wolfeyes2323
Green Belt
Can a blind person learn karate , absolutely , there are several skill sets that
Comprise karate, theaverage sighted person focuses on visual skills, sometimes
To the exclusion of others. Once in contact at close range (sighted or not) ,
we must rely onfeeling , our vision of the opponent torso and limbs is very
limited (like looking through a peephole at a elephant). Manysighted students
struggle with or ignore this feeling skill set, The unsighted student can excel at
this, their mind andsenses are not distracted by sight. Alsothe sighted person
does not listen as well as the unsighted, listening with ears and body (other senses)
is just as important as seeing . In a sight dominated art we tend to forget ordown
play these other skills, but the complete karateka should not, or we are aschallenged
in hearing as the unsighted is in seeing.
Comprise karate, theaverage sighted person focuses on visual skills, sometimes
To the exclusion of others. Once in contact at close range (sighted or not) ,
we must rely onfeeling , our vision of the opponent torso and limbs is very
limited (like looking through a peephole at a elephant). Manysighted students
struggle with or ignore this feeling skill set, The unsighted student can excel at
this, their mind andsenses are not distracted by sight. Alsothe sighted person
does not listen as well as the unsighted, listening with ears and body (other senses)
is just as important as seeing . In a sight dominated art we tend to forget ordown
play these other skills, but the complete karateka should not, or we are aschallenged
in hearing as the unsighted is in seeing.