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The Harlem Grandmaster and His Ten Thousand Karate Kids
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The Harlem Grandmaster and His Ten Thousand Karate Kids

For nearly half a century, Sam McGee has offered generations of Harlem residents free martial arts training, and the confidence to fight without fists.

Emon Hassan
Nov 21, 2013
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