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Other Safety Considerations

Relax

It is important to stay relaxed during your training. The usual response to stress is to tense up and stop breathing. Learning a new skill, especially one that incorporates joint locks and throws, could be considered stressful. Staying relaxed helps the body move freely and more fluidly. This relaxation actually prevents injuries.

Rolling and Falling (Ukemi)

It is impossible to practice aikido without learning how to take falls. This can be very frustrating. You may want to learn all the fancy throws and footwork that make aikido such a beautiful art, but learning how to fall is for your safety and the safety of your training partners. Falling is not just important in aikido, it is an essential necessity. Taking ukemi and learning to be a good training partner is as hard, if not harder, than learning the techniques of aikido.

First Aid

Injuries do happen. They cannot all be prevented. If injured, report it, clean it up, and clean yourself up. Your instructor needs to know if you are injured and can help to determine whether or not you need additional first aid or medical attention. How you react to injuries can affect healing and recovery. Many beginning students want to "tough it out" and train although they are injured. This is not wise training. The sooner an injury receives the proper diagnosis, the sooner you can begin proper treatment, which will help you make a faster recovery. If you accidentally injure your training partner, check on him or her and apologize. If a training partner accidentally injures you, offer your forgiveness and the reassurance that you are okay. Like you, your training partners are learning aikido. Train in peace and harmony.