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Keys to Conquering COVID

WHEN I STARTED WRITING this column, we’d just passed the 100-day mark since residents of California were last allowed to provide on-site martial arts instruction, whether at a commercial school, a rec center, a YMCA or any other facility. Fortunately, we just got the “go” signal from our county. Now, businesses like mine can reopen.

The first thing we did was post on our Facebook page: “Classes at the dojo begin this Friday!” That was the easy part. The hard part is ongoing. It entails confronting the fact that because the coronavirus is still with us, we all face unprecedented restrictions that vary according to our state

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