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This page contains links to sites for kids in the martial arts,
official organizations, general information,
books and other media, and gear we've found
useful and/or interesting, and collected here for your convenience. Here is an index
of all the categories:
 
 | Practical Karate 5: Self-Defense for Women by Donn F. Draeger and
Masatoshi Nakayama is available at amazon.com. |
| Angels Don't Know Karate by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones is #23 in
the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids. The mystery is what's the story behind the
new Karate teacher who seems to be guarding kids and granting wishes. Is she an
angel? |
| There is a national kid's newsletter called Martial Arts Messenger that you can get
through After- School Martial Arts programs. To find out if one is in your area, you
can e-mail info@amerinational.com. |
| You can find some interesting stuff at the Amazon.com
Karate Search. |
| The
Karate Way by Sensei Gary Hellman, Random House Children's Books
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This is the inspiring story of a kid who develops confidence through
Karate training. The kid is a boy, but there are girls in the dojo who are his
friends. When a little boy joins a Karate class, he discovers a whole new way to
look at the world. From dealing with bullies to succeeding in school to learning a
new sport -- living life the Karate way makes all the difference. Gary Hellman holds
a fifth-degree black belt and has been training in the martial arts for over 25 years.
He is currently the head instructor at Tiger Schulmann's Karate in Clearwater,
Florida. |
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| Online Karate Video Catalog - Sensei Anita
Bendickson and colleague bring top level instruction in the art of traditional Japanese
Shotokan Karate right into our living room. You can also download free video clips from the site. |
| Karate Handbook by J. Allen Queen (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.) - This book
is out of print, but we found it in our library. It contains illustrations that
include girls and women. |
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Karate Made Easy by Ralph Corrigan - This received 5 stars.
You can get it in hardback or
in paperback.
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| The Kids' Karate Book & Karate Belt by Michael J. Dunphy, et al. - This
received 4 stars at the www.amazon.com site. |
| Hidy Ochaiai's Self-Defense for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by
Hidy Ochiai and Derek Ochiai |
| You Hit Like a Girl: A Woman's Real-World Guide to Personal Safety and
Self-Defense by Elsa Houtz and William J. Ferkile - This one is out of print, so
check out the on-line used bookstores and libraries. |
| Girl Power Self Defense for Teens by S. Konzak and M. Konzak |
| Coaching Women in the Martial Arts by Jennifer Lawler |
| Martial Arts for Women: A Practical Guide by Jennifer Lawler |
| A Woman's Guide to Martial Arts by Monica McCabe-Cardoza - This received 5
stars on www.amazon.com. |
| Women in Aikido by Andrea Siegel and Jan Watson - This received 4 stars on www.amazon.com. |
| Parent's Guide to Martial Arts by Debra M. Fritsch and Ruth S. Hunter |
| The Martial Arts Encyclopedia by Jennifer Lawler |
| A list of books on women and girls in the martial arts, and women's self-defense can be
found at martialinfo.com/BooksWomenSelfDefense.htm. |
| Kenpo Books, Video, and Multimedia (thunder.temple.edu/~pcwood/kenpo/booksvideo.html)
- A list of books, videos, and multimedia materials on Kenpo Karate. |
| The Next Karate Kid - Check out Amazon.com at www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6303344224/104-9335027-7433514
to pick up a copy of the one movie in the series starring a girl in Karate! A nice
story! |
| CDROM Kenpo Karate Tutor (www.niltiak.com/kkt.htm)
- While learning from a live Sensei is clearly the best way to learn, this CDROM tutor
might be useful as a reminder. The site contains information about the CDROM
(including screen shots and a description of the contents) and lets you order it. |
| Action Sports: Karate by Bill Gutman, Capstone Press: Minneapolis |
| Century Fitness (www.centuryfitness.com) -
This site has clothing and gear for women and for kids. |
| Quality Performers (www.qp-sport.co.nz) - This
is a good source of chest protectors for women and girls. |
| Amber Boxing Gear (www.ambersports.com) - A
source of boxing gear, including crotch protectors. |
| SheGear (www.shegear.com) - This has general sports
equipment for women and girls. There isn't much here for martial arts, but you can
send them a note requesting it. There are some good links to other women's sports
sites. |
| Just Her Sports (www.justhersports.com) -
This is a female sporting goods store. There isn't much for martial arts, but you
can send them a note requesting it. |
| Bags (www.eastershow.com.au/showbags/content.asp?BagID=30095&ViewOrder=1)
- Need a bag for miscellaneous stuff with Ninjas, or cartoons, or anything else?
