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Neil Ohlenkamp
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Mr. Ohlenkamp holds a seventh degree black belt in Judo after more than 50 years of training and experience as a competitor, instructor, team coach, and tournament official. He has been awarded black belt rank certificates by the United States Judo Association (USJA) , United States Judo Federation (USJF) , Southern California Black Belt Association (Nanka Yudanshakai) , and the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan. He was promoted to first degree black belt by the USJF in 1975 and by the Kodokan in 1976. Mr. Ohlenkamp has been teaching Judo and jujutsu classes since 1973. He has been the head instructor of the Encino...
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Keith O'Brien
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The New York Times Book Review has hailed Keith O'Brien for his "keen reportorial eye" and "lyrical" writing style. He has written two books, been a finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting, and contributed to National Public Radio for more than a decade.O'Brien's radio stories have appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, as well as Marketplace, Here & Now, Only a Game, and This American Life. He has also written for The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Politico, Slate, Esquire.com, and the Oxford...
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