""I tried to find a way to throw it away from everybody, so everybody will not get like dying or injured. So before I throw it, it explode. But everybody survived. It's just my hand.""
""I never feel disability or maybe something missing or anything.""
""I just so happy. I don't know how to express it. Just one big emotion to make you excited, make you feel good, make you feel like these great people and you are part of them.""
""Every experience that he's had, he's never made it like a problem that holds him back. It only just motivates him. And he never used as an excuse.""
Ismael Ox, a para athlete from Brooklyn, lost his right hand at age 11 while trying to save others from a grenade explosion. Despite this, he pursued taekwondo and never felt limited by his disability. After arriving in the U.S. at 17 and experiencing homelessness, he persevered through the foster care system and was adopted. Ox recently became an American citizen, expressing immense joy and gratitude for his new life and supportive community. His journey is documented by filmmaker Chris Chu, who emphasizes Ox's resilience and motivation.
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