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Sat 10:00am to 2:00pm

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What we do.......

Martial arts supplies for all disciplines, from Accent, Adidas, Blitz, Kaiten, Shureido, and SMAI. Embroidered belts, English to japanese name translations, Full black belt embroidery service including Japanese katakana, kanji and hiragana translations. Exclusive designs of embroidered martial arts belt made to order. A store full of Martial art supplies and training equipment, including Adidas Karate suits, Adidas Judo suits, Accent karate suits Accent Judo suits, along with the Accent Taekwondo suits. Martial arts clothing and training equipment from Blitz; Adidas TKD shoes, Blitz martial art shoes also feature in the range,along with adidas Adilux Shoes, and of course Tabi boots, Kung Fu Slippers (also known as mat shoes) Zori sandals and ring boots. All manner of martial art uniforms, Printed Mugs, mousemats and coasters, TShirts, Polo shirts, jackets, uniforms and Holdalls!

Want a ''big company' look for your staff uniform? Ask about our embroidered badge and logo service for workwear, teamwear and club wear. Special event printed tee shirts, hen and stag party printed tee shirts - call us now. With a client base that includes Microsoft (UK) and British Gas you know you are in good hands when you get the Martial Design team on your side.


© Karate-Kid Limited (1999-2008)
Martialdesign.co.uk - a member of the Karate Kid Ltd group.
Registered in England No: 4830733.
Registered office: Unit 3 Wharncliffe Business Park, Middleswood Way, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3HR.

Terms and conditions of sale

Terms and Conditions of Sale, including exchanges and returns policy in compliance with the Distance selling regulations 2002





Delivery and Dispatch Policy.
Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that all items shown are in stock we offer no guarantee of availability and this electronic publication does not constitute an offer for sale. If we are unable to dispatch your order within 10 days, we will contact you by e-mail with an estimated dispatch date and offer you either alternative products or the option of cancelling the order. The contract bewteen you the customer and us the supplier is deemed to be accepted upon dispatch of goods

U.K. Deliveries are made by standard courier service, taking between 7-10 working days. UK Deliveries are usually completed within a maximum of 7 working days, however please allow up to 28 working days. Carrier companies do NOT count weekends/bank holidays as working days.

International Deliveries are made by British Parcel Force, currently taking between 7 - 14 working days, however, please allow up to 28 days. Please be aware that we cannot be responsible for the goods once they have left the UK and that deliveries are then in the hands of the countries delivery service agents.

Scottish/Irish and International Addresses.

Addresses in Inverness, Aberdeen, Tain and areas considered Highland by courier companies must choose the delivery country - 'Scottish highlands, areas North of Dundee.' Should you choose the incorrect delivery country, i.e. UK Mainland for Scottish highland/outlying areas,Ireland and all international addresses, we reserve the right to debit your original method of payment with the additional fee to provide the correct shipping cost for your delivery area. Please see the delivery costs table which can be found by clicking the link above 'Delivery times/costs' , or choose the correct delivery area when you have added to your shopping cart, and the delivery cost for that area will be displayed.

Embroidered/printed items: Please allow 28 working days for delivery of embroidered items.Please note that bespoke embroidery/printing cannot be cancelled or returned for exchange. We aim to delivery embroidered/printed goods within 10 working days, however this cannot be guaranteed, particularly at peak periods such as Christmas/Easter.

International and Export orders Please note that the customer is liable for any Import duties payable upon goods reaching destination country. Please also be aware that all international orders are sent using standard delivery and we cannot be held responsible for the delivery of such goods once they have left the United Kingdom.

We endeavour to dispatch goods as soon as possible, but cannot be liable for delays in deliveries to ourselves from manufacturers, courier delivery times, acts of war, terrorism or natural disaster or seasonal occurrences (i.e. Christmas/Easter) or delivery delays to you our customer, due to circumstances which may be beyond our control, e.g. Industrial Strike, Severe weather conditions, International delivery services, acts of war, terrorism, natural disaster or seasonal occurrences.

Should you not be available to take delivery of your parcel, our carrier will leave a card in order for you to arrange an alternative delivery time. The Carrier will attempt to deliver to you TWICE, after which the parcel will be returned to us. Goods shipped using Royal mail Recorded or Special delivery serives will have ONE attempt only, and a card will be left at the first attempt. Recorded, courier and special delivery items will be returned to us after 7 days have elapsed from the date the first delivery attempt is made, and a further delivery charge will be payable in order for the goods to be re-sent.

Shureido Gi Delivery Times: Small UK stocks are held, however as this Gi comes direct from Okinawa in Japan you should allow 5 - 7 weeks delivery for this item. We will advise of anticipated delivery date when we receive your order.

Specification of goods Whilst every effort is made to maintain correct pictures and descriptions of good offered, we cannot be held responsible for changes or amendments made by individual manufacturers, which may be made at any time and without notice in the pursuance of improved design/quality. Images are provided for illustration of colour/general appearance only, for a description of the items offered please refer to the actual description area within the shopping area of the website.

Japanese transations: Unless you provide us with your own translation and pay for digitising of your translation (£30.00) then by accepting our terms and conditions of sale you are agreeing to accept our translation. Bear in mind that each translator can translate in a slightly different way due to Japanese dialects, as this is a phonetic language.

