Not if they are consistent in stating their limitations.
Troubleshooting possible trouble student???
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jobo
Grandmaster
we dont know they wernt
We have a declaration signoff in our membership paperwork regarding medical conditions that may affect training or need to be taken into consideration. That way you know from day one.
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It's a form where we state that for insurance reasons we need to know if the person has any medical conditions or requirements that may affect their training. This form also includes things like food allergies for events, and allergies to specific medicines or latex in case a person needs to be treated.
There are a lot of cases we would never have known about without it. Diabetics, brain conditions, autism, anaphalaxis...it's quite surprising.
We also ask for written confirmation that it is safe to participate from a doctor where a condition is new to us. Keeps us covered in the unfortunate event.
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There are templates out there but we designed our own version.
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I would like to say I have seen a few of these people over the years and as a fellow karate ka it did affect my training when they were in class. Mostly because I would end up being forced to partner with them and they refused to do most of the techniques we were working on (I mean would not try even altering it at all). It got to the point that I was not getting a chance to practice the skills I should have been. Its one thing if they have a serious medical issue bu when the story keeps changing and you consistently cannot participate you have to ask if anyone is benefiting.
Admittedly late to this but I have seen a female tell different 'versions' if you like of what was wrong with her and this would depend on who she told. She would tell a woman exactly what was wrong, an intimate female problem, she would tell a young male something less 'graphic' but nearer the truth that wouldn't embarrass him and an older male yet something else totally unrelated because she knew he would be totally uncomfortable with knowing any details of any 'female' problem. I've see this in work situations quite often. Put these people together and they would say she was 'changing the story' which of course she was but for a good reason.
