WELCOME TO THE PROFILES OF MARTIAL ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES BLOG

I hope that this blog with inspire other people with disabilities to enter into the martial arts. In addition, I encourage instructors and school owners to use this blog as resource for their existing students with disabilities, or to bring in new students.

This blog is by no means complete. I would appreciate hearing about new nominations, organizations, articles, links, etc to be added. Please send me an email to info@not-me.org regarding what you would like see added to this blog.

All the martial artist are listed alphabetically.

Sincerely,

Erik Kondo

BOB KUNKEL


HOMETOWN: Niagra Falls, NY
TYPE OF DISABILITY: Fused leg injury occured in June 1968 in Viet Nam while serving with the 9th.
AGE:
OCCUPATION: Retired Military
PERSONAL: Married
MAIN STYLE OF MARTIAL ART: DanZan Ryu Jujitsu
SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Kin-Tora Fitness Center
CURRENT RANK: Renshi,rank yodan in DZR with AJJF and sandan with Shoshin Ryu
TIME INVOLVED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WITH A DISABILITY: 25 years
WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/kintora/danzan.html
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CONTACT:

Bob Kunkel served in Vietnam and spent a year and a half at Fort Devens Army Hospital in Massachusetts where he was put back together. He has put his “experience” with pain and injury to good use with trips to Walter Reed over the past four years. As a sensei in Jujitsu Bob knew that one of the issues an injured warrior faces is the feeling of being unable to defend yourself or your loved ones. Through hands on jujitsu lessons he teaches anyone who wants to learn how to be powerful again.
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