Disability Martial Arts

Aims

The aims of Disability Martial Arts Jersey are simple. Set up under the stewardship of the Jersey Sports Association for the Disabled, DMAJ exists to encourage the disabled community at large to consider martial arts as a viable leisure activity; to act as a conduit for those Jersey martial arts clubs who wish to offer their arts to the disabled community; to be an information centre for both sets of people, clubs and potential students alike, and to offer, whenever possible training seminars and workshops to Instructors who wish to integrate able bodied and differently abled students.

Story so far
Sensei Pitman, head of the Phoenix (Jersey) School for Therapeutic Arts, was appointed Director of Disability Martial Arts by the Committee of the Jersey Sports Association for the Disabled and had been quietly preparing the ground for more interaction between the martial arts and those with disabilities.

The founding disabled student is Tyrone Nicholson who is keen to preach the message of inclusion in martial arts to those with disabilities and learning difficulties.

Contact
If you are interested in martial arts for the disabled, whether as a student, carer, Club or Instructor you can contact Sensei Pitman on 07797-713370.