Support and Resources

For parents, carers, and anyone facing practical or personal barriers, it is important to know that support is available and that you do not need to have all the answers before reaching out. Often, the best place to start is to have a conversation with your club about what could help a karateka feel more comfortable, communicate, participate, or enjoy training more fully.

Clubs should listen, ask helpful questions, and work with each individual wherever possible. We also recognise that inclusion can be affected by things outside the dojo, such as membership fees, equipment costs, travel, school, work, caring responsibilities, or family circumstances. These can make it harder to take part, even when someone wants to be involved. 

Sometimes, support is needed that goes beyond what a karate organisation can provide, such as help with discrimination, mental health, abuse, harassment, domestic violence, or other serious personal circumstances. In these situations, the EKF cannot replace specialist organisations, but we can make reliable information easier to find, help people understand where to turn, and signpost to organisations with the right expertise.

Our aim is to ensure that karateka, parents, carers, clubs, and families know they are not alone, and that when support is needed, there is a clear way to find it.

This resource directory will grow as we learn more about what the karate community needs.

If you are a karateka, parent, carer, coach or club and there is support you think should be easier to find, please let us know. If you have used an organisation or resource that could help others in the karate community, we would like to hear about it.

We will continue to review the organisations we signpost to and develop new EKF guidance where there is a clear need for something specific to karate.