Books
Warrior Kids for the Home, Classroom and Community.
Written by Warrior Kids founder Tim Tipene.
Warrior Kids
Warrior Training for Children
This Manual published by Oratia Books features the complete ten sessions of the in-school Warrior Kids program in a format that anyone can apply to their own work with young people.
Bring Warrior Kids to your Community!
Warrior Kids is a pioneering programme that for over 25 years has empowered thousands of children across New Zealand, many of them from challenged backgrounds. Focusing on bringing out the warrior within, the program draws upon Maori concepts of the warrior and Eastern martial arts in a non-aggressive way designed to instill confidence, respect and self-control.
Bullies and Warriors
A Warrior Kids Novel for children.
This edition published 2012 by Oratia Books.
This novel depicts the reality of bullying - and strategies to address it - for children on both sides of the problem.
Going to school is a misery for Sean. Whatever he does to avoid the school bully, Mark Thomas and his mates always catch up with him.
Then the students join Warrior Kids, a program that teaches leadership and self control. So begins a journey for Mark and Sean that has a predictable outcome for one boy and a surprise for the other.
Bullies and Warriors is suitable for all ages 8 years and older.Kura Toa
Warrior School
A Novel for young adults
Haki must confront his fears and find a way to answer the challenge to serve his people, to serve his land, to fight a Taniwha and, ultimately, to become a warrior. An imiginative expression of Tim Tipene's warrior philosophy. First published 2004 by Reed Publishing. Re-published 2009 by Oratia Books.
Warrior Kids
The original Warrior Kids Novel
for children
Published 2006 by Reed Publishing NZ Ltd.
Re-published 2012 as Bullies and Warriors.
Tim Tipene
Founder and Master of Warrior Kids and Ninja Ryu,
Award Winning Author, Inspirational Speaker
Papa Tim
Tim Tipene was adopted into the Waitai-Tipene whanau as a toddler. He was raised in two cultures, NZ Maori and NZ European. Tim's immediate family were abusive and violent. His biological father was a convicted predator and violent offender who spent much of his life behind bars. It was only with the extended whanau that Tim felt loved.
Expelled from high school Tim went through a number of jobs, homes and relationships before he managed to find help to address his past.
Tim overcame his abusive and violent childhood, broke the cycle, and has spent his life transforming the lives of others, often without any form of payment.
For 25 years Tim has been changing lives through his acclaimed Warrior Kids program, his award winning books and his inspirational talks. Tim has featured on television, radio and in various magazines and newspapers.
Warrior Kids.
In 1994 at the age of 22, Tim was unemployed and had no fixed abode. Without any formal qualifications or funding, Tim started the Warrior Kids program to help kids in his community. Tim went on to provide Warrior Kids to communities and schools for 25 years, taking referrals from community and government agencies, and changing the lives of thousands of children and their families. In all that time Warrior Kids only ever received 6 months of funding.
In 2006, Tim's 'Warrior Kids' novel for children was published.
It was re-released in 2012 as 'Bullies and Warriors'.
In 2011, Tim's Manual 'Warrior Kids, Warrior Training for Children' was published allowing Warrior Kids to be taught nationally and internationally. Tim became a trained counsellor and gained a graduate certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in 2000.
Author.
Tim was first published in 1996. He is the author of ten books, five of which have won awards, including the picture books for children - Maui - Sun Catcher, Hinemoa te toa, Taming the Taniwha, Haere and The Wooden Fish. Tim's other books include Rewa finds his Wings, and the novels, Kura Toa Warrior School and Patu.
Inspirational Speaker.
For two decades Tim has been sharing his inspirational story
of overcoming a violent and abusive childhood and breaking the cycle with audiences both young and old.
Tim speaks in schools through Duffy Books in Homes, Storylines, the NZ Book Council and Getting Kids into Books. Tim was a speaker at the 2017 Auckland Writers Festival and has been a part of the Sir Peter Blake Dream Team of Leaders.
More facts about Tim
Tim's tribal affiliations are Ngati Kuri and Ngati Whatua.
- In 2013 Tim was inducted into the New Zealand Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
- In 2014 and 2015 Tim was recognised as a Kiwibank Local Hero and received a Medal in recognition of his contribution to the lives of others.
- In 1994 Tim created Toatoi, a personal development and therapeutic art of de-escalation and restraint; and his own school 'Kura Toa Warrior School' to house his classes.
- Tim started martial arts at the age of 12 and over 30 years accumulated a total of 12 Black Belt Dan ranks and various teaching titles.
- Tim started working in the community at the age of 18 when he became a live in support person for adults with special needs for Mt Tabor Trust.
- Tim has also been an advocate for adults with special needs, a self-defence instructor for women and a facilitator of Anger Management and Living Without Violence programs for men.
Visit www.timtipene.com for more information
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