Concussion in Karate Athletes

On Your Behalf made this Official Information request to Sport and Recreation New Zealand

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From: On Your Behalf

Dear Sport and Recreation New Zealand,

Is there a record of karate athletes who have sustained a concussion, or suspected concussion at any Karate New Zealand event. If so, I would like to request the record/s.

Are there guidelines about reporting such occurrences (concussion and other head injuries) in contact sports, specifically karate? If not, why not?

Do judges, referees and other trained and qualified individuals at Karate New Zealand competitions have a duty of care to participants, specific to excessive contact to the head in sparring matches? If so, what are the limitations of the duty of care?

Yours faithfully,

On Your Behalf

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Kia ora koutou
 
Thank you for request under the Official Information Act. I acknowledge
receipt of your official information request dated 2 August 2022 about
Concussion in Karate Athletes.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 30 August 2022. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
 
Ngā mihi
 
Rocío Pizarro (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor - Kaitohutohu Matua
 
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Kia ora koutou
 
Official information request for data on Concussion in Karate Athletes
I refer to your official information request dated 2 August 2020 for
information on concussion in Karate athletes.
As part of your request, you requested:
 
“Do judges, referees and other trained and qualified individuals at Karate
New Zealand competitions have a duty of care to participants, specific to
excessive contact to the head in sparring matches? If so, what are the
limitations of the duty of care?”
 
However we required further clarification from you in order to correctly
respond to your request. As currently frame “duty of care” is very broad
and difficult for us to answer as it is a subjective term, it could be
argued that everyone has a duty of care. Duty of care refers to anything
to do with individual wellbeing , welfare, compliance and good practice.
 
We would like to clarify if you are seeking information regarding if
judges, referees, coaches and other trained and qualified individuals at
Karate New Zealand are required to meet and safety regulations, undergo
first aid training, or testing before working with athletes?
 
If you could please contact us to discuss your request by replying to this
email address.
 
Ngā mihi
The Policy Team
 
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From: SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 2 August 2022 4:21 pm
To: On Your Behalf <[FOI #20104 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Concussion in Karate Athletes
 
 
Kia ora koutou
 
Thank you for request under the Official Information Act. I acknowledge
receipt of your official information request dated 2 August 2022 about
Concussion in Karate Athletes.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 30 August 2022. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
 
Ngā mihi
 
Rocío Pizarro (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor - Kaitohutohu Matua
 
[5]sportnz.org.nz
 
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Kia ora koutou,
 
I am just following up on the email sent below.
 
Please feel free to contact us as soon as possible to confirm the
clarification for your OIA below.
 
We would be very happy to answer any questions you may have about this
clarification.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
Ngā mihi
The Policy Team
 
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From: SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>
Sent: Monday, 15 August 2022 11:14 am
To: [FOI #20104 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Concussion in Karate Athletes
 
 
Kia ora koutou
 
Official information request for data on Concussion in Karate Athletes
I refer to your official information request dated 2 August 2020 for
information on concussion in Karate athletes.
As part of your request, you requested:
 
“Do judges, referees and other trained and qualified individuals at Karate
New Zealand competitions have a duty of care to participants, specific to
excessive contact to the head in sparring matches? If so, what are the
limitations of the duty of care?”
 
However we required further clarification from you in order to correctly
respond to your request. As currently frame “duty of care” is very broad
and difficult for us to answer as it is a subjective term, it could be
argued that everyone has a duty of care. Duty of care refers to anything
to do with individual wellbeing , welfare, compliance and good practice.
 
We would like to clarify if you are seeking information regarding if
judges, referees, coaches and other trained and qualified individuals at
Karate New Zealand are required to meet and safety regulations, undergo
first aid training, or testing before working with athletes?
 
If you could please contact us to discuss your request by replying to this
email address.
 
Ngā mihi
The Policy Team
 
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_____________________________________________
From: SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 2 August 2022 4:21 pm
To: On Your Behalf <[FOI #20104 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Concussion in Karate Athletes
 
 
Kia ora koutou
 
Thank you for request under the Official Information Act. I acknowledge
receipt of your official information request dated 2 August 2022 about
Concussion in Karate Athletes.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 30 August 2022. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
 
Ngā mihi
 
Rocío Pizarro (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor - Kaitohutohu Matua
 
[12]sportnz.org.nz
 
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Dear SportNZ Policy,

Thank you for your response, I will rephrase that question.

Is there a record of karate athletes who have sustained a concussion, or suspected concussion at any Karate New Zealand event. If so, I would like to request the record/s.

Are there guidelines about reporting such occurrences (concussion and other head injuries) in contact sports, specifically karate? If not, why not?

Karate New Zealand operates it Premier division competitions under WKF rules. The WKF Kumite rules state:

"Face Contact - Seniors: For Senior Competitors, non-injurious, light, controlled "touch" contact to the face, head and neck is allowed (but not to the throat). Where contact is deemed by the Referee to be too strong, but does not diminish the Competitor's chances of winning, a warning (CHUKOKU) may be given. A second contact under the same circumstances will result in KEIKOKU. A further offence will result in HANSOKU CHUI. Any further contact, although not significant enough to influence the opponent's changes of winning, will still result in HANSOKU."

Under WKF rules, where it is explicitly stated that excess contact to the face, head or neck will be penalised, judges have a responsibility to determine the degree of contact. How are they trained to determine the degree of contact and what training do they have around identifying head injuries?

Yours sincerely,

On Your Behalf

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Good afternoon

Official information request for Concussion in Karate Athletes.

I refer to your official information request dated 2 August 2022, and
subsequently refined on 22 August 2022 regarding concussion in Karate
Athletes.

The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 19 September, or sooner if possible.

This extension is to allow consultation necessary to make a decision on
your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit. Consultation is required as some of the
information you have requested is held by a third party whom we need
consult with to prepare the full response to your request

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free respond to this email.  

Ngā mihi

The Policy Team

 

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Kia ora
 
Please see attached response to your Official Information Act request.
 
Ngā mihi
 
The Policy Team
 
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