News and Events for 2023

For 2024 kobudo training we will be introducing the Nunchaku. This weapon can be a little unpredictable.

So for students new to this weapon we have just ordered foam training Nunchaku.

As we were reminded so many times in Okinawa - Safety First!

On the 13th and 15th December we will have our Christmas classes. There will be mince pies, lollies and Christmas crackers.

Our first class of the new year will be on 24th January 2024!

This has been another great year for the club and it would be wonderful to see you before we all head off to celebrate Christmas.

If you cannot make it I hope you have a fantastic Christmas and an awesome 2024!

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

Find out about the trip to Okinawa, our special Christmas and Beach classes. This is the first newsletter to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create the audio file for low vision students.

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On Wednesday 25th 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.

See if you can spot the T-Rex. Find out if dinosaurs can do kata!

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

There will be no classes between 7th October and 24th October 2023.
Sensei will be in Okinawa training with Nakamoto Hanshi.

This means that the following classes have been cancelled
* Wednesday 11th October
* Friday 13th October
* Wednesday 18th October
* Friday 22nd October

Classes will commence Wednesday 25th October at Khandallah and Friday 27th October for Manaaki Ability Trust.

We are taking part in Raksha Bandhan Festival at the High Commission of India. We will have a stand there promoting our services. This is a great opportunity to celebrate all the wonderful cultures around Wellington.

The festival will be at the High Commission of India on Pipitea Street. It starts at 2pm until 5pm on Saturday 2nd September 2023. Entry is free, it would be great to see you there.

Sorry for the late notice. There will be no classes tonight. Sensei is unwell and does not want to pass it on to you.

Here is the Winter issue of Ability, the New Zealand Disability Karate Association Newsletter.
In this issue you can read all about the new dojo at Manaaki Ability Trust!

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Book four, Rainbro Learns Self-defence, has been published and is available from the Amazon bookstore.

Copies have been ordered so you can get your copy from the dojo at the special club price.

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A small change has been made to the website. You can now see how long you have been at the club by visiting your account details page.

The previous Incident Response Plan was focused on how the club would respond to COVID-19. The plan has been expanded to include other emergencies.

You can review the new plan by clicking on the link below. If you have any feedback please let Sensei know and the page will be updated.

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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 heralds the Maori New Year. To celebrate we will be training on the beach at Scorching Bay before sunrise (about 6am) all are welcome.

The website has had a small update. You can now record your belt size on your account.

This will really help us when it is time to order your next belt when you grade. If you provide this information we will no longer have to guess!

Join us to mark the sixth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.

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Wednesday 26th April will be a special class celebrating our club birthday. We will be five years old! We opened the dojo doors for the first time on 18th April 2018.

There will be chocolate cake at the end of class to make this milestone.

Tuesday 25th April is ANZAC Day. There are a number of services on ANZAC Day. Sensei will be attending the 6am Dawn Service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park to remember all those service personnel who have kept us safe and free.

Lest we forget.

We will have a stand at Armageddon Wellington on the 22nd and 23rd April.

This is a big deal for our club. We want to get our message out there, That anyone can do karate.

It is going to be so much fun!

If you are visiting the Expo it would be great to see you. Our stand is 34A.

This is a reminder that the 19th April classes have been cancelled.

Classes will be back to normal the following week.

Here is the Autumn issue of Ability, the New Zealand Disability Karate Association Newsletter.
In this issue there are details about our Stand at Armageddon. You can also find out when the next Rainbro book will be published!

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On the 5th April we will have our special Easter class. Remember to dress up in your favorite Easter costume.

There will be Easter eggs, lolly scramble and lots of games.

Everyone is welcome both old and new students!

Here is our new Dojo Kun banner. This will be on display at the front of the class. The pledge will be included in our grading ceremonies.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the creation of this important cornerstone of our karate.

What's Outside the Box is an expo for disabled people within the Wellington region. Its vision is to help you and your family explore the opportunities available after secondary school.

New Zealand Disability Karate Association will be there with a stall and doing demos.

Doors open at 10am, see you there!

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This is just a short video about the expo the students Mana College but together.

Enjoy!

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We would like to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Disability Karate Association on Sunday 5th March at 4pm until 4:30pm. This will be an online Zoom Meeting.

We will provide a copy of the annual report before the meeting, so if you are unable to attend you can still have your say.

Here are the details for the Zoom session. You will need to login to your account to see the meeting ID and password. This is the same ID and password you would normally use to take part in the Zoom Dojo classes.

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

In this issue there are details about our AGM, special Easter class and changes to the Kobudo class.

You can also find out when the next Rainbro book will be published!

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I hope everyone is safe and well after the earthquake. We were in the middle of training when it struck. Everyone in the the dojo responded very well and are all safe.

If you need help or just want a chat call me on 027 240 2717.

This February's Zoom class will be this Sunday at 4pm for 30 minutes. Don't forget Karter will be taking the class rather than Sensei.

This month's theme is Stronger Faster Strikes.

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

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A small change has been made to the Home page on our website. You can now see when the second class includes Kobudo training along with the weapon we will be will be using.

Next month, for the first time, we start training with Sai!

Happy New Year! Wednesday is our very first class of 2023. It is the start of an exciting year of karate, including the introduction of a new weapons to our Kubudo class. This is a good time to think about any karate goals you have for this year?

The instructors are all looking forward to training with you this year and supporting you on your karate journey.

Book three, Rainbro Completes in Tournament, has been published and is available from the Amazon bookstore.

Copies have been ordered so you can get your copy from the dojo at the special club price.


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World Braille Day commemorates the invention of the Braille system by a Frenchman, Louis Braille, who was injured in an accident when he was quite young.

Louis would have been 214 years old today.

There are now mini colouring PDF books you can download from the Rainbro page. Each book has pictures of the main characters from each story.

You will have to find your own crayons.

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