0302 – Training and Practice Dangers We Ignore
When it’s training time there are certain risks that immediately come to mind. Â I don’t even think about live fire without a good back stop, eyes and ears. Â When its time to go hands on, I always wear my mouth guard and depending on the level of the folks I’m working with and the planned activities, we gear up from there. Â In my experience there are issues that we come across in training that are obvious safety issues and then there are the more subtle issues that need to be dealt with. Â Today we are going to focus on the subtle side and talk about the training and practice dangers we ignore.
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Training Dangers
In my opinion in the self-defense training industry we focus on the “glamorous” dangers to the exclusion of many of the more likely risks we face in our environment. Â Don’t get me wrong, we need to talk about the reality that things can go wrong in self-defense training. Â Let’s face it, any time we train with guns, the risk is there that someone could get shot. Â There is no way to bring the risk to 0. Â When we train with unarmed skills it is completely possible that some one could get their bell rung. Â Yes we should take precautions to try and prevent these situations, but in my opinion the trainers and trainees can’t stop there.
The Sun
- Sunburn
- Dehydration
- Heat Related Illness
Training Props
- Steel Targets
- Falling Steel
- Jacket Fragments
- Staples
- Splinters
Weather
- Severe Weather
- Shelter
Physical Fitness
- Injury
- Medical Emergencies
- Smoking
Responsibility for Mitigation
- Safety is the responsibility of the instructor
- Benefit of course content and exercises needs to SIGNIFICANTLY outweigh the risks.
- Risk cannot be eliminated
- The instructor can’t control the environment
- Many of the issues discussed move into the realm of Personal Responsibility
- Know the risks
- Know how to mitigate those risks
- Prepare to deal with a range of circumstances
- Know your personal limits
- Stay within those limits
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