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Yes. I’m just 5 hours north of Los Angeles. I’ve plans to attend as much as I can of Judo and TKD events. Will try to see Track and Field, Diving, Fencing, Swimming, and Equestrian. If able to, I’ll see what else I can!! Bad thing is that my wife and I can only attend the weekend events due to my wife’s work schedule as a school teacher. One thing I’ll be looking for is to eat at Cupid Hot Dogs, a staple of my youth and a must as an adult, in the San Fernando Valley which is north of Los Angeles just over the Santa Monica Mountains.

Well, I’ve got egg all over my face!! Sorry that I took it literal, and forgetting, if even for a split second, that this was an April Fool’s Day joke. As I said before, this years April Fool’s Day joke was very well played, and I honestly got a kick out of it. Sometimes my MA background gets in the way a great joke!!

A big win for my Knights. The Knights wi. 4th straight by beating the Canucks 2-1. More importantly, 2 losses for the the other teams vying for first place in the Pacific. Edmington lost in OT, so they get a point, but the Ducks flat out have been terrible. They’ve lost 6 in a row…they got shut out. So now the VJC are tied for first place again. Vancouver with their throwback uniforms got on the board first, but my Knughts quickly tied it at one. Brayden McNabb with only his 5th goal of the season, and it was from far back, as one can see. But that’s usually where the defensemen shoot it from in the 3rd. Cole Smith scored what would be the game winner winning 2-1. My Knights sweep the Canucks this season, 3 games to none. Canucks by far the team in the entire league. For the immediate future, my Knights’ next 2 road games will be harder though. Seattle tomorrow night and Colorado on Saturday night. Which one’s the bigger town?? Colorado!! They’re the best team in the entire league with the highest amount of points and the Knights are playing in Denver. I believe that that will be a true test. GO KNIGHTS!!

Hey all, I know it is so far out (July 2028) that it is kind of silly to think about, but just thought I'd start a thread in case anyone ends up going to the Summer Olympics in 2028! I'm local to Los Angeles (well, I am as I wrote this in 2026, anyway), so we picked up tickets to a couple of events during the locals presale, including the JUD10 Judo Mixed Final, which will include: Women's -70kg Repechage Contests Women's -70kg Semifinal Contests Men's -90kg Repechage Contests Men's -90kg Semifinal Contests Women's -70kg Bronze Contests Women's -70kg Final Men's -90kg Bronze Contests Men's -90kg Final Seemed like a fun idea! Maybe some other community members will make it out. Patrick

Thanks Bob and Ken. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the replies and/or understanding. Just for the avoidance of any doubt, I wanted to reiterate that the idea was for the answers to be the opposite of what one might expect, so they would go into the quiz confident they weren't attending a "McDojo," and then be told they were.

Yes, I do like John Tortorella. I like his coaching style; quite aggressive across the board.

Make it a Double Big Mac…YUMMY YUMMY!

I thought it was the best one yet. I am going to lobby @Patrickto make it a real feature.

Out of nowhere I am craving a Big Mac and a McFlurry. No idea why....

Well @sensei8 the Knights are 3-0-0 since the coaching change. Do you like Tortorella? The Ducks, Oilers, and Knights now all are at 77 games played and are separated by one point! Ducks and Oilers have 87, Knights 86. That is going down to the wire. My Minnesota Wild are back in the playoffs, getting ready for another first round exit I am guessing. Here are the other teams that have clinched spots since my last post: Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Montreal, and Carolina. The following teams have been eliminated: Blackhawks, Canucks, Panthers, Rangers, and Maple Leafs. The following teams are not in, but are in good position: Penguins, Flyers, Bruins, Islanders, and Senators in the east. In the west, Utah, Nashville, and LA. Teams that are in contention but are on the outside: Red Wings, Blue Jackets, Capitals, Sharks, Jets and Blues. Teams that are not eliminated but won't make it: Devils, Flames, and Kraken. Playoffs start in less than two weeks

Funny yes, though I associate the mcDojo label with the financial side of a school. Is it a franchise? Do you have a contracted monthly payment auto-debited from your checking account? A Family Plan? Black Belt Club with initiation fee? Do you have to buy school supplied & branded uniforms and sparring gear? Does your school have Birthday Parties?!

. Really?!? Interesting.

I took the quiz twice -- once I answered per my current school (got a McDojo result), and an ATA school I trained at about 10 years ago (got a "not a McDojo" result).

Raiders sign QB Kirk Cousins free in the Falcons. It appears that he’ll be the starting QB for the Raiders. Why not?!?

