 "Photos: Syrian children learn Taekwondo in refugee camps")
[caption id=“attachment_1115277” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A Syrian refugee boy practices Taekwondo during training at Zaatari refugee camp, near Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1115289” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Syrian refugee children participate in Taekwondo training at Zaatari refugee camp, near Mafraq, Jordan. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1115291” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A Syrian refugee boy looks at his Korean Taekwondo instructor at Zaatari refugee camp. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1115293” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Koreans are also training adult refugees to give classes themselves to the children, who make up a majority of the camp, home to 120,000 Syrians who fled the military onslaught of President Bashar Assad. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1115295” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Syrian refugee children look at their Korean Taekwondo instructor during training at Zaatari refugee camp, near Mafraq, Jordan. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky.[/caption]
Thousands of Syrians have been housed in refugee camps have found a unique way to keep themselves occupied. They are learning Taekwondo - a martial art form, from Korean masters. Syrian children seem to be enjoying these sessions but the Korean masters hope that the adults, who are also part of their training, will be able to instruct the children themselves. Here are the images.
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