Friday, April 28, 2006

Gentle persuasion and encouragement

And then a lot of hard work.

Story:
At 13 he was 6ft 2in tall, weighed 17 stones – and took up kick boxing. There was no doubt that he could pack a mean punch, the trouble was he could not always control which direction it would travel.

Ross, now 18, was born with dyspraxia, an inability to coordinate movement. Although there are no obvious physical signs, to other people he would at times appear clumsy and awkward.

Years of consulting the experts did little to improve Ross's condition, for which there is no known cause or cure.

Rather it was gentle persuasion from his mum Maureen to give martial arts a go that was to change his life.

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