Interview 14/02/2013.
Sensei Derek also contributed.
Nick:
What age range can people do Karate, from and till?
Sensei
Pete: Four to whenever, no upper limit. I taught somebody at sixty eight.
Nick:
So they have to be physically mobile? From child to older person?
Sensei
Pete: Yes.
Nick:
Can a disabled people do Karate?
Sensei
Pete: Yes.
Nick:
Is there any limitations on it?
Sensei
Pete: Depends on their disability doesn’t it?
Nick:
I mean for example if somebody was in a wheel chair, they can still do the
punches and blocks can’t they and that?
Sensei
Pete: It wouldn’t really work out if they were in a wheel chair really.
Nick:
Right.
Nick:
Have disabled people won awards or fights in tournaments? Do they do Karate and
that?
Sensei
Pete: I don’t know.
Nick:
I’ll look into that.
Nick:
In the 2012 Olympics what karate fights took place and what awards were won?
Sensei
Pete: I can tell you now. Karate isn’t in the Olympics. It’s not an Olympic
sport.
Nick:
What sports are in the Olympics?
Sensei
Pete: Tae Kwon Do and Judo.
Nick:
What is the future of Karate?
Sensei
Pete: Me!
Nick:
Okay big boy.
Sensei
Pete: Laughs.
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