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tance in the event of an attack. Most ness or fear that is present in the child.
coaches have some knowledge about Of course, a certain stress in combina-
asthma, but they won’t mind if they are tion with other
reminded of certain methods of first aid

in patients with asthma. The advantage factors may be one of the causes of asth-
of martial arts coaches in relation to ma attacks with the child. If this hap-
some from other sports is the fact that pens, don’t let the first impression fool
they are usually better informed of a va- you, don’t immediately conclude that a
riety of sport injuries. child, who is sick, is afraid of fighting.
Basically, most of these children later
Lots of parents wonder whether the become very successful competitors.
coach will react and know to help their One of the reasons for this is that, due
child at the time of an asthma attack. to their illness they are very disciplined
Martial arts coaches, due to their cool- in training, which is necessary for the
ness, and because of various injuries martial arts.

they have already seen, will certainly be
willing to help your child. A child with It is very important that such a child un-
asthma attacks can start panicking, derstands the importance of discipline
but you can be sure that a martial arts and self-control in the martial arts as
coach will not panic, but be mindful, fo- well as of healthy lifestyle and the im-
cused and helpful. The coach’s coolness portance of physical exercise. The mar-
will help the child to calm down, relax tial arts coach may often, easier than
and start to breathe easier and more the child’s parents, instruct the child
regularly. In the case of an attack, the to a certain strict regimen of life that

child may sit, take the medicine and the he(she) must carry out. Such children
coach should see if the child takes med- accept discipline in training, as well as
ication properly. Remember, the person a sport mode of life better and faster
who suffers from asthma must never be than other ones.They hardly ever give
allowed to exercise with you if there is no up training, even if all of their group
cure. There can be several months with- do. They’ll come to the training even
out asthmatic attacks, or the attacks sick and the coach will sometimes have
appear in a smaller and milder form, and to slow them down or stop for their own
then quite suddenly there is a strong at- safety.
tack.
Do not be surprised if such a child af-

Some coaches can confuse an asthma ter a certain period of training requires
attack with a panic attack. Sometimes it that the coach puts him (her) in a fight.
happens that a child gets an attack just The young asthma patients wants to
before the fight or a competition, but show themselves or to others that they
some coaches attribute it to nervous- are not only as good as the others but

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