First thing make sure your
instructor knows that you have hearing difficulties, after telling him
this my instructor (Lets call him Mr Sabum, his wife is Mrs Sabum) said that if
I had any problems hearing him them I had to raise my right hand and cup my left
ear with my left hand to let him know that I could not hear him.
The second thing is when wearing a helmet it is not
always possible to wear hearing aids, as they may not fit comfortably under the
helmet or could get damaged if you fall and hit your head or get punched. You
can wear them if you think it will be okay but I personally do not wear mine
when I'm sparing. When I'm sparing I make sure that my instructor and partner
knows that I'm not wearing my hearing aids. When sparing make sure you watch
your partner if they stop and make sure that you can see your instructor to
know what to do next.
Finally if you are at a
grading let the grading examiner know that you have problems hearing and what
they can do to help you, for my grading we are shown the action that they want
us to do as they tell us, for example if they want us to do an inner forearm
block they show the action as well. If your grading has a spoken section feel
confident to ask them to repeat the question if you are not confident that you
heard it correctly.
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