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Was my childhood Aikido school a mcdojo?
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Was my childhood Aikido school a mcdojo?

Just recently I've stumbled across the meaning of mcdojo and that made me rethink about when I was around 10 y.o. and used to go to an Aikido dojo. I remember little honestly, but all I can remember was that sparring wasn't that much frequent, especially for low ranked kids, and that there were double-colored belts (I remember having a yellow-orange belt because during the exams I "was good, but not enough to fully get an orange belt". I've checked the official (I think) ranks for aikido and double-colored belts aren't a thing. Was that because we were kids or is it a sign of a possible mcdojo?



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