PAUL: I don't know if you're aware, but it's National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. And it's estimated about 10,400 under the age of 15 are going to be diagnosed this year alone.</s>BLACKWELL: Yes, but one CNN hero is helping the kids kick cancer with power, peace, and purpose.</s>RABBI ELIMELECH GOLDBERG, CNN HERO: When children get a diagnosis like cancer or any major disease, they lose any sense of feeling that they are controlling their lives. They are prodded and poked and they are often so afraid. Our daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. She was such an incredible little soul who taught me about the power inside of ourselves. Are you ready?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.</s>GOLDBERG: OK. Begin. After our daughter passed away I started a program that provides classes to children who are sick to teach them the martial arts and make them feel powerful. Every single type of martial arts uses the breath to take control. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do. We use the martial arts as a platform for meditation, for relaxation, to allow children to gain these tools to really face down so much of the fear, the anger that accompanies pain. Breathe in. And you can see the light on their face. I feel like their souls are shining. Yay, you did it.</s>PAUL: Oh, god bless that man. He's doing such special work.</s>BLACKWELL: I love to see the kids just kind of center themselves.</s>PAUL: We all need some of that.</s>BLACKWELL: Yes.</s>PAUL: Yes we do. Go out in make some great memories today.</s>BLACKWELL: Thank you for watching. There's much more ahead in the CNN Newsroom. We'll turn it over to Fredricka Whitfield.</s>FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Hi guys.</s>CHRISTI PAUL, CNN HOST: Hi Fred.</s>WHITFIELD: All right. You have a great day. Thank you so much. We're going to keep the momentum that you established from this morning. Thanks so much.
CNN Hero Teaches Martial Arts to Children with Cancer