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Generate dojo names for karate schools, judo and kendo clubs, aikido and jiu-jitsu academies, taekwondo dojangs and kung fu kwoons: Japanese-word names like Seishin Dojo and Kaizen Karate, imagery like Iron Crane Dojo, local names like Eastside Karate Academy, and rival dojos like Crimson Fang Dojo for stories and games.

About Dojo names

Dojo means place of the way in Japanese, and real schools are named as plainly as that suggests: after the art practiced there, where the hall stands, who teaches, or the quality the training is meant to build. Korean schools call the training hall a dojang and Chinese schools a kwoon, so this list has all three, with karate schools as the largest group.

The Japanese-word names use real terms with their usual meanings. Seishin is spirit, kaizen is steady improvement, zanshin is the awareness that remains after a technique, shoshin is beginner's mind, and nanakorobi yaoki is the proverb about falling seven times and rising eight. Korean names draw on taekwondo vocabulary such as taegeuk, poomsae (forms) and joonbi (ready), and the kung fu names lean on the animals and images of the Chinese arts. Some English names simply translate the art: karate is empty hand, judo is the gentle way, kendo is the way of the sword.

The rest are the everyday styles you see on storefronts: animal and nature imagery (Iron Crane Dojo), neighborhood names (Eastside Karate Academy), founder surnames (Tanaka Dojo) and virtue names (Perseverance Karate). About one name in nine is a rival dojo for fiction, anime and games, such as Crimson Fang Dojo or Dojo of the Silent Step.

How to choose Dojo names

Put the art in the name if you want walk-in students. Parents search for karate, taekwondo or jiu-jitsu plus their town, so Eastside Karate Academy is found more easily than a name that hides what you teach.
If you use a Japanese, Korean or Chinese word, confirm the meaning and the spelling with your own instructor or a native speaker, and be ready to explain it. New students will ask on the first day.
Use the right word for the hall: dojo for Japanese arts, dojang for Korean arts, kwoon for Chinese arts. Calling a taekwondo school a dojo is common in casual English, but dojang shows you know the tradition.
Ask your association before you name the school. Many style organizations control who may use the style or organization name, so a neutral name such as Mountain Wind Dojo can save you a rename later.
For a rival dojo in a story, contrast it with the hero's school. If the home dojo is Humble Heart Dojo, a rival called Apex Predators Karate or Black Viper Dojo tells the reader what to expect before the first match.

Frequently asked questions

What does dojo mean?

Dojo is Japanese for place of the way, the hall where a martial art is practiced. The Korean word is dojang, and Chinese schools often use kwoon. That is why the list has names like Keumgang Dojang and Golden Dragon Kwoon alongside Seishin Dojo.

What are good names for a karate dojo?

Real karate schools usually pair one strong word with the art: Kaizen Karate, Mushin Karate, Heian Karate, Open Hand Karate or Eastside Karate Academy. For a children's program, friendlier names such as Kodomo Karate Club, Genki Kids Karate or Kind Kicks Karate fit better.

Are the Japanese words in these names real words?

They are ordinary Japanese words and martial arts terms, such as kokoro (heart), makoto (sincerity), ippon (full point) and ukemi (breakfalls), used with their usual meanings. We are not a language authority, though. Confirm any word with your instructor or a native speaker before it goes on a sign.

Can I name my school after a famous style or organization?

Only if you belong to it and it allows you to. Style and association names are often licensed to member schools, which is why the names here are built from general words, places, surnames and imagery instead. Ask your own organization what its rules are.

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All 500 Dojo names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 11 names

After School Karate Club
Aiki Dojo
Anchor Jiu-Jitsu
Aoki Dojo
Apex Predators Karate
Arashi Dojo
Armbar Academy
Asahi Dojo
Ashen Tiger Dojo
Axe Kick Academy
Azevedo Jiu-Jitsu

B: 35 names

Back Alley Dojo
Badger Den Jiu-Jitsu
Bae's Hapkido
Baekdu Dojang
Balance Point Aikido
Bamboo Sword Kendo Club
Barefoot Dojo
Bayview Dojo
Beginner's Mind Dojo
Belt by Belt Martial Arts
Black Bear Judo
Black Belt Journey Karate
Black Belt Path Dojang
Black Lotus Dojo
Black Pine Dojo
Black Storm Karate
Black Viper Dojo
Blood Moon Dojo
Blue and Red Dojang
Blue Heron Aikido
Board Breakers Karate
Bogu Kendo Club
Bokken Dojo
Border Town Dojo
Bow In Dojo
Breakfall Judo
Brennan's Karate School
Brick House Jiu-Jitsu
Bridge Street Dojo
Broken Blade Dojo
Budo Juku
Bunbu Ryodo Academy
Burning Fist Dojo
Bushido Karate Academy
Byakko Dojo

