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Would you guys ever do taekwondo?

It depends if it’s easy or hard.

I'll practice on him.

My mom says we're not allowed to punch and kick each other, but what if we told her that we were practicing our taekwondo?

Umm.

I don't want to get on the bad side of your mum.

I would listen to mum all the time and do it at a good gym, that can teach you the right way to do it and do it safely.

Hi, guys.

You okay?

Yeah.

I'm Joe Lane.

Paralympic taekwondo fighter.

Nice to meet you.

What's your guys’ name?

I’m Zach.

I’m Josh.

He's Josh.

I'm Zach.

Nice to meet you guys.

Nice to meet you too.

You can ask me anything you like guys.

What is taekwondo?

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art.

It's like one of the combat sports in the Paralympics.

Do you ever get injured?

Yeah, That's one of the biggest things.

We do get injured a lot.

Luckily, we have Bupa to help us out when we do get injured to fix us.

Do you guys do any sports?

We like playing football.

Sometimes I play basketball with my friends.

Nice.

Is there any tips you would give anyone who’d wanna start taekwondo?

I think that most people who start it would really enjoy it because it's something very different.

And just stick with it and try and enjoy it and don't be scared to, like, fall over and make mistakes.

Just give it your best and have fun.

What's your favourite moment in your career of doing it?

I would say winning the Europeans in Manchester with my family watching, That was probably my favourite moment.

Have you got any medals?

Yeah, I've got quite a few medals.

My favourite medal is probably my European Championship medal.

Behind that is probably my silver medal at the World Championships.

Where are the next Paralympics going to be taking place.

They're going to be taking place in 2024 in Paris.

Are you going to be competing in that?

Currently as it stands yeah, I'll be going.

A lot can change, but I should be there.

Hopefully.

Will you guys watch taekwondo in the next Paralympics?

Yes.

I’ll watch it, yeah.

Thanks.

Will you teach us some?

Yeah, of course.

What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?

In Taekwondo?

In my personal life, I don't know if I can disclose that on camera!

Have you ever needed to go to the toilet in the middle of a fight?

In the middle of a fight?

No.

What does Paralympian mean to you?

For me, that means you're excellent at something that you do and you've been able to represent your country in that and compete in the Paralympics.

So I would say that it just means like, it means excellence really.

Were you born with your disability?

So I was born two months premature, so I was very small, and then I got really ill, and then I ended up losing my arm, just after I was born.

For me, it feels like I've always had it and I was basically born with it because I was so little when it happened.

Is it easy playing video games?

Yeah, it's pretty easy.

I just grab the controller with one hand and then use this arm to like, use the analogue stick and stuff.

For me it's just like, you just adapt, which is really strange but it’s very natural yeah.

Do you think people should be treated the way they are treated?

I don't.

Someone who's disabled might stand out amongst like a crowd of people, but I think it's a bit unfair that people will be treated differently because they are different.

But then everyone in the world is different.

So we should all be treated the same.

We're all still humans.

We're all really the same.

What do you think the word disability means in a way?

I think it just means that somebody is different to what people may be used to.

Just someone might have a different situation to what we would say a regular person is.

In some terms people might see it as like a superpower, like for example, for me it enables me to perform at a high level in sport.

So for other people, it might enable them to be like really good at maths or really good at other things.

So yeah, I just think it's just a difference in things.

Who's your favourite superhero?

Spider-Man.

Spider-Man.

Spider-Man, same!

If you could have one superpower for a day, what would you have?

Fly.

Or time control.

Time control!

If anything bad happened I would go back in time and then just act like it never happened.

Okay.

How do you think people can make things better for people with disabilities?

That's a tough question.

Just the acceptance of it, people just being more aware of it.

Getting younger people, the younger generation used to people with disabilities maybe watching the Paralympics or something with disabled people in it so they can get used to it and understand it.

In the past have you guys had any experiences with disabled people or have any friends that have disabilities?

I've met people who have disabilities, but I've never really like, annoyed anyone.

I've accepted them for who they are because at the end of the day they're just like us.

Humans.

Have you got anyone that you like?

Like a girlfriend or boyfriend?

Yes, I have a girlfriend.

How about you guys?

Any ladies or guys you like?

I have a crush.

Have you spoke to her?

Does she know that you got a crush on her?

Yeah I sent her Valentine’s gifts.

I got her a card, chocolates and flowers.

Nice.

She ate all the chocolates straight away!