PROFILES OF MARTIAL ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES: BOB BANHAM

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

HOMETOWN: Norwich, England
TYPE OF DISABILITY Multiple Sclerosis
AGE:
OCCUPATION: Owner/Chief Instructor of Martial Arts School
PERSONAL: Married
MAIN STYLE OF MARTIAL ART: Hanmudo
SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Chilsong Martial Arts
CURRENT RANK: 6th degree black belt
TIME INVOLVED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WITH A DISABILITY: 22 years
WEBSITE:< http://www.disma.co.uk/
VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKBK-SoxwQ
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
CONTACT: mail@chilsong.com

Bob Banham started martial arts in 1967, at the age of 14. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986 and although he now uses a wheelchair, he holds a 6th dan in Hanmudo and a 4th dan in Taekwondo and still practices and teaches at Chilsong Martial Arts, Norwich UK where he is headmaster.
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