C: 28 names

Calm Mind Aikido
Campus Judo Club
Capital City Dojo
Cardoso Jiu-Jitsu
Cascade Aikido
Cedar Mountain Dojo
Centerline Wing Chun
Champions' Row Karate
Cherry Blossom Karate
Chikurin Dojo
Chinatown Kung Fu Club
Chrome Tiger Dojo
Church Street Dojo
Circle and Flow Hapkido
Closed Guard Jiu-Jitsu
Cloud Hands Tai Chi
Common Ground Martial Arts
Community Center Karate
Confident Kids Karate
Corner Dojo
Correia Jiu-Jitsu
County Line Karate
Courage Karate
Courtesy First Taekwondo
Crescent Kick Karate
Crimson Fang Dojo
Crossroads Martial Arts
Crosstown Karate

D: 17 names

Dark Tide Dojo
Dawn Patrol Dojo
Deep Roots Aikido
Delgado Jiu-Jitsu
Demon Mask Dojo
Discipline Dojo
Dobok and Belt Taekwondo
Dojo 108
Dojo at the End of the Road
Dojo of the Setting Sun
Dojo of the Silent Step
Doryoku Dojo
Downtown Dojo
Dragon Gate Kwoon
Dragonfly Dojo
Driftwood Dojo
Dubois Judo Club

E: 10 names

Eagle Claw Kwoon
Earn Your Stripes Karate
Eastgate Dojang
Eastside Karate Academy
Eclipse Martial Arts
Eight Trigrams Bagua Studio
Ember Dojo
Empty Hand Dojo
Enso Aikido
Evergreen Karate Academy

F: 24 names

Fall Seven Rise Eight Judo
Falling Leaf Aikido
Family First Dojang
Final Round Dojo
Firefly Kids Karate
First Bow Karate
First Snow Dojo
First Strike Kendo Club
Five Animals Kwoon
Five Tenets Taekwondo
Flow Roll Jiu-Jitsu
Flowing River Aikido
Flowing Water Hapkido
Flying Side Kick Taekwondo
Focus Karate Academy
Fong Family Kwoon
Foot and Fist Taekwondo
Foothills Dojo
Frost Moon Dojo
Fudoshin Dojo
Fuji Karate Club
Fujin Dojo
Full Contact Karate
Full Moon Dojo

G: 14 names

Gaman Dojo
Garcia Family Karate
Genbu Dojo
Genki Kids Karate
Gentle Way Judo
Gi and Obi Martial Arts
Golden Dragon Kwoon
Golden Eagle Karate Academy
Golden Tiger Dojang
Grandmaster Jung's Dojang
Granite Peak Dojo
Gray Wolf Jiu-Jitsu
Grip Fight Judo
Gulf Coast Jiu-Jitsu

H: 32 names

Hajime Judo
Hakama Aikido Club
Half Guard Grappling Club
Hall of a Thousand Strikes
Hall of the Broken Mountain
Han River Taekwondo
Hana Dul Set Taekwondo
Harbor City Karate
Harborfront Kendo Club
Hardwood Floor Dojo
Harvest Moon Dojo
Hasegawa Dojo
Hashimoto Karate
Heian Karate
Heijoshin Kendo
Heiwa Aikido
Hendricks Karate
Hidden Valley Dojo
Higashi Dojo
High Desert Dojo
High Kick Dojang
Hillcrest Karate
Hilltop Dojang
Hinode Karate
Hirano and Sons Judo
Hollow Mountain Dojo
Honor Dojo
Horangi Taekwondo
Hoshi Dojo
Howling Wolf Dojo
Humble Heart Dojo
Hwarang Dojang

I: 13 names

Ichi-go Ichi-e Dojo
Immovable Mind Dojo
Inazuma Karate
Indomitable Spirit Taekwondo
Integrity Martial Arts
Ippon Judo Club
Irimi Aikido
Iron Bridge Kwoon
Iron Crane Dojo
Ironwood Dojo
Ishikawa Dojo
Ito Aikido
Iwa Dojo

J: 7 names

Jade Fang Kwoon
Jade Mountain Kwoon
Jade Serpent Kwoon
Jeju Wind Dojang
Jianghu Kung Fu
Jo and Bokken Aikido
Joonbi Taekwondo

