amp Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 Does anyone else look upon a clean dojo with a suspectful eye? The new dojo I've been training at is so old looking that I picked up a tanto thinking it was a tan bo at first because it was SO worn from training. It actually tripped me out for a while. How many dojos will you honestly run into in your life where people have trained so hard that the oldest weapons have lost a third of their mass, the sais have spots of rust from sweat, etc.? I'm starting to appreciate these things a lot more. I wish new martial art students could see what a dojo looks like after hard training. Granted, some people just keep clean dojos. But I've seen many suspect dojos where the weapons don't look like they've even seen one impact and someone had too much time with a laserjet printer. What happened to all of the old world style dojos like those depicted in pictures from the last century or two? Know thyself.
Smith amp Wesson Posted March 21, 2003 Posted March 21, 2003 I think their in the old world But I think It'd be sweet to train in some rustic structure in the woods.
G95champ Posted March 21, 2003 Posted March 21, 2003 Well we don't wear shoes so I hope the floor is pretty clean. LOL. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
Tombstone Posted March 21, 2003 Posted March 21, 2003 I prefer gyms that look run down and hardcore. The intimadation keeps the serious fighters around and the rest leave in about a month.
monkeygirl Posted March 21, 2003 Posted March 21, 2003 Any place that looks like a hospital would freak me out. It just wouldn't feel like, well...home. A dojo should look like it's been used, so students won't be afraid to use it. On the other hand, you shouldn't fear disease every time you step on the mats My particular "thing" is that the bathroom MUST BE CLEAN! I run around in bare feet in the dojo all the time, I don't want my feet to stick to the bathroom floor. (we need a puking smily...would be appropriate ) 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
SaiFightsMS Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 I thought we had a puking smiley. I think there is a difference between just bright brand spanking new clean and well used but still clean.
Kyle-san Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 I like the well used but clean look. It puts me in a better frame of mind when training.
ninjanurse Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 I remember days of polishing wood dojo floors and walls...ahhh! "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/
CheekyMusician Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 The place where I train is a sports centre hall and the floor is always really dirty. Its actually a bit of a hazard if you train in bare feet there 'cause once you have a layer of dirt and grit on your feet you can slip more easily sometimes. Smile. It makes people wonder what you've been up to.
chh Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 We sweep our training floor clean before each practice and wash it about once a week. I'd find it pretty disgusting otherwise. But Sai's right, looking well-used is not the same as being "dirty." If the place is used often it will look used, doesn't mean it can't (or shouldn't) also be clean.
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