A CUBAN OFFICIALCALLED THE
RESPONSE QUOTE RECKLESS.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO BRINGING
YOU STORIES ABOUT WHY
MONITORING MATTERS.
TONIGHT WE MEET AMASTER
INSTRUCTOR WHO IS ON A MISSION.
. HE BELIEVE MARTIAL ARTS CAN
HELP STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE.
.
IT IS VERY POWERFUL IN MANY
WAYS.
.
HIS PASSION, ENERGY, HIS
TOTAL COMMITMENT TO THE
CHILDREN AND MENTORING AND IT'S
JUST AMAZING.
MASTER SANG VISITS HUNDREDS
OF THE CHILDREN AROUND MIAMI-
DADE TO TEACH WHAT HE CALLS THE
KEYS TO SUCCESS.
RESPECT, CONFIDENCE,
HONESTY, DISCIPLINE, KNOWLEDGE
STRENGTH IN THE BODY.
I TRY TOPUT IT IN THEIR HEADS
SO THEY REMEMBER THOSE THINGS.
HE OWNS HIS OWN STUDIO.
HISMISSION IS TO WORK WITH
CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO THE SPORT.
MY BACKGROUND SOUTH KOREA, I
GREW UP AND WITHOUT MY DAD.
YOU KNOW, WASN'T THERE, SO I
HAD A REALLY HARD TIME, YOU
KNOW.
I'M ALWAYS THEWONDERING
THINKING IF I HAD A GREAT
MENTOR.
AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
WONDERFUL.
HE WAS RECRUITED BY MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO
TAKE PART IN A PROGRAM CALLED
ENVELOPES OF SAFETY COMMUNITY
LEADERS CAME UP WITH THE IDEA
TO FUND MORE PROGRAMS FOR
STUDENTS BETWEEN THE TIME THEY
GET OUT OF SCHOOL --
DEVELOP THEIR ATTITUDE,
LISTEN BETTER, FOCUS BETTER AND
SO MANY GOOD QUALITIES.
.
AND IT WAS THAT MESSAGE THAT
MOTIVATED 14-YEAR OLD FABIAN TO
ASK FOR MORE.
HE SAYS WHEN THEMASTER VISITED
HIS SCHOOL HE MADE UP HIS MIND
RIGHT AWAY.
I ENJOYED IT.
I WANT TO MAKEA CAREER OUT OF
THIS AND THEN HE MADE IT
HAPPEN.
THIS SUMMER HE TOOK HIM ON
FOR FREE TRAINING HIM UP TO 5 5
HOURS A WEEK.
SO 14 YEARS OLD HE COMES TO
ME AND TALKS TO ME I KNOW HE
HAVE A PASSION.
HE WANT TOBECOME A GREAT
INSTRUCTOR OR BLACK BELT.
HE WANT TO CONTINUETRAINING SO
IMMEDIATELY I INVITE HIM TO
COME TO MY STUDIO AND TRAIN.
I WAS REALLY SHY AT THE
BEGINNING.
SO I NEVER TALKED TOANYONE.
EVERY KID THAT CAME INI'M JUST
LIKE -- I DIDN'T GET MORE
CONFIDENCE.
.
HE IS TRAINING AND
MONITORING HIM AND HE HAS BIG
PLANS FOR HIM.
ONCE HE BECOMES A BLACKBELT HE
WANTS TO PUT HIM TO WORK AND
HAVE HIM TEACH OTHER STUDENTS.
.
WE NEED A LOT OF TEENAGERS,
A LOT OF LEADERS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
SO WE CAN HELP.
I CANNOT DO ALL BY MYSELF.
HE CAME FROM CUBA WITH HIS
PARENTS JUST 4 YEARS AGO
COULDN'T BE ANY MORE EXCITED.
I WANT TO BECOME [AUDIO
DIFFICULTY]
SO I GOT INSPIRED.
I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM.
.
WELL, HE ALSO TOLD US DURING
THE SHOOT THAT HE'S DEFINITELY
MUCH MORE FIT SINCE I STARTED
WORKING WITH THE MATTER AND
LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT.
.
I LOVE THAT, ALL THAT
ENERGY.
HE EVEN HAD THE PRINCIPAL IN ON
IT AND THE KIDS.
EVERYBODY DID IT.
SEEMS LIKEIT WOULD BE GREAT FOR
EVERYBODY.
ABSOLUTELY.
HARD WORK TOO.
IT IS HARD WORK.
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