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Insurance
The insurance policy states that students must study material appropriate to
ability.
Tell us
We ask students to discuss health problems with Rachel when
joining the
school.
It may be that certain exercises are not suitable for you.
Should any new problems develop, please let us know at once.
Health is the priority
Injuries and health problems should never be dismissed as
unimportant.
Besides the insurance considerations, we must take into account your
day-to-day wellbeing.
An existing injury or health issue is unlikely to improve from unsuitable training.
In fact, it is apt to get worse.
Many beginners think that they do not need to warm-up. Skipping a warm-up
will automatically result in pain later on, and that will restrict your
fighting abilities. A good pre-workout warm-up protects against future aches
and pains. Furthermore, it is also an immediate factor in improving
performance.
(Frederic Delavier)
Treatment
If your health problem is serious enough to require outside therapy
(i.e. physio), it is bad enough to be a problem for you. This is reason enough to refrain from certain exercises.
Injuries
If you suffer from an injury and need to rehabilitate, then please do so.
Should your injury persist or you require outside treatment, you will
continue to take things easy.
Rehabilitation
Heal yourself slowly, thoroughly and carefully.
There is no rush.
Avoid pushing yourself.
Be patient.
Undisclosed health problems
If we discover that a student has an undisclosed
medical/health
condition or is undergoing therapy, we will regard this as
serious misconduct and act accordingly.
Our decision will conform to the insurance policy requirement and will be in the best
interests of the student.
Health problems must take
priority.
Eligibility
If you an unsure what is a relevant health concern, please consider
these examples:
Overweight
Inflexible
Depression
Stress-related condition
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Arthritis
High/low blood pressure
Diabetes
Asthma
Heart condition
Hearing
Visual
Old injuries
Please note that the list is not exhaustive.
Common sense
Use your common sense when it comes to
exercise.
Example #1: if you have arthritis in the
hands and wrist you are not able to safely undertake
weapons drills; you might hurt your hands or lose control of the
weapon
Example #2: most health issues would
exclude you from tai chi practice
You are here to get fit
Ignoring health issues could significantly worsen your situation and
ultimately prevent you from doing tai chi training.
You are in a tai chi class to get fit, not
to deteriorate.
Discomfort or pain should never be ignored.
If in doubt, speak to Rachel.
Tai chi
Martial arts students
must attain
a necessary degree of physical fitness.
To accomplish this, regular attendance is necessary, along with regular
home
training.
The risk of injury in combat sports is especially high. To prevent injury,
do the following: 1) Learn to warm-up well before any exercise, 2) Do
everything possible to accelerate recovery between workouts.
(Frederic Delavier)
Fitness
There are certain aspects of the syllabus that require a
higher
degree of fitness i.e. shuai jiao.
If fitness becomes an issue and
there is a risk of injury, Sifu Waller speak to the student about this.
He will give the student an opportunity to get in shape.
Injured? Poorly? etc
In martial arts, if you attend the lesson, the assumption is that you are
fit enough to train. If there's anything preventing you from training
properly that night, Sifu Waller's lesson is
not suitable for you.
Instead, ask to train in Rachel's class until you're able to resume martial
training. For further insight please read Dave Lowry's book In the
Dojo.
Returning to tai chi
If you have recovered from an injury/health problem and feel that can
resume martial training, please speak to Rachel or Sifu Waller about it.
They will evaluate your health and see if they agree with your own
assessment.
A letter from your doctor may be requested.
Responsibility
The insurance company have said that Sifu Waller has final
authority regarding eligibility for martial arts training.
Not the student. Not their doctor.
The student does not know or understand the syllabus, any more than the
doctor does.
They usually fail to recognise the seriousness of tai chi martial practice.
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created 18 April 2008
Last updated
5 November 2013
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