dojo

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Miyahira named his dojo "Shido-kan".

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  • "This isn't a dojo, Miss Margo And it sure as hell ain't a high school match," Kit added dryly. —  Time Scout
  • Behind the main building were the dormitories, two for girls, one for boys (since the X chromosome carries Talent far more often than the Y) and the fencing salle/dojo, the swimtank building, and, in the very back, the Headmaster's House. —  Lilith Saintcrow - [Dante Valentine 2] - Dead Man Rising
  • In the evenings, back in St. Paul, I trained at the Shotokan dojo, then walked up to the center of town to an Irish bar off the main drag. —  John Sandford - The Empress File
  • Kreese: Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? —  Fashion World of SL
  • Kreese: Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? —  Fashion World of SL
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  1. Japanese dōjō : dō, art; see aikido + jō, place (from Middle Chinese driang, trhiang).
 

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