K: 33 names

Kage Dojo
Kaizen Karate
Kamae Dojo
Kaminari Dojo
Kaneko Dojo
Kaneshiro Karate
Kang Family Taekwondo
Kata and Kumite Karate
Kato Dojo
Kaze Dojo
Kazoku Karate
Keiko Karate
Keumgang Dojang
Ki Ken Tai Kendo
Kiai Karate
Kickboxing and Karate Collective
Kihap Taekwondo
Kihon Karate School
Kime Karate
Kind Kicks Karate
Kingfisher Dojo
Kinjo Dojo
Kita Kendo
Kitsune Dojo
Kodomo Karate Club
Kokoro Dojo
Kokyu Aikido
Koryo Taekwondo Academy
Kowalski Karate
Kuma Dojo
Kuro Obi Dojo
Kuzushi Judo
Kyorugi Club

L: 12 names

Lakeshore Judo
Lantern Street Kwoon
Last Student Dojo
Lee Brothers Taekwondo
Leverage Jiu-Jitsu
Lifelong Student Dojo
Lion Dance Kung Fu Club
Little Dragons Karate Club
Little Idea Wing Chun
Little Tigers Taekwondo
Lone Heron Dojo
Long Fist Wushu Academy

M: 36 names

Maai Kendo
Main Street Martial Arts
Makiwara Karate
Makoto Karate Dojo
Mantis and Crane Kwoon
Maple Street Dojo
Master Kim's Taekwondo
Master Oh's Dojang
Master Tse's Kwoon
Masterless Dojo
Matsu Dojo
Matsumoto Judo Institute
Meiyo Dojo
Midtown Martial Arts
Mighty Mites Judo
Mikazuki Karate
Mill Creek Dojo
Mill District Dojo
Minami Dojo
Miura Dojo
Monkey Staff Kung Fu
Monteiro Jiu-Jitsu
Moonlit Blade Dojo
Morning Calm Dojang
Morning Calm Tang Soo Do
Morning Park Tai Chi
Morning Sun Dojo
Mountain Hermit Dojo
Mountain Lion Martial Arts
Mountain Wind Dojo
Mudo Academy
Mugunghwa Taekwondo
Murakami Dojo
Musha Shugyo Dojo
Mushin Karate
Musubi Aikido

N: 15 names

Nami Dojo
Nanakorobi Yaoki Judo
Neon District Dojo
Newaza Jiu-Jitsu
Nguyen Martial Arts
Night Hawks Dojo
Nine Dragons Kwoon
Nintai Dojo
Nishi Dojo
Nishimura Dojo
North Shore Aikido
North Star Karate
Northern Leg Kung Fu
Northern Lights Dojo
Northgate Karate

O: 16 names

Ogawa Dojo
Okada Kendo Club
Okafor Taekwondo
Okami Dojo
Okamoto Dojo
Old Firehouse Dojo
Old Harbor Kwoon
Old Oak Dojo
Old Town Dojo
One Cut Iaido
One Percent Better Dojo
Onko Chishin Karate
Open Hand Karate
Open Mat Jiu-Jitsu
Open Sky Dojo
Otter Creek Judo

P: 14 names

Park Avenue Dojo
Park's Taekwondo Center
Patience and Power Karate
Pearl River Kwoon
Perseverance Karate
Petrov Judo
Pine and Bamboo Dojo
Pixel Punch Dojo
Point Fighters Karate
Polished Spirit Dojo
Poomsae Pride Dojang
Position First Jiu-Jitsu
Praying Mantis Kwoon
Push Hands Tai Chi Club

Q: 1 name

Quiet Strength Karate

R: 27 names

Raijin Dojo
Railyard Jiu-Jitsu
Randori Judo Academy
Red Door Dojo
Red Fox Dojo
Red Gate Kwoon
Red Lantern Kung Fu
Red Maple Dojo
Red Oni Dojo
Red Pine Hapkido
Red Scorpion Karate
Rei Dojo
Respect First Karate
Rising Phoenix Dojang
Rising Sun Karate
Rising Tide Martial Arts
Rival Street Dojo
River Dragon Kung Fu
River Stone Dojo
Riverbend Dojang
Riverside Honbu Dojo
Riverside Karate Club
Roll Call Jiu-Jitsu
Ronin Jiu-Jitsu
Rooftop Dojo
Rossi Karate
Roundhouse Taekwondo

