Re: Special people and Aikido
But is it doing more harm then good for someone to attempt to teach people with speical needs without special training?
I school, there are teachers who have special training to deal with special needs students. So far in my martial arts career, I have never been taught how to teach the blind, mentally handicapped, etc. What if what I think is the right way to help them is really wrong?
Outside of that, I really have a problem with being all inclusive. For example, where I train judo there is a gymnastics class prior to it. Now if we show up eairly to judo, we can not go in and wait, because there is a girl there whos religion forbids men watching her work out. What if this girl wanted to train judo? You can't be inclusive to everyone. I knew a guy with no arms who really wanted to fight MMA. What do you tell this guy? I mean how do you teach a guy with no arms to punch?
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