PROFILES OF MARTIAL ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES: REMIE BURKE

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: Paramaribo,Suriname, South America
TYPE OF DISABILITY: paralyzed right arm from a car accident.
AGE: 47
OCCUPATION: Active Military
PERSONAL: Involved
MAIN STYLE OF MARTIAL ART: Kyokushinkai Karate
SCHOOL AFFILIATION: SPARIMAKA (Sting Ray), the international Budokaikan from the Netherlands
CURRENT RANK: 6th Dan
TIME INVOLVED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WITH A DISABILITY: 27
WEBSITE: http://www.budo.com.au/AboutUs_TeacherProfile.php?UID=3
VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEmynu0IwR0
OTHER ACTIVITES: Dancing
CONTACT: sparimaka@sr.net

President of the Suriname Boxing Assoc.
- Dai Shihan of the Suriname International
Budokaikan
- Treasurer Suriname Thaiboxing Ass.
(SUTHAIBO)

Too many accomplishments to list. Check out his website link. Here are some.

On 9 and 10 November 2007 he entered the Pan American Internationals organised by Prof Manny Reyes. He again competed at his favorite division continuous-fighting and became second at the Heavy weights.
March 1, 2008 Remie organised a Thai Boxing tournament for beginners, held in Suriname,it was a great success for Remies school Sparimaka and produced 9 winners from Sparimaka.
March 8th, 2008 Remie competed at the Nisei Goju Florida State Championships organised by 9th Dan Herbie Thompson and won 1st in Extreme Weapons and 1st in Continuous Sparring for the Masters division.