Ohana Martial Arts in St. Charles, Missouri holds a Kajukenbo class for people with various disabilities. “(Martial Arts) teaches you how to overcome things. Things we take for granted, it makes you tougher,” says Will Jenkins.
Will, born with cerebral palsy, is the first student in the class to receive his black belt. When he first started the class he states that he used martial arts as a form of therapy. “When I first started, my balance wasn’t that good. I was still recovering from an operation I had,” says Will.
Will has been dedicated to martial arts for twenty-one years. His determination shows as he is on track to receive his black belt, the highest ranking in martial arts. “(Will) has done a lot of things that I think people may have been surprised at and that’s because he pushes himself and works and works and works until he gets it,” says instructor Charlie Walton.
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