Aids?

[Emeraldphoenix]

Curious, Would you teach someone who has AIDS?/Work out with someone who has AIDS?

If anyone does please tell us your experience.

[David Jamieson]

Sure. Why not?

I don't think sparring full contact would be a wise choice due to the risk of blood being let, but standard workout is no barrier.

[MasterKiller]

I would train them to hit bags, mitts, and such, but I would not engange in any kind of contact drills.

I get blood on me sometimes just from light rolling-- scraped toes, bloody noses, busted lips, torn scabs, ripped fingernails...the chance of exposure is just too great for me.

[SanHeChuan]

Blood
Seminal and vaginal fluid
the fluid in your joints
and breast milk

carry the HIV virus

Saliva
sweat
urine
and fecal matter

by them selves do not carry the virus

It shouldn't be a problem, but you should educate yourself about the virus for your own piece of mind.

Still i can understand some trepidation.

[jethro]

david is right that you could not do any type of sparring, but with training there is no way to transmit by just accidentally touching his/her sweat. Blood is the only way and though it needs to be their blood going into an open wound of yours, this should not happen if you are cautious. Everybody needs to be given a chance. But I have never heard of a case where people are sparring and getting AIDS that way. There are few ways to transmit it, and other than sex and needle use with drugs or blood exchange, there are far fethced ideas that culd happen like Adabezie's ***** method. But be cautious and you can certainly train people with aids. A doctor's opinion on this would also be vital.

[Emeraldphoenix]

How is old Cherry point doing? I was stationed at Lejeune 1/8.

[Oso]

As far as AIDS goes, I pretty much feel the same. Forms and other solo work would be fine but we regularly draw blood with our two person...nothing serious: scratches, busted noses and lips, ripped fingernails.

But, where to start? Have a questionaire? You'd need to cover everything else...hepatitas? mad cow disease?

I work with OSHA regs on Bloodborne Pathogens and deal with all types of body fluid on a daily basis.

Maybe martial arts schools are a little behind the times as far as all that goes but I think we'd be looking at discrimination issues if we said they could do one aspect but not the other.

Anyone know how this is handled in pro boxing? the Olympics?

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

if i were an aids patient i would train with other aids patients or i would shadowbox/do forms.

the guilt i would have of infecting someone else would simply not be worth the risk. there are too many variables.

[Chief Fox]

Curious, Would you teach someone who has AIDS?/Work out with someone who has AIDS?

If anyone does please tell us your experience.

It depends on if they're gay or not.

[David Jamieson]

pro boxing disallows aids victims from participating.

olympics disallows it in contact sport venues.

[Emeraldphoenix]

So you are saying, that you are looking for date?

[Oso]

DJ, you're usually correct I think on facts like this. so...it seems as if you could get sued but if pro boxing and especially the Olympics have set the precedent that there IS a danger to other people by allowing someone with AIDS to participate in contact sports then you probably wouldn't have to worry about losing the case if you decided that you didn't want to chance it.


what about lepers?

[Emeraldphoenix]

The only problem with lepers is that you have to contend with flying body parts. It is very annoying when a nose goes flying across the room thus momentarily distracting you and your opponent takes this split secong to take you out while watching his nose fly into the changing room.

[Oso]

that was the mental picture.

trying to remember the Monty Python skit....

[Chief Fox]

So you are saying, that you are looking for date?

Ummmm, uhhhhhh, hmmmmm...never mind.

Good one.