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tunetigress
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Having just returned from competing at the Tiger Balm Internationals in Vancouver Canada, I'd like to bring people's attention to the topic of Indoor Air Pollution, and the affect it can have on athletes as well as the general population. I was dismayed to find that the judges were all provided with a very smelly and very toxic variety of marker to use for scoring. Having a serious respiratory disability that is exacerbated by exposure to such toxins, I was immediately aware that my physical abilities were being affected by the markers being used. Is anyone aware of any rules or guidelines in place that might influence the type of scoring pens used at tournaments? Is there anyone who has an experience or opinion regarding air quality and it's effects at the competitive level? What do you think of the idea of keeping the air at Martial Arts Training Facilities as pure and healthy as possible by encouraging the use of unscented, or naturally based products in general? I realize that chemical toxicity in our environment is a very politically based topic, and being so, I would like to focus on the HEALTH issues as relating to training and performance specifically.