Story: Martial arts

More links and websites

• Judo New Zealand

  Judo New Zealand represents a number of New Zealand judo clubs.

• Karate New Zealand

  Karate New Zealand is the union of New Zealand karate organisations.

• New Zealand Ju-Jitsu Federation

  A representative body for jiu-jitsu clubs in New Zealand.

More suggestions and sources

• Looser, Diana. ‘The development and characteristics of the martial arts experience in New Zealand.’ Master of Social Science thesis, Lincoln University, 2003.

• McNeil, Ken. ‘Encounters, 1860s to 1940s.’ In Japan and New Zealand, 150 years, edited by Roger Peren, 23–56. Palmerston North: New Zealand Centre for Japanese Studies, Massey University, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1999.