News and Events for 2020

On the 16th 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. We back on 20th January 2021!

All students are welcome both past and present. This has been a unique year and it would be wonderful to see you before we all head off to celebrate Christmas.

This is a 60 minute training session with Sensei, which starts at Sunday 6th December at 11am in New Zealand and Saturday 5th December at 7pm in Boston.

You can wear your Gi or not, it is up to you. We will follow the normal class format. If you want to focus on anything let Sensei know and will will adjust the class plan.

We will run this zoom class on the first Sunday (NZ) every month.

There is a special Zoom Class entry for your karate journey.

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We are back in our dojo. The Khandallah town hall. I look forward to seeing you there!

It will be exciting to see what has changed.

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

In this issue Neko, Little Blue and Kiwi Bro's friend, provides tips on how to do a good outside hooking block (Soto uke).

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This is a 60 minute training session with Sensei, which starts at Sunday 1st November at 11am in New Zealand and Saturday 31 October at 7pm in Boston. You can wear your Gi or not, it is up to you. We will follow the normal class format. If you want to focus on anything let Sensei know and will will adjust the class plan.

We will run this zoom class on the first Sunday (NZ) every month.

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On the 28th October we will have our Halloween class. Remember to dress up in your best Halloween costume.

Can you survive the Zombie Apocalypse?
Is your karate strong enough to hold back the hordes of prowling zombies?
Can you defeat a zombie with a single strike?
Come to class and find out if you are a survivor or a snack.

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

The hall will be closed from Wednesday 28th October until Wednesday 11th November. This is to allow the big door on left-hand side of the hall to be repaired.

For the three weeks the hall is unavailable we will be training at the Khandallah Presbyterian Church hall opposite New World. There is a map included on the website News and Event page

Wednesday 28 October
Wednesday 4 November
Wednesday 11 November

This is a 60 minute training session with Sensei, which starts at Sunday at 11am in New Zealand and 7pm Saturday evening in Boston. You can wear your Gi or not, it is up to you. We will follow the normal class format. If you want to focus on anything let Sensei know and will will adjust the class plan.

We will run this zoom class on the first Sunday (NZ) every month from now on.

There is a special Zoom Class entry for your karate journey.

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We have just updated the website to show the times of the new Zoom classes. First Sunday of the month at 11am NZ time.

Now that we are back to level one in Wellington we will be able to return to partner work and self defence drills.

We will still provide hand sanitiser and the code for your COVID tracer app.

The club has been invited to run a karate session for dsport (previously known as Parafed Wellington) at the Victoria University Recreation Centre for a Karate session at 11.30am.

It would be great to see you there in your gi. This will be a great opportunity to show your awesome karate skills.

Class is on tonight. However, we will be running at level 2 restrictions.

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

In this issue Little Blue and his friends remind you to sign up on the website so that we can contact trace at the dojo. We are also looking to set up monthly video zoom meetings.

Stay safe and be kind.

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I am very sorry to have to announce that we are suspending all classes until next Wednesday, where we will re-assess the situation based on guidance from the Ministry of Health. This is from immediate effect so there is no class on tonight. This is due to the Khandallah Town Hall closing the hall for the next three days.

I will be running a zoom class this week I will send out an invite soon.

If you want to chat you can call or text me on 027 240 2717. I will miss you all terribly, so keep safe and be kind to one another.

We have just published our updated club response plan to the Coronavirus COVID-19 on the website. It gives details about how we will respond to COVID-19 now we have returned to level 2.

It includes a link to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 web pages, which has lots of useful information.

If you have any questions please contact Sensei Steve.

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I was privileged to be able to take part in a remarkable class with Tetsuhiro Hokama Sensei. I have so many things I want to apply to my karate. I suspect I only understood a fraction of the wisdom he was giving to us.
I will be adding what I have learned to our training.

I found in my pencil case a Cross red pen. I am not sure if someone has left it in the dojo and I have accidentally picked it up.

Matariki is the Maori 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 year the start of Matariki is 13th July.

This heralds the Maori New Year. To celebrate I will be training under the stars on the beach at Scorching Bay to see the sunrise (7:44am).

Here is a short video on how Sensei created the very first Braille certificates of Rank for one of our students.

We are using the secondhand Romeo RB20 Braille printer we found on eBay.
Our club newsletter July newsletter (and all future newsletters) will now be available in Braille.

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Here is a short video on how Sensei creates Braille certificates.

We have found a secondhand Romeo 25 Braille printer on eBay, which will allow us to produce Braille versions of all our documents including our club newsletter.

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Class will be returning to the dojo this week. This will also be the 100th class for the club. So two reasons to celebrate!
There will be a few rules we must follow during Level 2 such as staying 2 metres apart and you will need to register on the website so that we can contact trace.

There will be a special certificate for everyone who attends.

This is a 30 minute training session with Sensei, which starts at 6pm. You can wear your Gi or not. We will continue our focus on basics and some combinations that are based on First Kata (Taikyoku Jodan).

This may be the last Zoom class as I hope we will be able to open the dojo next week. I will let you know once I have the confirmation from Khandallah Town Hall.

There is a special Zoom Class entry for your karate journey.

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This is a 30 minute training session with Sensei, which starts at 6pm. You can wear your Gi or not. We will continue our focus on basics and some combinations that are based on First Kata (Taikyoku Jodan).

There is a special Zoom Class entry for your karate journey.

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We have just finished updating the website so that we can record who has visited the dojo even if they are not a student. Parents and caregivers please register on the website before we next open the dojo doors. You can use the same email as other people in your bubble. Just press Duplicate rather than Save.

