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Amputee taekwondo instructor teaches students to never give up
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Lydia Meek works on kicking with students Sept. 13 at Ava White Academy and Tutorials in Gainesville. Meek has been practicing taekwondo for 12 years and has continued teaching even after recently having part of her leg amputated. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Lydia Meek will not be held back. Meek, 43, has been practicing taekwondo for 12 years and had part of her leg amputated about two months ago. Now the Gainesville woman is back to teaching taekwondo and teaching others never to give up.