News and Events for 2019

The Home Page has been updated to enable the system to generate a rolling three month class timetable. In the past Sensei has had to update the timetable each month now it happens automatically.
One less thing to worry about and a lot of fun to code.

On the 18th December we will have our Christmas class. Lots of games and fun. There will be awards, lollies and Christmas crackers.

This will be our last class of the year.

Great news! We have just had it confirmed that we can have the hall every Wednesday from now on. This means that the Friday class moves to Wednesday.

The new timetable for 2020 will be available at class.

The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.

We will be holding the clubs AGM on Wednesday 27th November at Khandallah Town Hall at 6:45pm. This just after our normal class and will take about half an hour.
We will provide a draft copy of the annual report before the meeting. So if you are unable to attend you can still have your say.

On the 30th October we will have our Halloween class. Remember to dress up in your best Halloween costume.

There will be gooey lollies and ghostly games. Can you scare Sensei?

This video shows you how to add to your karate journey on the www.karatedojo.nz website. It also shows you how you can review a summary and the details of your journey.

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Little Blue has a new friend call Kiwi Bro. They like to train together and will help you to understand how do improve your kumite and self-defense skills by showing you some really cool moves.

Here is the Spring issue of Ability the New Zealand Disability Karate Association Newsletter.

In this issue Little Blue provides tips on how to keep your fish happy.

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It is important to have a training plan so that even if you are having a bad day you can still get value out of your training.

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We are starting to gather the information for the clubs annual report. The report will be submitted to Charities Services at the beginning of November.

Club members will be able to see a draft report at the end of October.

Congratulations to our new orange belt (8th kyu) student. You have been training so hard.

Well done!

Here is a video on what kata is and how it supports training. Is it end game or a training tool?

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We have just added a link to the club's YouTube channel on the home page.
You will find all kinds of karate videos including how to tie your belt and to create an account to track your karate progress.

The embossing press to add Braille to our business cards and flyers has arrived. This allows us to provide contact details to students who are living with a visual impairment.

It is fantastic!

This video shows you how to create an account on the website. It also shows you how to link to accounts together by using the same email address. This is great for families that only use one email address.

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Over the next couple of weeks there will be a mailbox drop around the area. We have had 1000 A6 flyers printed and just need to pop them in peoples mailboxes.

I wonder if we will get any new students joining us.

We have just published our privacy policy on the website. It gives details about how we use your information and what rights you have under the Privacy Act.

If you have any questions please contact Sensei Steve.

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Here is the Winter issue of Ability the New Zealand Disability Karate Association Newsletter.

In this issue Little Blue provides tips on kata Sanchin.

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Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, in the Taurus constellation.

In New Zealand it comes into view low on the north-eastern horizon, appearing in the tail of the Milky Way in the last days of May or in early June, just before dawn.

This heralds the Māori New Year. To celebrate I will be training on the beach at Scorching Bay before sunrise (about 6am).

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!

We are in the process of opening an Apple developer account so that we can start creating apps that can be sold to raise fund for the club.

The first two apps will be a help you with your karate and will enable you to see how fast you are punching if you have an Apple Watch.

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.