Disabled kids get a kick out of karate therapy at Shriners HospitalWhile karate classes for children are held around the country every day, this class is special. It’s at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville. And these kids are on crutches, in walkers and braces, and wearing prosthetic limbs.
Forty years of Seido karateForty years, 63 black belts and hundreds of members committed to meditation and a peaceful way of life. The Timaru branch of the World Seido Karate organisation has much to celebrate as it toasts 40 years in the town this weekend.
Rest in Peace, Chick GavittA much-loved Wakefield business owner and mentor to many has died after a battle with cancer. Friends, family and the greater South Kingstown and Narragansett community are in mourning after Kyoshi Charles “Chick” Gavitt, the highly-respected owner of Ichiban Karate and Kickbox, has died. He was 48.
Confidence and karate help kids overcome bulliesFor three years, Logan Pace was picked on by bullies at his school. “They were calling me names, picking on me and hitting me,” said Logan, 13. “It felt awful and like I had no friends.” The bullying escalated and he was too scared to tell his parents or any adults.
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