Alton Brown of Jamaica is putting his Karate skills to the service of those who need them the most: disadvantaged girls in India. It is another example of #KarateValues.
In WKF’s series #KarateValues, we review Karate individuals or organisations who are making the most of the many values of our sport; personalities who are using Karate to make a better world. First-class karateka Alton Brown of Jamaica is taking #KarateValues to a whole new level as he commits to becoming an ambassador for a project to teach girls from challenging backgrounds in India the benefits of Karate.
“These girls are really vulnerable. When families cannot afford to feed and educate them, they’re at risk of abuse and homelessness. Prospects for poor girls are limited: early motherhood; arranged marriage; domestic chains; or, for many, the underworld of the child sex trade and drug trafficking that haunts Varanasi. Karate really empowers them and widens their horizons. It also helps rebuild physical and mental confidence for those who have suffered in the past” said the 36-year-old athlete who is currently ranked in the 27th position in WKF World ranking in the category of Male Kumite -75kg.
Seguis leyendo KarateValues: Alton Brown strives to give girls in India a fighting chance
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Meet Maria Dimitrova of the Dominican Republic: Karate legend, entrepreneur, humanitarian, former TV star, champion of Karate Values, and true royalty of the sport.
The current Pan American title-holder demonstrated the strength of Karate Values when she decided to take action to help the most vulnerable. While the coronavirus pandemic was in full force in the Dominican Republic, she intervened to assist those who were terribly affected by the devastating epidemic.
Through the foundation that she leads, Dimitrova managed to distribute food and basic necessity items to disadvantaged girls in the Dominican Republic.
«My strength: Respect». This aphorism is not only Fodé Ndao’s club motto; it is one of the precepts that rule his existence and one of the principles that make him a «champion» of the Karate Values.
In this new episode of WKF’s series #KarateValues, we introduce Senegal’s Fodé Ndao, coach, former African champion, former World Championships runner-up, and a hard-core advocate of the true ideals of our sport.
FODÉ NDAO, A NATURAL-BORN KARATEKA
Born into a family that passed Karate from generation to generation, Fodé Ndao got in touch with the strengths of the Karate Values at a very early age. His father, Sensei Bouna Ndao managed a Karate club in Dakar (Senegal) which was created with the goal of giving underprivileged youngsters an alternative to delinquency.
Seguis leyendo KarateValues: Fodé Ndao, «Champion for Peace» protecting core values of the sport
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