What defines a dojo, dojang, dao chang

[SPJ]

It is a place where people may learn and practice.

It is a place with a mat or ring where people may spar.

It is --

Please add and continue what you think a school or a dojo should be.

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[mickey]

Greetings.

It is the Sacred Womb.

It is where the world no longer exists.

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[pazman]

Greetings.

It is the Sacred Womb.

It is where the world no longer exists.

It is Zero Point.




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[YouKnowWho]

It's a place where girls will touch your body and said, "As hard as rock."

[ngokfei]

your backyard, garage or basement:D

[hskwarrior]

its a place where wannabe kung fu karate guy's practice

[Featherstone]

it's a place where you can hit someone and they will thank you for it! (sometimes :D )

[David Jamieson]

dojo is defined by being a place to learn japanese styles of karate.

dojang is defined as a place to learn korean martial arts, mostly taekwondo.

I honestly don't know what a dao chang is. Where's that from?

[Jimbo]

dojo is defined by being a place to learn japanese styles of karate.

dojang is defined as a place to learn korean martial arts, mostly taekwondo.

I honestly don't know what a dao chang is. Where's that from?

Dao chang, dojo, do jang...all use the same Chinse characters and carry the same meaning. Dao chang is simply Chinese.

In Japan, dojo originated far earlier than Japanese karate with the various samurai arts, such as kendo/kenjutsu/iaijutsu, the various systems of jujutsu, etc.

[David Jamieson]

Dao chang, dojo, do jang...all use the same Chinse characters and carry the same meaning. Dao chang is simply Chinese.

In Japan, dojo originated far earlier than Japanese karate with the various samurai arts, such as kendo/kenjutsu/iaijutsu, the various systems of jujutsu, etc.

Fair enough, but I haven't heard the term used in Chinese schools.

It's usually kwoon, gwoon or mo gwoon each which means training hall or martial training hall.

[Jimbo]

Fair enough, but I haven't heard the term used in Chinese schools.

It's usually kwoon, gwoon or mo gwoon each which means training hall or martial training hall.

I have heard the term before, in Taiwan, but not regarding CMA schools. Over there, CMA schools were referred to as wu guan (mo kwoon), or guo shu guan. I'm going to guess that dao chang may be used in JMA (and possibly TKD?) schools over there(?). TKD as well as judo, karate, kendo, etc., are all popular in Taiwan.

[bawang]

chang means training field the size of a football field.

[Tainan Mantis]

I have heard the term before, in Taiwan, but not regarding CMA schools. Over there, CMA schools were referred to as wu guan (mo kwoon), or guo shu guan. I'm going to guess that dao chang may be used in JMA (and possibly TKD?) schools over there(?). TKD as well as judo, karate, kendo, etc., are all popular in Taiwan.

In Taiwan dao chang refers specifically to the training halls of Korean and Japanese martial arts.

LIke you say, wu guan common for Chinese kungfu school.
Though, most just train outdoors.

[Kellen Bassette]

It's a place where girls will touch your body and said, "As hard as rock."

Are you accepting students?