Well, if my dojo was a McDojo then there’s a lot of McDojos in Okinawa that are ran my legit Okinawa masters. Many Okinawa styles have only 4 ranks; white, green, brown, and black. Many legit dojo’s across the world train on hardwood floors, including those dojo’s ran by Okinawa masters. I’ve always coached with specifics, patience, and realistic feedback whenever necessary and often. I do not give ranks away like a McDojo does. I’ve always allowed cross training for my students. I myself have crossed trained in the MA forever. One style can’t have all of the answers. Maybe the “McDojo” and “Not a McDojo “ should be switched on #1, #2, #5, and #6. Albeit, the April Fools joke was a smashing success and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Great April Fools; I throughly enjoyed it!!

This quiz was our 2026 April Fool's Day prank. Please see more here: https://karateforums.com/topic/52511-april-fools-the-is-your-martial-arts-school-a-mcdojo-quiz/ Hope everyone had a great day. Patrick

Hey all, Our April Fool's Day prank this year was to launch a quiz where you could find out if your school is a "McDojo" or not, just to poke fun at the idea and understandable sensitivities around it. It was actually possible to be told that your school was not a McDojo, and that happened in 2 of 13 results. The quiz remains online at the moment, and will be for the foreseeable future, so please feel free to play with it. But for the sake of posterity, please find the questions and answers from the quiz, and how they informed whether or not you were told that you were in a McDojo. The answers generally led you to the opposite of what you would have assumed. Thank you to @bushido_man96 for question ideas. Thanks for all of your good natured replies, as always. The quiz was not anyone saying that any of the traits mentioned is definitively a "McDojo" or not because while some traits may be more common in schools where training quality may not be good compared to the cost, there are plenty of exceptions where the opposite can be true. Hope you had a great day! Patrick Introduction: Do You Train at a McDojo? Answer these questions to see whether your school leans more toward quality training or has questionable “belt factory” vibes. 1. How many colored belt ranks does your school have? Less than 5 (this answer indicates your school is a McDojo) 5-10 (McDojo) More than 10 (neutral; I did this so that ties would always go to your school being a McDojo) 2. Does your school train only on hardwood floors? Yes (McDojo) No (Not a McDojo) 3. Does your instructor display his certifications in the dojo? Yes (Not a McDojo) No (McDojo) 4. Does your instructor use a curriculum that starts simple and gets more complex as ranks increase? Yes (McDojo) No (Not a McDojo) 5. What happens when a student makes mistakes or struggles? They get coached with specifics, patience, and realistic feedback (McDojo) Students are praised no matter what, and standard feel unclear or lowered to avoid discomfort (Not a McDojo) 6. How does the school handle cross-training or visiting other gyms/schools? They're supportive or neutral (McDojo) Cross-training is treated like betrayal (Not a McDojo) Outcome #1: Not a McDojo (Solid School). Your school shows strong signs of legit instruction. No school is perfect, but yours looks focused on growth over gimmicks. Outcome #2: Full McDojo (Belt Factory Alert). Sorry to say that it appears you are training at a McDojo.

1) 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know And Do Before They Die by Paul Gutierrez, with a Forward by Jim Plunkett. The ultimate resource for true Raiders fans. 2) If The Walls Could Talk: Raiders. Stories from the Raiders Sidelines, Locker Rooms, and Press Box by Lincoln Kennedy and Paul Gutierrez, with a Forward by Tim Brown. A behind the scenes perspective on Raiders history from Oakland to Las Vegas. 3) Cheating Is Encouraged by Mike Siani and Kristine Setting Clark. As told by the players who were there. A hard-nosed history of the 1970’s Raiders. My wife, Linda, who’s a die hard Raiders fan just received these books. She’s starting with book #1 above. I might read book #3 above because the Raiders of the 1970’s was a team to be reckoned with, not like the Raiders of today, imho. (Edits because I can’t type or spell or autocorrect has lost its mind)

It is a quick read. I am not aware of an updated one. I read this book about 15 years ago and decided to again since his passing. Fun fact: The Chuck Norris jokes were started in 2005 by a then high school student on Long Island named Ian Spector. He posted a few online one night before going to bed and woke up the next morning to the jokes having 10,000 views. It immediately took off and Ian wrote a book about the Chuck Norris facts, then Norris himself wrote a book about it. Norris loved the jokes and the memes.

I took it again, this time with a previous school in mind and gave several different answers. Again, it was a McDojo. Has anyone gotten one that wasn't a McDojo?

Oh noes! I'm training at a McDojo!

My Knights are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division. Here’s their stats: GP 75 W 33 L 26 OTL 16 Pts 82 What is one to do with that?!? Drop back and punt!!

Careful there, Brian because the back is nothing to take unnecessary risks with. I agree, take it easy today or tomorrow too.