History Main / PacifistDojo

->"I know I said you have to let go of your anger and show forgiveness, but… when the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back."\\
-- '''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' before unveiling his new school, ''Series/CobraKai''

* In one of the final scenes of the first season, Daniel brings Robby over to Miyagi's former residence -- which he has re-converted into a martial arts school to counter the rising impact of ''Series/CobraKai.'' Being the type of teacher he is, and seeing the cars on the deck in the back (as an homage to his own sensei), it's all but set in stone that the new school is going to go the Route of Peace, too. To complete the page quote:
--->"And to do that, we'll need more students. [[TheReveal Welcome to Miyagi-Do Karate.]]"

In any works that involve RivalDojos, this is the natural {{Foil}} -- and by extension the GoodCounterpart -- for the ThugDojo. Whatever their Way is, you can bet your bottom dollar (or yen) that nine out every ten of its students -- along with their sensei -- are {{Martial Pacifist}}s and the other is a {{technical|Pacifist}} one.

-- '''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' ''Series/CobraKai''

--->"And to do that, we'll need more students. Welcome to Miyagi-Do Karate."

In any proper competition or tournament, expect them to follow the rules to the letter, especially between bouts, and be {{graceful loser}}s regardless. Oh, they might be fine ''bending'' the rules, if only to stop cold any opponent who has no problem [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty with prohibited moves]] (and they probably have no problem with {{trash talk}}ing, either), but not beyond that point.

* In one of the final scenes of the first season of ''Series/CobraKai,'' Daniel brings Robby over to Miyagi's former residence -- which he has re-converted into a martial arts school to counter the rising impact of Cobra Kai. Being the type of sensei he is, and seeing as how he renamed it for his own sensei, the school is almost certain to go the Route of Peace, too. To complete the page quote:

->-- '''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' ''Series/CobraKai''

* In one of the final scenes of the first season of ''Series/CobraKai,'' Daniel brings Robby over to Miyagi's former residence -- which he has re-converted into a martial arts school to counter the rising impact of Cobra Kai. Being the type of martial artist he is, and seeing as how he renamed it for his own sensei, the school is almost certain to go the Route of Peace, too. To complete the page quote:
--->"And to do that, we'll need more students. Welcome to Miyagi-Do Karate."

-->'''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' ''Series/CobraKai''

--->"And to do that, we'll need more students."

->"I know I said you have to let go of your anger and show forgiveness, but… when the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back."\\'''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' ''Series/CobraKai''

->'''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' ''Series/CobraKai:'' "I know I said you have to let go of your anger and show forgiveness, but… when the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back."\\

* In one of the final scenes of the first season of ''Series/CobraKai,'' Daniel brings Robby over to Miyagi's former residence -- which he has re-converted into a martial arts school to counter the rising impact of Cobra Kai. Being the type of martial artist he is, and seeing as how he renamed it for his own sensei, the school is almost certain to go the Route of Peace, too.
--->"But when the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back. And to do that, we'll need more students."

* In one of the final scenes of the first season of ''Series/CobraKai,'' Daniel brings Robby over to Miyagi's former residence -- which he has converted into a martial arts school to counter the rising impact of Cobra Kai. Being the type of martial artist he is, he makes it clear that this dojo will also go the pacifist route.

* In one of the final scenes of the first season of ''Series/CobraKai,'' Daniel brings Robby over to Miyagi's former residence -- which he has converted into a martial arts school to counter the rising influence of Cobra Kai. As a MartialPacifist, he makes it clear that this dojo will also go the pacifist route.
--->"But when the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back."

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%%* It hasn't come into play yet, but the first season of ''Series/CobraKai'' sees Daniel showing his new charge Robby a smaller-scale version of such a training ground in his home. In true [[Franchise/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]] fashion, he also trained his daughter Sam here.

In any proper competition or tournament, expect them to follow the rules to the letter, especially between bouts, and be {{graceful loser}}s regardless. Oh, they might be fine ''bending'' the rules, if only to stop cold any opponent who has no problem [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty with prohibited moves]], but not beyond that point.

