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Jerry Buffa

pcsadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:59 +0000

Born in Sicily Italy, I arrived in the US when I was 7. I lived in Western PA until I was 14, moving to Norristown where I graduated from High School. After graduating from DeVry with Associates Degree in Electronics, I moved to Reading in 1990. I spent most of my working life in the computer field until becoming a [...]

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Rich Diguardi

pcsadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:47 +0000

I started karate in 1993 at the age of six after begging my parents to take me for lessons. My interest in the martial arts came mostly from TV shows and movies. After eleven years of balancing school sports and karate, I went for my black belt. The test is something I will never forget [...]

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Tammy Rider

pcsadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:47 +0000

Tammy Rider has been studying karate since she was 13 years old. She received her Black Belt when she was 18 years old then soon left to study at the University of Pittsburgh. While in Pittsburgh, she served as a research assistant at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and participated in various charities. After [...]

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Heather Watts

pcsadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:15 +0000

I started taking karate when I was 14. It was something my father did in Korea during the Vietnam War and I grew up watching all the movies. That’s where my interest came from. I loved it. I set goals for myself and it boosted my self confidence. For someone who tried all kinds of sports [...]

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Vickie Cahoe

pcsadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Vickie Cahoe At the age of 10, I begged my mother to let me take karate, but instead she decided it was dance class for me. After a very half-hearted try at tap dance, she finally gave in. Unfortunately, the only studio in my area at the time was a judo dojo filled with very large [...]

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