Disabled Judo and Child Protection

Disabled and Judo
Judo Coaches are now expected to take a Diversity Course, yes another course with Judo losing members and coaches and in this crisis what does the governing body and the government want more Politically Correct courses. These courses can fund the life style of Diversity Style fanatics who teach and preach this bile, the latest is the disabled we are told we must accommodate the disabled or risk being sued. Since I started Judo in 1955 my parents and myself have on many occasions helped disabled people do judo at the Young Judo Club, we had people with one arm, blind, deaf, with prosthetic limbs, also those unfortunates who were backward I believe the word is now called having learning difficulties all these could do judo to some sort of level, they may be not competiting or being thrown we have always tried to accommodate. I, my parents and my Club did not need to go on a course to be told to help those less fortunate then ourselves it was our Christian upbringing and our wish to spread the word about Judo. When some one who was unable to be physically involved we would encourage them to get involved with the organisation of events. Yet there is time when you have to say no we can not teach you Judo because you are physically unable, they may be a danger to themselves and others, to then be threatened with legal action for discrimination is a disgrace.
While on the subject of being fair, I reported many months ago about the case of a Top Martial Arts Coach being accused of Child molesting, the governing body forbid him from entering any of their registered clubs including his own. 6 months later he has still not been told 1) What he is accused of doing 2) who his accuser is, Guilty till Proven Innocent and I always thought in our country we believed in Justice. If he has committed a crime against children get him to court and if found guilty lock him up but what is happening now is not Justice. Every one who works with children can have their reputation smashed by a malicious accusation or malicious gossip and rumour, even to the extent you can make a complaint about an incident that happened 20 years ago even if you have no proof. Children need to be protected but so do the innocent

Martin Clarke
Sittingbourne