sounds legit.

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Is my school a mcdojo, if it is should I quit based on the additional details?

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