By doing this we can help keep everyone we know safe and in the event that someone gets sick we can let everyone know that they need to self-isolate. Of course we would never share your details with anyone only that someone at the club is unwell.

Be Safe and Be Kind.

This is a 30 minute training session with Sensei, which starts at 6pm. You can wear your Gi or not. We will focus on our basics and some combinations that are based on First Kata (Taikyoku Jodan).

There is a special Zoom Class entry for your karate journey.

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I have just ordered some custom face masks for the club so that we have them for when the dojo reopens.

The are washable so you can take them home and keep them.

This is a 30 minute training session with Sensei. It is every Wednesday and starts at 6pm. You can wear your Gi or not. We will focus on our basics and some combinations, which are like mini kata you can do at home. The link to the Zoom meeting should work every week from now on. There is a special Zoom Class entry for your karate journey.

See you all on Wednesday!

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In this video Sensei demonstrates how to practice Kata Sanchin at home and how to use the Nigiri Gami (Gripping Jars).

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This is just a 30 minute session and starts a 6pm on Wednesday. You can wear your Gi or not. We will focus on our basics and some combinations, which are like mini kata you can do at home.

See you all on Wednesday!

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Saturday is ANZAC Day. Please join me by standing at the end of your drive at 6am to remember all those service personnel who have kept us safe and free.

Lest we forget.

This will be our very first attempt to train together since the lock-down. It has been over a month since we were in the dojo.
This is just a 30 minute session and starts a 6pm on Wednesday. You can wear your Gi or not. If you enjoy this we can meet up every Wednesday on Zoom until we return to the dojo.

See you all on Wednesday!

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

In this issue Little Blue and is best friend Kiwi Bro talk about bubbles tips.

Stay safe and be kind

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Sensei shows you what two metres looks like and how you can use Mum and Dad as a measuring stick.

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In this video Sensei demonstrates techniques on how to practise First Kata (Taikyoku Jodan) when you have limited space.

Keep an eye on how Sensei moves his feet when going backwards rather than forwards.

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Here is home training video number 4. In this video Sensei focuses on our basic blocks.

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Here is the third home training video. In this video Sensei focuses on basic strikes. We see front back fist (ura uchi) in slow motion. Sensei uses these videos to find areas in his karate that need to be improved.

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Here is the second home training video. We run through our standard warm up routine and than we look at some strike basics. Although I am training with BOB you can train by doing your strikes in the air as we do in the line drills.

We will not be doing the warm up on very video so please refer back to this video.

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Here is the very first home training video. Sensei shows you his little home dojo. And you get to meet his pet rats, River, Amy (her tail) and Rose.

There will be a new video every day or so. The next video will be on strikes and will include how to warm up before training.

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I am very sorry to have to announce that we are suspending all classes until Wednesday 6th May, where we will re-assess the situation. This is from immediate effect so there is no class on Wednesday.

When the club reopens in May we will have an extra special class to celebrate Easter and the clubs birthday.

I will be posting training videos online so you can train at home and I will set up a google hangout so that we can get together. I am also working on an online version of the BALL GAME!

If you want to chat you can call or text me on 027 240 2717. I will miss you all terribly, so keep well and be kind to one another.

The person who was tested for Coronavirus COVID-19 has had their results back and they are clear.

This means that class will be back on next week. Thank you for your patience and I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

Five new karate uniforms (gi) arrived this afternoon. We will put the badges on over the weekend. You will be able to put them on at the next class!

There is no class tonight a person who works with Senseis wife may have been exposed to Coronavirus COVID-19.

That person has been tested and is waiting for their results.

If the person has been infected, Sensei and his family will be tested.

The risk of infection is extremely low, but as a precaution Sensei and his family have decided to self-isolate.

This means that class tonight is cancelled.

Please make sure you are registered on the website so that Sensei can update you. If you have any problems with your registration there are instruction videos on YouTube. Alternatively contact Sensei on 027 240 2717 or by email sensei@karatedojo.nz and he will help you.

We have just published our club response plan to the Coronavirus COVID-19 on the website. It gives details about how we will respond in the event COVID-19 arrives in our community.

It includes a link to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 web pages, which has lots of useful information.

If you have any questions please contact Sensei Steve.

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We are currently working on a plan for how the club will respond to the Coronavirus COVID-19. We aim to have a first draft of the plan for you to comment on at the next class.

This is just another form of self defence and one of the main aspects of self defence is being prepared.

The New Zealand Disability Karate Association the Halberg STEP model to modify training so that everyone can take part.

STEP stands for SPACE, TASK, EQUIPMENT and PEOPLE. All of these elements of a training exercise can be modified to allow all students to join in.

The video provides more details.

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We have just improved the security of the website by adding a login time-out to help block automated cyber attacks.

Our latest test result from Mozilla Observatory gives us 105/100 (A+). Although we are extremely happy with this score we will continue to monitor and check for any new threats as part of our continuous improvement policy.

There will be a special beach class at Scorching Bay on Sunday 16th February starting at 10am.

There is the chance that you might get wet!

Remember to wear your togs under your Gi and to put on sunblock.

In addition to the beach class on Sunday I will be training on the beach at Scorching Bay on Saturday.

I normally get to the beach about 7:30am and finish about 11am.

I do this most weekends and anyone is welcome to join me at anytime.

It just some friends training together on the beach.

Tonight is our very first class of 2020. It is the start of an exciting year of karate.
How many grades will you achieve this year?

Here is the Summer issue of Ability the New Zealand Disability Karate Association Newsletter. AND the first newsletter this decade!

In this issue Little Blue and is best friend Kiwi Bro provides tips on partner work.

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