Mission and Goals:

• Support, encourage and to share our expertise with others to promote the addition of karate to therapeutic programs for children and adults with special needs.
• To offer scholarships to special needs students requiring financial assistance to support their karate training.
• To support the recruitment and training of a US National Disabled Karate Team that will compete in the 2012 World Karate Federation Championships, and beyond, bi-yearly.
• To cover tournament costs for special needs national team competitions, as deemed appropriate for US Team participation and awareness.
• To establish and operate programs to teach instructors and other young black belts methods for training special needs students.
• To assist with the purchase of specialized training equipment for special needs students.
• To facilitate or promote medical research regarding the advancement of medical treatments and adaptive equipment for children with special needs.