A few years ago I was speaking with some school owners at a tournament. One who didn't know of a particularly talented 17 year old brown belt said, "wow, she's really good." The other agreed then added, "but she's a dojo hopper. She's trained at several schools in town, but when it comes to coming close to BB & taking on responsibilities in her school, she leaves & starts elsewhere."
I'd never heard the term before, but the idea got me thinking about loyalty of students to instructors. Have you ever heard of this reason for leaving a school? Do students owe instructors loyalty by taking on responsibilities in the school? Would you take in a student who was known in your town (for whatever reason) as a "dojo hopper?"
I'd never heard the term before, but the idea got me thinking about loyalty of students to instructors. Have you ever heard of this reason for leaving a school? Do students owe instructors loyalty by taking on responsibilities in the school? Would you take in a student who was known in your town (for whatever reason) as a "dojo hopper?"