Calling karate shitlords! What's your take on fat martial arts instructors? Alot of them also seem to run these Mcdojo schools. I was thinking of doing Kenpo at some point but heard most Kenpo sifus are overweight. Here are some signs of a Mcdojo from this FAQ:(http://mcdojo-faq.tripod.com)) Kid black belts: the younger the black belt, the worse the school is.    [What is wrong with this?]   Belt Factory: If students are promoted quickly, such as reaching a new rank every two months, and/or reaching black belt in less than 3 years. Skill is usually superseded by the ability to pay for testing fees.   [What is wrong with this?]  Lack of sparring: the school rarely spars or never spars, for whatever reason.  Point sparring: If the ONLY sparring that is done is "point" or "tournament" sparring, or is watered down with numerous rules such as no contact or light contact, no punching to the head, no catching, trips, throws, take downs, joint locks, grappling, hits to the back, legs, below the belt, etc… and the techniques encouraged are kicks, jump kicks, and spins.   Instructor claims to be a high ranking master (such as 9th degree) and is under 50   Apparently,  there's also this:(https://www.reddit.com/r/taekwondo/comments/27h73l/fat_black_belt_your_thoughts_and_opinions/))