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Karate has been included as a sport in the Tokyo 2020 Olymics. This is an historic event and the New Zealand Disablity Karate Association aims to be there.

Our next grading class will be on Wednesday 12th June. So remember to practice your kata and your Japanese names for blocks.

Please invite family and friends to help celebrate this amazing first step. Remember to bring your cameras!

Here is the Autumn issue of Ability the New Zealand Disability Karate Association Newsletter. Rather than using a digital voice for the audio version Sensei has read the newsletter for you.

Please let Sensei know which one you prefer.

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Wednesday 17th April will be a special class celebrating Easter and our club birthday. We will be one year old!

Just to remind everyone that class is on tonight. The focus will be on your kata and getting ready for your next grade.

The class on Wednesday 27th March has been cancelled, because Sensei is going to be away that day.

The next class will be Friday 5th April. See you there!

What would you do if you saw someone having a cardiac arrest? Here is one of the best CPR training videos I have ever watched.
Enjoy and maybe save someone's life!


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The first karate black belt was issued in 1937. Before then there were no black belts in karate.

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A reminder that this week class will be on Friday 8th March not Wednesday 6th March. The general class will still start at 6pm and the adult class will start at 7pm.

Hope to see you there

Finally here is the very first club newsletter. It has taken a while to produce. We wanted it to be readable on any type of device (desktop or mobile). It also had to be accessible to anyone who made use of a screen reader.

We hope you find it factual and fun. We would also like to hear your feedback on how we can improve it. If there are any stories you want published please let Sensei know and we will try to get them into the next issue.

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I am very excited to be able to announce that we are starting a second class.

Our general class will still run from 6pm until 7pm. The new class will run from 7pm until 8pm. The days remain the same.

This new class will be more adult orientated. So no games unlike the general class which is designed for all ages.

The little blue penguin has a name. He was given the name by the students.

His name is Pango Whitiki Korora, which means Black Belt Little Penguin in te Reo Maori.

This is the Little Blue Karate Penguin. Who looks a little sad at the moment because he does not have a name.

Can you think of a good Kiwi name for this little penguin after all he is from New Zealand.