New martial arts club for people with disabilities
A new karate, kick-boxing
and self-defence club for people with disabilities and additional
needs has been launched in Penarth.
The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Disability Sport Wales Officer
Linda Ruston said: “The club is being led by Master Derek Hughes of
the WCKA Black Belt Academy and is suitable for people with a wide
range of abilities, including people with a physical disability,
cerebral palsy, learning disability, autism, autistic spectrum,
dyspraxia, low muscle tone and ADHD.”
The club meet every Tuesday from 7:30pm – 8:30pm at the
Headlands School gym on St Augustine’s Road in Penarth. All ages
are welcome to go along and your first session will be free!
The Vale Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure and Tourism Cllr
Anthony Ernest visited the club’s launch evening and was delighted
to see members from other WCKA clubs in the Vale demonstrating the
moves that people could soon be picking up at the new club.
For further details about the new club and the other martial
arts classes that he runs in the Vale, please contact Master Derek
Hughes by calling 07973 506338 or by emailing Derek@wcka.co.uk.
To find out about other disability sports opportunities in the
Vale of Glamorgan, please call Linda Ruston or Simon Jones on 01446
704728 or visit our disability sport pages.