View Single Post
Old 08-04-2007, 10:56 AM   #18
jennifer paige smith
 
jennifer paige smith's Avatar
Dojo: Confluence Aiki-Dojo / Santa Cruz Sword Club
Location: Santa Cruz
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,049
United_States
Offline
Re: training with HIV

Quote:
Tarik Ghbeish wrote: View Post
Add another to the list of those who get tested.

I reserve the right to teach who I want to teach although it actually has nothing to do with blood-borne pathogen status, religion, race, gender, sexual orientation or any other typical reason for discriminating. But yes, I do discriminate.

I think many people operate in this way, although I also know many people who are open to 'all-comers'.

Basically, as Lori has already mentioned, I have no concerns about transmission of fatal illnesses from training... the protocols are straightforward to follow. The problem really is for those who are positive, as their health is much more fragile and they are more likely to catch the actual illness that will kill them than we are to get the illness that will destroy our immune system.

Regards,
Hi Tarik (are you there?),

It's been a while since we talked last. Where are you teaching these days?

Regards,
Jen

Jennifer Paige Smith
Confluence Aikido Systems
  Reply With Quote