Dear John: With His Father Dying, So Are His Chances To Talk

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A last chance for a son to reconcile with his dying father, a father pushing his son to be involved in aggressive sports, and a boyfriend who was abused as a child.

Remembering Sensei

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Who owns the memory of a great man?

Fighting to Belong

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A fatherless boy in no man’s land, Rannoch Donald immersed himself in martial arts to become invincible.

Heart of a Beginner

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NFL Hall of Fame member, Andre Tippett, talks about how karate transformed his life and powered his athleticism.

My Last Fight

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As a boy, John Reed found that learning to fight was an outlet for him. But fighting was a harder habit to break than he thought.

The Karate Stance

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On expectant fatherhood, awful dancing, and the giving up of ego.