Getting your kicks (and throws)

Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. you will find Nick Haderlie teaching Judo on the stage adjacent to the Platte Valley Community Center Gym basketball court. On Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Christina Reyes passes on Taekwondo lessons at the same location.

Both of these martial arts disciplines are offered for free-though donations are accepted. Haderlie keeps a supply of the traditional robe worn, or Gi, on hand for newcomers but recommends students purchase their own. The cost for a Gi is about $35-$40 for tournament-grade Gis that retail for between $60 and $80.

Since there is no "season" for mar...