Tae Kwon Do has definitely influenced my life. I'm more adept at seeing problems and de-escalating the situation before it get out of control. It has also helped me to keep calm when my parents have medical problems and need the ambulance to take them. I don't panic, but do what I have to do (I did mouth to mouth on my dad when he had four bad heart attacks--the first one was in the house when he stopped breathing. The heart didn't stop until the EMTs pulled up in the Rescue Unit. Talk about fear--there was plenty. I didn't lose it until the EMTs walked in the door and took over). Dad is much better now and still with us. He has had some setbacks, but that is to be expected.
