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Instructors teach taekwondo to students with special needs

Tim Meek, of Rising Sun Martial Arts, works with Ava White Academy student Max Marshall on kicking technique during the student’s martial arts class. Ava White Academy teachers say the twice-a-week class has helped the students with their self-confidence and ability to follow directions. Meek and his wife, Lydia, teach the class every Tuesday and Thursday.

1110avawhite5 — Tim Meek, of Rising Sun Martial Arts, works with Ava White Academy student Max Marshall on kicking technique during the student’s martial arts class. Ava White Academy teachers say the twice-a-week class has helped the students with their self-confidence and ability to follow directions. Meek and his wife, Lydia, teach the class every Tuesday and Thursday.

C.L. Abercrombie

Updated: Nov 10, 2014, 3:08 PM

Published: Nov 10, 2014, 5:37 AM

Connor Daniel, a 12-year-old student at Ava White Academy in Gainesville, searched longer than most 12-year-olds for an after-school activity. He tried a martial arts class at a studio outside of Hall County, but the instructor was not able to work with his particular circumstances. Connor Daniel has epilepsy, causing him to experience seizures and short-term memory loss.

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