The programme was to provide training sessions in Eastern Europe on how to organise martial arts programmes for people with challenges and to enable them to experience martial arts to promote symbiotic sports for people with and without challenges through joint practice. The programme also promoted the culture of Japanese martial arts which traditionally incorporates a system opened to people with challenges and successfully transformed the original martial arts into a peaceful sport.

We held seminars in Poland, Serbia and Hungary focusing on the significance of martial arts training for people with challenges by showing scientific evidence that practicing martial arts is effective for the rehabilitation and habilitation of the people and introducing methods for having people with and without challenges practice together and learn from each other. Brochures in the languages of these countries were distributed and we provided support to local martial arts federations, dojos and enthusiasts, in addition to people with challenges, to further increase the martial arts population.