Fijian Paralympic debutante Irene Mar says she misses kicking people in the head.
And not because the softly spoken teenager has a mean bone in the body, but due to the fact she's spent her entire life competing in taekwondo against able-bodied athletes.
The 19-year-old student, who aspires to be a marine biologist, is one of just three Fijian athletes in Paris.
Born with a nerve condition that limits the use of her right arm, Mar has shown great skill to win Fijian titles against able-bodied athletes.
But para-taekwondo forbids contact with the head, with points scored for shots to the body.
"My dad first got me into taekwondo, and ever since I was a child I have competed with able-bodied athletes," Mar told AAP.
"That was because our association couldn't get me into the para-side of things.
"The rule change in para-taekwondo is that you can't kick in the head, but in able-bodied I've been used to doing it, so I'm trying to adapt to the change."
Mar knows she will face tough competition in Paris, with the teenager's campaign getting under way when she meets Ukraine's Yuliya Lypetska in her K44 classification on Friday morning (local time).
She hopes to become a mainstay at the Paralympics and act as an inspiration to other female para-athletes in Fiji.
"I would love to win a medal, but also just winning in my first match would be a really big thing, especially coming from a small island," Mar said.
"Fiji is trying to move out of that old style and we want to be more inclusive of people with disabilities.
"I've had a lot of challenges being a para-athlete. Most of the time you would see the other able-bodied athletes and you would want to feel more included or have more company."
