In one word: Inspirational!
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The martial arts tournament here Saturday morning featured the usual array of chops, kicks, jabs and twirls, punctuated by grunts and softened by ceremonial bows.
But participants in the Eighth Annual Special Needs Martial Arts Tournament put on a performance that wasn't what you'd usually see. The athletes, some with Down syndrome, autism and other conditions, sometimes needed a little help.
"When you get to know these children you see they're like all children," said Sal Lopresti, 57, a businessman from Washington Township who volunteers as an instructor. "And we need to treat them like that."
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