WE BEGAN THE WORK WITH DISCAPACITIED PEOPLE 12 YEARS AGO, IN BARQUISIMETO CITY, VENEZUELA.
THERE'S A NEW DOJO IN TRUJILLO STATE, ARTURO GAVIDIA DOJO, WHERE THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE INTEGRATED WITH THE REGULAR ONES. WE ARE NOW TEACHING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THE FOLLOWING DISCAPACITIES : AUTISM , BLINDNESS , DEAFNESS , DUMBPERSONS, WHEEL CHAIR, AND MENTAL SLOW DOWN BY DIFFERENT CAUSES.
WE HAVE ACHIEVED THE INTEGRATION OF THESE PERSONS WITH THE REGULAR ATHLETES IN KARATE DO AND KOBUDO.
AMONG THE MOST RELEVANTS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THESE PERSONS WE HAVE :
*THE ABILITY FOR MARTIAL ARTS PRACTICING,
*THEY BECOME MORE CONFIDENT WHEN LEARN THE TECHNIQUE
*THE MOST ADVANCED STUDENTS SHOW MORE INITIATIVE TO
INTEGRATE TO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
*THEY ACQUIRE THE MARTIAL BEHAVIOR AS THE REGULAR ONES AND TRY TO HELP THE BEGINNERS STUDENTS ( on martial greeting, some technical aspects )
*THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATE A GREAT ABILITY TO PERFORMANCE KATA AND KUMITE
*PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH INTEGRATION
*THEY HAVE IMPROVED THEIR MOVINGS ABILITIES
*THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATE THEMSELVES THEY CAN PRACTICE KARATE AND OTHER MARTIAL ARTS,
*THEY HAVE CONQUESTED SOME SPORTS SPACES THAT HAVE BEEN ALWAYS DENIED FOR DISCAPACITIED PERSONS INTERNATIONAL EVENTS...
*BOA VISTA,,BRAZIL. (2000 _ 2001)
*LIMA,,PERU(2003)
*V INTERNATIONAL CUP AVKU , PUERTO CABELLO,(2004)
*III WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DISCAPACITIES, CALIFORNIA, USA, (2005),
THEY WERE CHAMPIONS (1RST STANDING), THIS EVENT , NAMED 3ird ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SPECIALLY CHALLENGED MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP, HOLD BY POSSIBILITIES UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL(PUI), WITH THE VALIOUS SPONSORING OF BOB MARGETT SENATOR , WEST COST VOLLEYBALL, UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF HAWAII, KYOSHI -SHIHAN NASHIMURA AND OTHERS ...AND KYOSHI ANTHONY MARQUEZ , PUI PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF THE EVENT. VENEZUELAN ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN KARATE DO, KATA , KUMITE AND TEAMS. AND KOBUDO KATA WITH SHORT AND LONG WEAPONS.
THEY GOT 31 MEDALS, 14 (GOLD) , 10 (SILVER), 7 (BRONZE), BESIDES, JOSUE ESCALONA GOT A TROPHY AS THE MOST OUTSTANDING ATHLETE OF ALL EVENT AND JESUS SPORTIELLO AS THE MOST COMPETIVE SPIRIT.
*III TMAI CONVENTION, MARGARITA ISLAND, VENEZUELA
*THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 7 INTERNATIONAL NEGISHI CUPS
*CHAMPIONS IN BUDOKAS ALASID EVENT, 2007
*CHAMPIONS IN LIFE CHAMPIONS EVENT, 2008 -2009
*XIII NOGIWA CUP, SALTILLO, MEXICO, 2008
*III EUROPEAN OPEN FOR DISCAPACITIES ATHLETES 2009, SOME RESULTS :
_JOSE GREGORIO ROJAS 1ST PLACE, IN KATA
_JOSUE ESCALONA, 1ST PLACE IN KATA
_CARLOS SALAS, 2ND PLACE IN KATA
_JULIA NAVARRO, 3RD IN KATA
_ADRIAN GONZALES, 1ST PLACE IN KATA
_VICTOR VILORIA, 2ND IN KATA.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT YOU KNOW , THAT 4 DOWN SYNDROME ATHLETES, GOT 1ST DAN GRADE , IN 2007, WHEN THEY WERE EXAMINATED BY NOGIWA SHIHAN, THEN 3 OF THEM, CARLOS SALAS, JOSUE ESCALONA AND GREGORIO ROJAS, WERE CONFIRMED BY FVKD( karate do Venezuelan federation). NIPPON BUDO SOSEI KAI ,VENEZUELA, IS ACTUALLY DEVELOPING NEW MARTIAL ARTS PROJECTS, AND WE ARE PREPARING US TO TRAVEL TO SPAIN TO THE IV EUROPEAN OPEN FOR DISCAPACITIES, 2010, AND NOGIWA CUP, 2010 ,IN MEXICO
MASTER FOUNDER : SOKE YUICHI NEGISHI
NATIONAL CORDINATOR : SHIHAN DAI NORIS ROSAS.
