Handi-Valide
The art of being oneself
Association d'Aikido Handi-Valide et Disciplines Associées
Association régie par le droit local d'Alsace Moselle. Registre des Associations Volume 70 Folio 118. SIREN 814 770 608- siège social : 10, rue Aristide Briand 68000 Colmar - France.
LSA®: Langue des Signes Aïkido / Signs Language for Aïkido
The Aikido Sign Language® (LSA®) was developed by Sylvie Guillard, - Aikido 5th Dan teacher of the Garéoult Club (Var) - with two profound deaf students. This tool allowed them to pass all the exams until the 3rd Dan of Aikido, which they obtained thanks to their acidity and the commitment of their teacher.
The idea of filming the LSA® came from the need for a hard-of-hearing friend to find a cheap solution to help her move to Dan. Thus the LSA® was first considered in the form of a DVD. The Garéoult club has mobilized to develop an ergonomic tool for both the teacher and the beginner deaf student. Micheline Vaillant Tissier then helped us validate the accuracy of the techniques that are demonstrated.
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From now on, its content is accessible by everyone and for free, via Youtube.
See LSA®
Visual impairment and martial arts
At the Karate Spirit Club of Vins s / Caramy, the teacher, David ROSSI, has put in place a pedagogy full of creativity to develop a young boy visually impaired.
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Thanks to these tools and this pedagogy, the young student has passed his first Dan successfully. He participates in the French Championship UNSS, and valid competitions classics at the regional level.
Martial arts from a wheelchair
Concerning us, we think that we must avoid creating a new obstacle to martial practice by imposing a specific chair that will certainly be expensive.
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Indeed, there are chairs that are more ergonomic and lighter, which are better suited to martial practices because they are refined and expose less Uké ... but the investment is large and not necessary, especially in the beginning.
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The ideal armchair for martial practice is stable, lightweight, easy to maneuver, compact, ...
The ability to move in a wheelchair on tatami mats will depend on
- the surface on which you practice. The best chair is to practice on carpet-puzzles.
- the physical capabilities of the person (power of the upper limbs)
- its size (weight)
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The choice of a chair meets a specific need and is the work of the occupational therapist or physiotherapist.
