[nabs-l] Athletics in College

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi again,

Per the issue of letting your instructor know you're blind and such, I
don't think it is such a big deal as we may think.  When I started
karate my dad mentioned it to my instructor, and I think it made him
feel a little off guard.  He did have me come in to an individual
appointment, but once he saw that I could do what he was asking me to
do he was like, "Good, you can start in the white belt class
tomorrow."  It helped that he competed against a blind guy perhaps,
but overall it wasn't bad.

Another thing I really liked, outside of martial arts that my dojo
did, was circuit training.  It was difficult for me to go early on
since I was balancing marching band and karate, but once my marching
season was over I started doing circuit training on the days I didn't
take karate classes.  It was hard work, but it was also a lot of fun.
My instructor's wife was the one who taught it, and like her husband
she was very open to working with me.  IF we were trying something I
had never done before she would show me how to do it, and then only
pop over if I was doing something incorrectly or looked confused.  I
know this is a little off topic from martial arts, but it is also
something I would recommend too.

On 3/28/14, Kirt <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lizzie,
> I did judo for a couple years and am actually thinking about starting up
> again, as I live fairly close to a dojo now. My sensei was pretty good about
> demonstrating new throws and ground tech Meeks on me and letting me try them
> out on him until I'm more or less got them down. I also got some of the
> other more advanced students show me things when I needed help... And it
> worked pretty well.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 28, 2014, at 10:08 AM, <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lizzy, this is Helga. I just wanted to tell you that I'm doing Karate,
>> but I don't do it at school, I do it outside of school! I started doing it
>> last augus, and I really like it a lot, I'm actually a yellow belt now.
>> Just to let you know, I'm actually the first blind student in my class! I
>> actually attend a Saturday class which is a class where students that have
>> some kind of dissability works one to one. In fact, one of my friend
>> invited me and she told the Sensei that I was blind, and he started
>> working with me one to one, and now he makes me work with some of the
>> students that are in his regular classes that volunteer to help in that
>> day, but he also works with me when they are not available. And once in a
>> while I come to one of his classes that are held on the week. I never did
>> Karate before, and I really enjoy it a lot! I recommend you take Karate! I
>> think the first thing you should do is talk to your instructor first, and
>> tell him or her that you are visually impaired, and then telll him that
>> you are willing to learn the moves if he teach you one to one first for a
>> two months or so, and then he or she can assign you a student that can
>> help you and both of you can practice together and then he or she can come
>> to check on you both! For the first time learning the moves could be
>> difficult, but not impossible! If you have any questions, you can write me
>> offlist or you can write me on list ok? Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks
>> and God bless! :)
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: lizzy
>> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 9:44 AM
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Athletics in College
>>
>> Hi All,
>> I'm thinking about taking some form of a martial art (more
>> specifically Judo, Karate or Tae Kwon Do) in the fall semester.
>> They are all club sports, so no one has to have prior experience
>> to join.  I'm wondering if I should speak to the instructor
>> before coming to a class? Should I try to learn some of the
>> movements one-on-one before class and then practice them while
>> there? Or should I just show up and go with the flow? Are martial
>> arts typically very visual? If anyone has experience with or
>> knows someone who has done these martial arts before could you
>> give me some pointers.  I honestly have never seen any of the
>> moves so I don't really know what to expect.  I've done other
>> sports before but nothing like this so as always, any advice or
>> information you can give me would be fantastic!
>> Thanks,
>> Lizzy
>>
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Kaiti