Disability Karate at the Kugatsu Karate-Do
At the Kugatsu Karate-Do, we provide different pathways into Karate designed to support the individual needs of our members who have a disability and / or other additional support needs. Since 2017 we have been running Disability Karate classes each week for our members with a disability and / or other additional support needs. We currently run two classes for children (and their friends / siblings) and two classes for adults (and their parents / carers / friends).
At present, approximately 35% of our members have a disability and / or other additional support needs. Some only participate in our disability classes. some only participate in our mainstream class whilst others participate across all our classes.
Please click on the video above to hear one of our members talking about our Disability Karate classes.
The Kugatsu Karate-Do on the BBC Social
A few years ago, a reporter and camera crew asked to visit one of our adult disability classes to make a short video for the BBC Social to showcase our Disability Karate Classes and to promote the opportunities that Karate can provide for people with a disability and / or other additional support needs.
Enjoy.
