Youngwol, the heaven of leports
And here is the man with extraordinary rafting skill
He's the top
He's a veteran`!
Waiting for the king of rafting to arrive
And he come out from the water :)
But..
You're wearing an artificial leg, are you alright?
Oh my leg?
It's uncomfortable, but it's totally fine.
Even with one leg, nothing is impossible!
Got 20 years of rafting experience!
We introduce you JuYoung Lee
Dong River rafting is the longest course in Korea
and it takes minimum of 2 hours
His job is to ride the boat safely for that 2 hours
But our rafting king guarantees your safety and excitement at the same time!
It's like I'm riding a roller coaster
When the current is very weak,
I use my weight to add excitement
How come you're this good even without one leg?
It's good if your two legs can keep the balance
but I can't do that
So I have to use my right leg much more
Using twice the power of other ppl,
he carries a male adult
and he has to use his leg all the time
But his trained muscle and experience
allow him to maintain as the king of rafting ;)
Aww I wanna join :(
There's more
He's good at swimming, too
I used to have every single certificate that is related to water
Like yacht, life guard coach, diving, wind surfing
So his customers can rely on him ;)
and his boss, too
I worried at first but now I don't
He's a veteran!
Oh course
He came out after the rafting
As he takes off his artificial leg, we could see countless scars on his leg
Because his artificial leg doesn't fit on him,
Every time he goes out for rafting, his leg gains scars
But still, he loves rafting
When I do rafting, I don't think of my disability
It's just.. good.. makes me happy
He spent all of his 20s' summer doing rafting
After losing his leg 8 years ago, he thought he wouldn't be able to redo the rafting
but he couldn't stop longing for that happy moment
So he started to learn how to swim again
I started from A
It's so different. Speeding required different muscles, too
I continued to study by myself
Though he couldn't swim forward because of imbalance
he continued to train himself
which brought back his old swimming skill to him
8 years have passed
and he made his own chores rule
I'm using this as my closet
And using a chair to help him move indoor
When he spends time alone at home,
he suddenly recalls the nightmare of the accident
As his parents got divorced,
he had to afford himself at the age of 11
I had to work from Money to Friday till 12 AM
and I arrived in Youngwol at dawn so I hurried to buy water
The accident at dawn
changed the man's life entirely
It hurts a lot
I can't walk without a rest. I have to stop every 10m
That must be because of the size
Well... about the size..
I'm not sure if the size fits me or not. I made a hole right here because of the pain
He has been using this for 6 years now
and the shape of it is distorted
The price of the silicon protector is 800,000 won
As the price is too high,
he chose to endure the pain
But there's other thing that makes him much more exhausted
depression.
I suffered from depression
People always tell me to stop bothering my body
But
The memory hunts me down when I do nothing.
After experiencing something unusal and unexpected
He had spent countless nights crying to accept the fate
despair, sadness, anger
Whenever negative emotions tried to bring him down,
he didn't surrender
His new challenge, bike racing
He's participating in the bike racing track and we're training ourselves for it
He has recently started training with professional cycle racers
55km/h!!! amazing speed..!
Though it's hard for those who have experience,
he bears it and continues the training
Despite the pain due to sweat,
he stays strong.
I've never heard him saying negative words like "I can't do it." or "It's unfair"
But instead, he says
I need to learn more. I gotta do it again.
His strong will defeats the disability
and as his will gets hardened,
he gets power to go forward
Are you gonna continue?
Of course!~
We root for you!
It's not about stamina, but it's about endurance
patience.
The time of patience which must have been tougher than the others'
On the uphill road where the finish line is faint,
he continued to tell himself that
he can do it.
And he managed to finish the course with one leg.
You did it! It was an amazing job..!
Are you okay..?
Just a sec please...
He must be very overwhelmed right now.
I did it...
The way down has always been my dream
It's time to feel my endurance
Mission clear ;)
One medical equipment company contacted him after watching this film
They said they would love to offer him a new artificial leg
His leg must have been very painful. It must have been hard for him to walk for a long time
To an expert, it is just so surprising that
he managed to work as a rafting guide
We'll make a socket first and go through tests to find the most ideal size for him
Checking the painful area then production has started!
Every part of this socket must perfectly fit on his leg.
You can stand up now
Does the new leg fit on you?
Nervous but excited
Uh... wait... this is...
He checks the new artificial leg carefully
It's so strange that I can feel my heel touching the ground
His happy dance as it's much more comfortable and light
Good for you :)
After a few days, his new artificial leg was made
New / Old The new leg is designed with higher cover
and with a spring so that he can perform better
I wanna participate more contests now
Thank you so much
Walking with new ariticial leg
He can't stop smiling :)
We root for your
bright and positive future
and we heard news from him after the shooting
He won the third medal in cycle track contest (National Sports Festival for the Disabled)
He did it again!~!!
Respect ;)