Check this site out. |
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|  Physical Therapy Magazine
wrote a great
article on the martial arts and physical therapy connection (in the May 1st, Vol. 10,
Issue 5). It included a special needs profile that took a look at a 17-year-old
girl who practices Karate. It is very inspiring. |
| www.wenessia.com is an excellent portal to Martial Arts
sites. You can search by style and various keywords. You can also find
information about definitions, a gallery, and special reports and spotlights. |
| Here is a great article for moms taking Karate to be with their kids. It's called
"10 Tips from
Karate Mom." |
| Check out the Calendar of upcoming Karate Events at www.tokeyhill.net/calendar_of_events.htm |
| There is a growing list of material on women in the martial arts at http://www.interlog.com/~wwc/women.html |
| US Olympics Committee (www.olympic-usa.org/sports_az/index.html)
- You can find some excellent information about sports that are currently (or will be) in
the Olympics at this site. You can find information on Judo, Karate, and Taekwondo;
and sports like Archery, Fencing, and Shooting. |
| USA Karate Home Page (www.usakarate.org) - This
is the home page for the USA Karate Federation, with their history, and team and
membership information. |
|  www.karateangels.com
This is a new site devoted to several girls in karate comic heros. There also seem
to be some great resources to explore. |
| www.health.org/gpower/girlarea/sports/karate.cfm
This is the "Girl Power Sports: Karate" site. It contains sections
called BodyWise, Tips, Diary, GirlSpeak, Sports & Fitness, Games & Puzzles, Picks
of the Internet, Activity Book, Books 4 Girls, Girl Power Stuff, Girls at Work, and For
Girls Locker. |
| www.girltech.com/Index_home.html
This is an interesting site that includes fun things and links to kids and sports-related
resources. |
| www.family.disney.go.com/Features/family_1997_01/frpt/frpt199701_martial/
This is a great site for helping parents figure out which martial arts fit their kids
best. |
| www.winjutsu.com/ninjakids/home.html
Learn all about the ideas behind Ninja. |
| www.rain.org/~ssa/judo.htm
This site is all about Judo. It has information about its history, techniques, and
other interesting things. |
| www.blackbeltmag.com/bbkids/
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The "Black Belt for Kids" site used to be a regular feature of Karate
Kung Fu Illustrated Magazine. It contained sections such as Ask the Masters
(e.g., Karen Sheperd), Games and Puzzles, When I was Your Age, Personalities, and Styles
and Origins. You can still find some of the information on the Web. |
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| The National
Women's Martial Arts Federation (nwmaf.org) - This is an
organization of women martial artists. It exists to promote the involvement of women
and girls in the martial arts.
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| The west coast
has a big women's martial arts organization called the Pacific Association of Women
Martial Artists (www.pawma.org). They can provide
leads to girl's karate classes.
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| Budo Kai (http://www.concentric.net/~Budokai/index.htm)
- This is an organization of scholars and practitioners interested in sharing information
about the history of the martial arts.
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| USA National Karate-do Federation (www.usankf.org)
- The USA NKF is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and every World Championship
Medal won by the United States over the last 10 years has been won by a USA-NKF athlete.
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| American Amateur Karate Federation (www.aakf.org)
- The Traditional Karate organization began in 1961 with the AAKF. It has conducted
annual regional and national championships, as well as many developmental programs.
The AAKF hosted the the first world scale events in the history of Traditional Karate with
a tournament in 1968 between the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Pan American countries.
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| American Kenpo Karate International (www.akki.com)
- In their description, they say "The American Kenpo
Karate International Association welcomes all martial artists interested in expanding
their education and perpetuating their skills into the future. Our purpose in the A.K.K.I.
is to preserve Mr. Parker's art of American Kenpo, as well as continue to create, innovate
and perpetuate the ever changing, fascinating and magical art of Kenpo."
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| Worldwide Kenpo Karate Association (www.wkka.org)
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| Shotokan Karate-do International Federation (www.csun.edu/~hbcsc302/oath.html) -
This Federation was founded in December, 1977 by Sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa. It has
over 1,700,000 active members representing 72 countries.
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| USA Karate Home Page (www.usakarate.org)
- This is the home page for the USA Karate Federation, with their history, and team and
membership information. It also includes links to pictures of women participating in
past championships and some women in their hall of fame (which was under construction when
last checked).
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| "Hi my name is Kimberly B. I do American Kenpo Karate, and came across your
website. I was wondering is your karate Ed Parkers Kenpo Karate? by the way awesome
site!!!" |
| "I just got a chance to look at your web site. IT'S
AWESOME!!!!! Dang girl, you are super talented. Congratulations on
a great page. I'm really proud of all that you're accomplishing. Keep up the good
work," - Mrs. S. |
| "My name is Becky and I'm relatively new to the art of Kenpo. I am an Orange
Belt, testing for my Purple on March 31. I'm also probably one of the older people
who has seen your site- I'm 28, but I still consider myself a 'girl'! I just wanted
to commend you not only on your rank in the art, but also for your creation of this
site." - B.S. |
| "Great site! Glad you all are enjoying the karate!!" - J.S. |
| "Anna L. set up this site because of the lack of girls' karate sites on the Web.
Great start, Anna!" - About.com |
| "Great idea and good work.........Congratulations." - B.Q. |
| "I just checked out your 'girls in karate' website and I was very impressed!
It was extremely well put together. the information on the movie stars and athletes
was interesting. The jokes were also good, my favorite was the zen master 'one with
everything':) I loved the action pictures. Keep up the good work and I'm
anxious to see your page progress." - J.G. |
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