100% Cotton products do have a shrinkage element. In the event of NORMAL ANTICIPATED SHRINKAGE or Abuse/Misuse these items WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. Please ensure that these items are laundered in strict accordance with the Manufacturers instructions.

Cancellation of orders: If for any reason you cancel your order prior to dispatch then payment for the order will be refunded in full. Once your order has been dispatched, you are no longer able to cancel it, but can return it to us in an unworn, unwashed and undamaged condition within 7 days of receipt and receive a refund of the cost of the goods.

Please note that personalised goods ordered CANNOT be cancelled/returned for exchange.

Please email us for a returns form in this event.


Exchanges

Please note that exchanges will incur a return carriage cost of £6.00 in order to return your exchanged item. Please be aware that we do not supply goods 'On Approval'.

If you need to return all/part of your order for size/item exchange or refund purposes, please email Karate-Kid with details of exchange required. PLEASE be aware that exchange or refunds cannot be actioned UNLESS a completed returns form accompanies the goods.You will be sent a returns form by email, which must be completed and returned with your goods. Please follow the instructions on the form for returning your goods and return to the address shown on your exchange form ONLY. Goods must be in an unwashed/unworn and resalable condition. We recommend using an insured service/recorded delivery to return goods to us, as we are not responsible for goods that do not reach us.

If you have previously purchased goods that after use become faulty, please contact us for instructions.
PLEASE NOTE: We will forward faulty goods direct to the manufacturer concerned for investigation. If in the manufacturers opinion the goods have been mis-used/abused by the customer(i.e. in the case of Martial arts shoes the wearing of these shoes outdoors on hard surfaces, or the washing of cotton items at excessive temperatures) the goods WILL NOT be exchanged. If faulty manufacture/workmanship is found to be the cause of the damage then a free exchange will be made.

Please ensure that you have signed the exchange form to authorise us to debit your original credit/debit card with the fees due. Exchange items will not be dispatched unless this authorisation is received.

Incorrect Delivery.
If we have delivered an incorrect item, please email us for an exchange form and when completed return it with your goods for exchange. We will refund your credit/debit card with the postage cost of returning the item up to a maximum of £4.75. Please ensure that you use either Royal Mail Parcel Post or Recorded delivery service for returning items and advise us of the cost/weight and service used so that we can make the correct refund.
If you choose to use a carrier company, we will refund a maximum of £4.75 provided that a receipt for the cost is included with your return, or follows shortly afterwards.

Damages/shortages Please ensure that when you receive your delivery, If the parcel is obviously damaged, write 'DAMAGED' on the Couriers delivery note. Claims cannot be made if this is not adhered to.

If when checking your goods against your delivery note you have a shortage, please inform Karate-Kid Ltd of the shortage by either Email, Mail or Fax within 3 working days of receipt of goods. If items ordered are to follow, this will show on your delivery note and does not require reporting. If you find a damaged item, please inform Karate-Kid Ltd of the damage by Email, Mail or Fax within 3 working days of receipt of goods. 'To Follow' items are delivered free of carriage charges as soon as they become available.

5b If goods are lost, damaged or destroyed after delivery to you, but prior to title passing, the purchaser will indemnify Karate-Kid Ltd against any loss incurred provided such loss, damage or destruction does not result from our negligence.

Liability We cannot accept any liability for damage to property, or injury through use of equipment purchased from Karate Kid Ltd

TITLE Title of goods remains with Karate-Kid Ltd until full payment has been received.

Back ordered goods. All goods are subject to availability. Back orders will be shipped as soon as available. No additional carriage charges will be payable for back orders.

Guarantees. Goods are guaranteed to be of merchantable quality/Fit for purpose and any guarantees that may be offered by Manufacturers will be applied.

The contract between us is deemed to be complete upon dispatch of goods. Goods are displayed as an invitation to treat and once an offer has been made, our acceptance of that offer is only complete when goods have been dispatched. We reserve the right to decline orders for a variety of reasons, which may include:
  1. We are unable to gain authorisation for your credit/debit card
  2. We are unable to reconcile the address given against the cardholder address
  3. You refuse to provide further proof of identity/address when requested to do so
  4. We are unable to confirm the order as the email address given is invalid.
  5. Your risk score is between 34 and 100*
  6. An error has been made by us in the display of pricing of goods on our web site.
This list is not exhaustive, and should we decline an order we will refund the original card details and where possible send a refund notification to the email address given on the order.

Where your *risk score (Karate Kid Ltd use a risk scoring service in the fight against credit-card fraud, and this service is widely used by banks and other financial institutions as well as internet merchants and has become an industry standard) is considered high, we will contact you by telephone if you have given a contact telephone number or by email, in order to request proof of ID/address details, prior to releasing an order for dispatch.


Risk scoring commences at -31; the higher the risk score number, the higher the perceived risk in shipping goods.

Ways to Pay - Please see the 'How do I' menu, and choose 'Place an order'.

Cheques:
Please be aware that cheque payments will not be accepted from September 2008.

We are pleased to confirm that our policies are in accordance with the UK distance selling regulations 2002, and that we are Data Protection Registered, Registration No: Z7180404.

Your statutory rights are not affected.