PROFILES OF MARTIAL ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES: ERIK KONDO

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: Lexington, MA
TYPE OF DISABILITY: T(4-5) complete spinal cord injury from a motorcycle accident at age 19.
AGE: 43
OCCUPATION: Real Estate and Business
PERSONAL: Married with three children
MAIN STYLE OF MARTIAL ART: Jujitsu
SCHOOL AFFILIATION: New England Small Circle Jujitsu, Woburn, MA
CURRENT RANK: 3rd degree black belt
TIME INVOLVED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WITH A DISABILITY: 13 years
WEBSITE: www.not-me.org
VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUZ4-2uXvro
OTHER ACTIVITES: Handcycling, Scuba Diving, Working out, Skiing
ALMA MATER: Bates College
CONTACT: info@not-me.org

Founder of NOT-ME! Inc. a non-profit organization that provides education on self-defense to at-risk individuals. The main focus of NOT-ME! training is "what it takes" to survive aggression and the mental and emotional aspects of self-defense as illustrated by the NOT-ME! strategy of DECIDE DETER DISRUPT DISENGAGE.
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