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4	->''"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. And to do that, we'll need more students. Welcome to Miyagi-Do Karate."''
5	-->-- '''Daniel [=LaRusso=],''' ''Series/CobraKai''
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7	In any works that involve RivalDojos, the Pacifist Dojo 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 (hence [[TropeNamer the term]]) and the other is a {{technical\|Pacifist}} one (if not a ReluctantWarrior).
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9	Not to say that no DeceptiveDisciple ever gets past their system -- after all, no process is foolproof. A DefectorFromDecadence, who probably began at the other place, might also take up training here and won't be that kind of sneak. But do not be fooled -- like most RealLife eastern-martial-arts schools, they ''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, etc). Using the techniques anyway, for [[JerkJock 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.
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11	In any proper competition or tournament, they will have been trained 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 [[CombatPragmatist any opponent who has no problem with prohibited moves]] (and they probably have no problem with {{trash talk}}ing, either), but not beyond that point.
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13	And just to drive home why you should BewareTheNiceOnes, they ''can'' fight if they absolutely need to -- especially if they end up in a [[TheWarSequence massive brawl]] 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.
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15	Compare NinjaSchool and HeroAcademy.
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17	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 per the description, it counts.
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20	!!Examples
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22	[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
23	* The Kamiya dojo from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' is one of these, with the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu style being a swords style used to protect people, not harm others.
24	* Not a dojo, but in the anime adaptation of ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}'', the Empress imparts in her personal traveling gunwomen not just the ImprobableAimingSkills but also the prime imperative to end any conflict without drawing their guns if at all possible.
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26	[[AC:Comic Books]]
27	* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': The Raul Lama's school teaches that violence should only be used when necessary and need be balanced with the healing arts and meditation which are also an aspect of the holistic discipline he teaches. The school itself does not have a ThouShaltNotKill aspect but Tim Drake, its most well-known student, certainly does even if he's slightly more flexible about whether or not his allies stick to that rule than his [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} mentor]].
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29	[[AC:Films -- Live-Action]]
30	* ''Film/FistOfFury'' had the Jing-Wu school, whose founder was recently poisoned to death. There is a lengthy lecture early on in the film that stresses what their founder was really aiming for; their current sensei does not take kindly to finding out that Chen decided to take matters into his own hands toward the Hon-Kyu school, at least, not until after he sees the results of their dojo's retaliation.
31	** It's also a chilling example of Creator/BruceLee, as Chen, [[PlayingAgainstType straddling the fine line]] between MartialPacifist and ArrogantKungFuGuy.
32	* Bruce Lee appears in another peaceful dojo in ''Film/EnterTheDragon'', but is forced to fight [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil a former student who perverted the master's teachings for evil]].
33	* The Jedi in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe are essentially an order of [[MagicKnight militant]] [[WarriorMonk monks]] all of whom (if fully trained) are deadly warriors on the battlefield, but are taught to resolve conflicts without switching on their lightsabers.
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35	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
36	* ''Series/CobraKai'': In season 2, Daniel [=LaRusso=] opens up Miyagi-Do Karate, a martial arts dojo based out of Mr. Miyagi's old house, to counter the rising impact of [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai]] in the San Fernando Valley. His training of Robby and Sam -- which involves almost all of the same tactics Mr. Miyagi used on him -- indicates Miyagi-Do is set to follow this path. Unfortunately, tensions between various members of Miyagi-Do and members of Cobra Kai culminate in a karate war breaking out at school, leading to Sam being hospitalized in a skirmish with Tory Nichols, while Robby goes to jail after kicking Sam's ex-boyfriend Miguel Diaz over a railing. Daniel realizes that he has failed to pass on his sensei's lessons of deescalation and peace making and, on Amanda's ultimatum, elects to shut it down. In season 3, Sam chooses to reopen the dojo in her dad's absence when Cobra Kai continue picking on the Miyagi-Do kids at school, and after the hostilities between the dojos culminate in Demetri getting his arm broken in a gang fight, Daniel steps in to get the dojo back on course and properly instill the virtues of Miyagi-Do into his students.
37	* In the original ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers,'' Jason ran such a class. In fact, he went on to lampshade it to Bulk: "Martial arts was not developed to hurt others."
38	* ''Series/KickinIt'' has Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy, whose [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits staff and students]] have turned GoodIsNotSoft into an art form in terms of conflict resolution. Most common in any situation where Jack catches a fist in his palm and calmly goes into his PreAssKickingOneLiner.
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40	[[AC:Video Games]]
41	* In the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' Universe there's Gouken's Ansatsuki School, which teaches a non-lethal version of this martial art, Ryu and Ken being two of his most famous disciples.
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43	[[AC:Webcomics]]
44	* 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.
45	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', the Anime Style Martial Arts Dojo used to be this ... until Sensei Greg decided to close it down. He did that partially because, given [[http://www.egscomics.com/comic/2010-08-25 the potential]] of the techniques he taught, the risk a DeceptiveDisciple could pose was too high.
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48	%% * The Air Nomads from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' are as a whole a MartialPacifist people, preferring peace over violence and are all trained not to let their emotions overwhelm their decision-making. It's suggested that this partly caused (or at least hastened) their near extinction at the hands of the Fire Nation, as they were raised from birth with the mindset to always use pacifistic methods to solve conflicts, whereas the Fire Nation have no such principle. Tellingly, when the Air Nomads (rebranded the Air Nation) begin rebuilding themselves in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', they are more pragmatic in this issue and do not always pick nonviolence over everything else. It helps that, with their numbers depleted from the thousands to a handful and Aang being the only person who had a first hand experience with the old ways, they ''have'' to be more [[GoodIsNotSoft proactive]] if they want to survive in the changed world.
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50	[[AC:Real Life]]
51	* Most martial arts schools, especially those training children, operate along these principles. They'll make it clear that the class is about discipline, self-control, fitness, healthy competition, etc. and that violence should otherwise be an absolute last resort in a self-defense situation. This is, in fact, what the Eastern arts always emphasized, though it may seem a little odd to modern Western audiences. There's also the fact that they are businesses, after all, and gaining a reputation as a ThugDojo can have serious financial and potentially legal consequences.

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