S: 69 names

Sakamoto Karate
Sakura Karate Academy
Sandhill Crane Dojo
Sasaki Kendo
Sato Judo
Saya Iaido Dojo
School of the Falling Star
Schoolhouse Karate
Scorpion Sting Dojo
Sea Cliff Dojo
Seaside Karate
Second Floor Dojo
Second Wind Judo
Seijaku Dojo
Seiken Karate
Seiryu Dojo
Seishin Dojo
Self-Control Karate
Sen no Sen Kendo
Sensei Mori's Dojo
Sensei Noguchi's Karate
Sensei Ueda's Dojo
Senshi Dojo
Seoul Tigers Dojang
Seven Virtues Dojo
Shadow Serpent Dojo
Shimizu Dojo
Shin Gi Tai Dojo
Shin Taekwondo Institute
Shinai Kendo Club
Shinobi Dojo
Shiro Obi Karate
Shishi Dojo
Shizen Dojo

S, continued

Shoshin Aikido
Shoulder Throw Judo
Shuhari Dojo
Shuto Karate
Sifu Chan's Kwoon
Sifu Mak's Wing Chun
Sifu Poon's Kung Fu
Sifu Tam's Kung Fu
Sijak Taekwondo
Silk and Steel Wushu
Silver Hawk Dojo
Sincere Effort Dojo
Single Whip Tai Chi
Snow Crane Dojo
Snow Leopard Kung Fu
Soaring Eagle Taekwondo
South Bay Karate
Southern Fist Kwoon
Southside Dojo
Sparrow's Tail Tai Chi
Spinning Hook Dojang
Spiral Aikido
Steady Breath Aikido
Steel Dragons Dojo
Steel Knuckle Dojo
Sticky Hands Wing Chun
Still Pond Tai Chi
Still Water Aikido
Stone Lantern Dojo
Storm Crow Dojo
Storm Petrel Dojo
Strong Roots Martial Arts
Summit Karate
Summit Tang Soo Do
Suzaku Dojo

T: 44 names

Taebaek Taekwondo
Taegeuk Taekwondo
Taiyo Dojo
Taka Dojo
Takahashi Karate Academy
Takeuchi Dojo
Tall Pines Dojo
Tamashiro Karate Dojo
Tanaka Dojo
Tanren Dojo
Tap Early Jiu-Jitsu
Tatami Judo Club
Tea House Tai Chi
Temple Bell Kwoon
Ten Thousand Reps Dojo
Tenchi Aikido
Tengu Dojo
Tenkan Aikido
The Dojo on Elm
The Dojo Upstairs
The Garage Dojo
The Gentle Art Jiu-Jitsu

T, continued

The Inoue Sisters Dojo
The Kata Room
The Little Dojo on Third
The Loft Dojo
The Long Road Dojo
The Mat Room
The Old Master's Dojo
The Sparring Floor
The Throwing Room
The Training Hall
Thousand Cuts Dojo
Three Rivers Dojo
Thunder Fang Dojo
Thunder Mountain Karate
Tiger and Crane Kung Fu
Timberwolf Karate
Time and Effort Kung Fu
Tri-County Karate
True North Dojo
Tsuba Kendo
Tsuru Karate Dojo
Twin Rivers Judo

U: 6 names

Ukemi Judo
Unbroken Dojo
Union Station Dojo
University Kendo Club
Uptown Aikido
Uptown Elite Karate

V: 3 names

Valley View Karate School
Venom Fist Dojo
Village Green Karate

W: 23 names

Wandering Ronin Dojo
Warehouse District Jiu-Jitsu
Washi Dojo
Watanabe Dojo
Way of Harmony Aikido
Way of the Sword Kendo
Westside Judo Club
White Belt Welcome Karate
White Crane Dojang
White Crane Kung Fu Academy
White Tiger Karate
White Wolf Dojo
Whitewater Jiu-Jitsu
Whitfield Martial Arts
Whole Family Karate
Wild Pine Dojo
Wildfire Kickboxing
Win or Go Home Dojo
Winter Plum Dojo
Wong Family Kung Fu
Wooden Dummy Wing Chun
Wude Kung Fu Academy
Wulin Kwoon

Y: 9 names

Yamamoto Karate
Yawara Jiu-Jitsu
Yellow River Wushu
Yin and Yang Tai Chi Studio
Yoake Dojo
Yonamine Karate
Yoon's Dojang
Yoshida Dojo
Yumi Kyudo Dojo

Z: 1 name

Zanshin Dojo