plural dojos
: a school for training in various arts of self-defense (such as judo or karate)
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Instead of being a vaguely fascist aryan masculinity cult like the iconic Cobra Kai, Connor’s dojo is run by mobsters and loan sharks.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
For example, if your movie wanted to use Cobra Kai for the villain’s dojo, would that have caused all sorts of problems?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Said flirting gets him in the crosshairs of Connor (Aramis Knight), Mia’s ex and a karate practitioner who studies at a dojo run by a shady master while training for the Five Boroughs Tournament, a series of fights occurring across the city.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
That same year, Satomura had the unique opportunity to train with then-SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks at the Sendai Girls' dojo in Japan.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
For example, if your movie wanted to use Cobra Kai for the villain’s dojo, would that have caused all sorts of problems?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Said flirting gets him in the crosshairs of Connor (Aramis Knight), Mia’s ex and a karate practitioner who studies at a dojo run by a shady master while training for the Five Boroughs Tournament, a series of fights occurring across the city.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
That same year, Satomura had the unique opportunity to train with then-SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks at the Sendai Girls' dojo in Japan.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dojo
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“Dojo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dojo. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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