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On the Winners' Platform

Noa's victory was double. She triumphed over her rivals in karate
competitions and also over her complex physical limitations, which she
struggles with from the day of her birth. Her trainer and father, Roni
Kluger, says: "It was clear to me that more than all the medicine and
science, the involvement in martial arts would be for Noa the ultimate
solution."

At the age of eight, she stood for the first time on the winners' platform.

The event was the National Karate Competition and Noa Kluger came in
second place. Her victory was double. Noa triumphed over her rivals in

the competition and also over her physical limitations, which she
struggles with from the day of her birth.

Kluger was born suffering from a rare assortment of medical problem, the

connection between them unclear. She is limited in hearing and sight on
her left side and also suffers from a heart defect, problems in her blood

vessels, and bad asthma. When she entered first grade, it became clear
that she was learning disabled.

Today she is eighteen, living and functioning like any other girl her age.

But Kluger always aspired to more than that, and she has succeeded. She
has a black belt in karate, she teaches martial arts, and she has even won

three times in international championships. These days she is finishing

twelfth grade successfully, and she also plays guitar and draws.
Her father, Roni, a master of karate, knew from the day that his

daughter's medical problems were discovered what the road to
rehabilitation would be: "It was clear to me that more than all the

medicine and science, the involvement in martial arts would be for her

the ultimate solution."

- Do you know the reasons for Noa's problems?
- "No. Noa underwent countless tests and we were told that the

collections of problems that she suffers from do not have an

explanation nor a history. Her medical file traveled among doctors
throughout the world. No one found a parallel to her case. We went

through hard years, but today I can say that Noa is an absolute

example of the results of proper training in martial arts. She receives

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