Opportunities in ITF Taekwon-Do for people with autism

Thesis for VIIth Dan
by Eddy Van Damme, Belgium

Since 1990, my passion for ITF Taekwon-Do has only grown bigger as it became a specific
interest that inspired not only a great part of my free time, but influenced my whole life. It
went as a red thread through my existence and was always there even if everything else
went wrong. ITF Taekwon-Do determines my life in a very important way and it has always
done so since the start. This has everything to do with my particular attention and focus on
this martial art and my way of being.

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By M Art van der Lee, The Netherlands

A sad day in my life was, In February 2008, while during training I suffered a heart at tack. I was rushed to the hospital where a clogged artery was opened and a week later, I went into open heart surgery. I received four bypasses and some stents to keep other main arteries open. It took me several months to recover. Months I was not able to train and teach Taekwon-Do, this was a very dark period in my life. The good news was: I survived and the surgeon assured me this was because of my strong heart and body. Thank you, Taekwon-Do!