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PRESENTATION … Standing beside Steve are Minoru Nakazato Hanshi and his sensei, Eddie Bethea Kyoshi, to make the moment even more memorable.
By: Breana Reliford
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
publisher@thevillagereporter.com
Steve Franz has brought knowledge and wisdom to the minds of his students for over 30 years. He first stepped into a dojo 47 years ago, and since the day his training s...
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