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Mainstream people are welcome to attend as well, but everyone moves at the same level. Paul Blencoe said they were contacted by Freyberg High School special education teacher Pam Cresswell about starting a Palmerston North club, and they were also helped by Tania Garrett from Sport Manawatū. Blencoe said they focused on four things: improving mental health, improving physical health, inclusion and whānau. Ben Evans, president of the Special Needs Taekwondo Federation of New Zealand, has a...

He took up the sport and became a black belt, as is Brittany. Paul said the club had about seven members, with and without special needs, and he was keen for more. “The only thing they need to understand is we move at these guy’s level. We move at the speed of the class.” David Unwin/Stuff Vanessa Hunt, left, Brittany Blencoe and Mandy Sandbrook show off their medals from the national championships. Paul said he had seen people with special needs become more confident as a result of t...