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Karate instructor reveals the secret to overcoming life's challenges
Even with a 7th degree Black Belt, Shuseki Shihan Mel Ramsey found the onset of the pandemic "scary." But under his innovative leadership, his Upper West Side karate community emerged even stronger than before.
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