13 Jul F. JAVIER FIGUEROA (24 YEARS OLD)

THANKS TO PARA-KARATE I HAVE IMPROVED MY CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY

✳️ On this occasion it is Francisco, who began to practice parakarate also relatively recently in Chile, in 2018, who tells us the benefits that it brings to practice it and above all “feel that he can do the same as a normal person but with some more difficulties”, because #karatesomostodos #parakarateeskarate #karateesparakarate.

HEART DISEASE AND HEMIPARESIS

My name is Francisco Javier Figueroa Vera, I am 24 years old and I am 7th kyu of Karate Uechi Ryu.
Well, my life started well until 6 months of age, at which point I was found heart disease so I was subsequently had to have surgery. After the operation I had an intrahospital infection and had to remove part of my sternum. I was in a coma with mechanical ventilation for about a week.

HIT A MOTORBIKE

Después de eso me realizaron otra operación la cual fue exitosa, pero quedé con secuelas de hemiparesia derecha. A los 10 años de edad me atropelló una cuatrimoto, la cual me produjo un TEC, traumatismo encéfalo craneano, dejándome una cicatriz en la parte derecha de mi cabeza.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN PARAKARATE THERE ARE NO LIMITS

I started my rehabilitation at INRPAC and in October 2018 I met Karate. At that moment I saw Sensei William Cantillana training and asked if he was suitable for people with disabilities and he said “obviously yes, if you want to learn there are no limits” and here I go down this path. Over time the benefits you have given me is mainly the stability of my right side, side with which I have less strength, security and trust.

SECURITY, CONFIDENCE AND STABILITY

But the most important thing that is to feel that you can and that life matters. I feel like we’re the same as “normal people” just with a little more difficulty.

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