A Dojo is a minature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves-our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. It is an arena of confined conflict where we confront our opponent who is not an opponent but rather a partner engaged in helping us understand ourselves more fully. It is a place where we are and how we react in the world. The conflicts that take place inside the Dojo help us handle conflicts that take place outside.The total concentration and discipline required to study Martial Arts carries over to daily life. The activity in the Dojo calls on us to constantly attempt new things,so it is also a source of learning - in Zen terminology, a source of self-enlightenment.
Zen in the Martial Arts, Joe Hymans
Then there is the 'Earth Dojo' where you are student and teacher.