In any works that involve RivalDojos, this is the natural {{Foil}} -- and by extension the GoodCounterpart -- for the ThugDojo. Whatever their Way is, you can bet your bottom dollar (or yen) that nine out every ten of its students are {{Martial Pacifist}}s and the other is a {{technical|Pacifist}} one.

There ''does not'' have to be a competing dojo to qualify the school for this trope. Nor does it have to be "heroic" in any sense of TheHero. Nor does it even have to be ''technically'' a dojo. What ''is'' required to qualify as an example is that it honors and strictly enforces its code of ethics as indicated herein.

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* In ''Series/CobraKai'', Daniel has built a smaller-scale version of such a training ground at home. In true [[Franchise/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]] fashion, he trained his daughter Sam here [[spoiler:and later Robby]].

* In ''Series/CobraKai'', Daniel has built a smaller-scale version of such a training ground at home. In true [[Franchise/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]] fashion, he trains his daughter Sam [[spoiler:and later Robby]] here.

* In ''Series/CobraKai'', Daniel – now a happily married car dealer – has built a smaller-scale version of such a training ground at home. Daughter Sam is his first student.

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* In ''Series/CobraKai'', Daniel – now a happily married car dealer – has built a smaller-scale version of such a training ground at home. Daughter Sam is his first student.

* The Isabel's grandfather's dojo in ''WebComic/{{Paranatural}}'' teaches people how to manipulate Spectral energy to battle ghosts. Despite essentially being about teaching magic, it looks like a stereotypical martial arts dojo and frequently requires physical exercise.

In any works centering around RivalDojos, this is the natural {{Foil}} -- and by extension the GoodCounterpart -- for the ThugDojo. Whatever their Way is, you can bet your bottom dollar (or yen) that nine out every ten of its students are {{Martial Pacifist}}s and the other is a {{technical|Pacifist}} one.

* Perhaps not a full-fledged dojo, but [[OldMaster Mr. Miyagi]] from ''Film/TheKarateKid'' is a one-man version for [[KidHero Daniel]]. Of course, they do face a real ThugDojo, known as Cobra Kai.

In any works with RivalDojos, this is the natural {{Foil}} -- and by extension the GoodCounterpart -- for the ThugDojo. Whatever their Way is, you can bet your bottom dollar (or yen) that nine out every ten of its students are {{Martial Pacifist}}s and the other is a {{technical|Pacifist}} one.

There ''does not'' have to be a competing dojo to qualify the school for this trope. Nor does it have to be "heroic" in any sense of TheHero. Nor does it even have to be ''technically'' a dojo. As long as it honors and strictly enforces its code of ethics as indicated herein, it fits.

* Bruce Lee appears in another peaceful dojo in ''Film/EnterTheDragon'', but is forced to fight a former student who perverted the master's teachings for evil.
* The Jedi in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe are essentially an order of militant monks all of whom (if fully trained) are deadly warriors on the battlefield, but are taught to resolve conflicts without switching on their lightsabers.

Not to say that no DeceptiveDisciple ever sneaks past their system -- after all, no process is foolproof. But do not be fooled -- most RealLife eastern-martial-arts schools will make it clear that its members are not to use their techniques outside of the school, unless it is an emergency (self-defence, defence of a third party, ...). Using the techniques anyway, for bullying, for example, ''will'' lead to your expulsion upon discovery. And make no mistake, one way or another, they ''will'' find out, and the violator ''will'' be PersonaNonGrata.

In any proper competition or tournament, expect them to follow the rules to the letter, especially between bouts, and be {{graceful loser}}s regardless. Oh, they might be fine ''bending'' the rules, if only to stop cold any opponent who has no problem [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty with prohibited moves]], but not beyond that point.

And just to drive home why you should BewareTheNiceOnes, they ''can'' fight if they absolutely need to -- especially if they find themselves in a real battle to the death where dirty blows are flying all around and the ante is constantly going up. When their sensei (or OldMaster) gets into the act, ''that's'' the signal to watch out.