Are there any disabled martial artist here?

Are there any disabled martialartist here????
I'd like to know what disabilities you have, and how you cope with them in martial arts, and how martial arts have helped you in your disability?

 

I broke or tore or whatever all the ligaments in my thumb if that counts. I just wear bigger gloves when fighting now.

 

I think there's a difference between injured and disabled Ronin. That's why I didn't mention my bad knee & bad hips in the other thread. I maybe could have mentioned the ischemic heart disease though.

 

I am, but it does'nt interfere much with my training except sometimes when I punch where my little finger little finger sticks out. I have to adjust my angle or loosen my fist abit to avoid hurting my little finger.

I won't get an operation, there's nothing wrong with my hand and I am used to it, my friends takes it as granted.

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Clenched fist.

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wow, that must be awful. i'm sorry to hear that.

 

I think a friend of mine may have the same condition. She's totally completely hopeless with any issue remotely related to Maths. Next I catch up with her (she's honeymooning in the US) I'll ask her to get herself checked out.

However, her mind I think has fantastically compensated. Her language skills are amazing, socially she is very adept - even intuitive, and fantastic charisma. Totally anti-geek!

 

As for me I have dyspraxic/dysgraphic problems, both of which are classed as learning difficulties really. Dyspraxia(they always make these conditions so darned hard to spell don't they! ) essential affects my co-ordination and such like, I didn't even know I had it until a year or so ago, I was tested at uni because I had particularly poor handwriting(which I later found to be the more 'dysgraphic' side of my 'problems') so was tested and found out I had these problems for since as long as I was a child and didn't know any the wiser, execpt seemed more clumsy and such than other children my age(I and my parents can look back at what I did and see how it related to what I have).

I guess it's in part why I do Tae Kwon Do, so I know I can do 'complex' movements regardless of being slightly more 'clumsy' than most because of the condition I have. Ok so I sometimes get annoyed when learning new moves and patterns as I can't seem to synchronise them and such like(but then I can sometimes be too much the 'perfectionst' for my own good! ), but I manage, I have managed since a kid without realising and anyone ever telling me.

And again, it's not something I would call a 'disabillity' as such either (like Kgirl), it's more what's called a "special need" or "learning difficulty", and even so I am lucky with what I have, I have managed with it fine, even tho I could say to people "ok I can't do this well cos I have..." when I should do (say for course work at uni and that), I don't feel like I need to(maybe that is partly out of people's reaction, maybe also because I don't really wan't to play on it as an "excuse" when really it isn't it's the truth). Maybe I'm just stubborn.

Just in case those are interested I did start another thread, just so anyone who wishes can get a general idea... How do any disabilities/learning difficulties effect your training in a MA?

Do like the idea of this forum, it is good. Keep up the good work!

 

I teach a disabled martial arts class based on TKD. If you have any specific questions please PM me or whatever....

 

Let's hope "Whatever" means discuss it in this forum - that's why we set it up!

 

Funnily enough i'm a disabled Martial Artist i have very poor eyesight and it can affect me in some areas. like refocusing on a target if i spin. Also wearing glasses isn't ideal but it would be a nightmare without them. I'm gonna try contacts in the new year see if that helps.

 

Sorry Yoda, I didn't mean to circumvent the forum. I know some people (like me) would rather pm someone than ask what they feel is a dumb question.

 

.. FYI ... I moved that thread over to this forum.

Great idea.. spread the word!

 

hmm, I always have to put asthma as a disability on forms, but my inhaler usually takes care of that for me.

 

I have exercise induced asthma also, but with my inhaler it keeps my instructor from knowing....

 

I teach a couple of children with learning difficulties - things like dispracia (not sure how you spell it) & ADH - they are quite difficult to teach. As they are only children it's difficult to ask how it affects them.

 

You should tell your instructor anyway.

 

I have an internal prosthetic knee (knee replacement). I survived cancer in my early teens, and I've had to alter my style since then, mostly having to compensate with balance and flexibility.

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