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Serguei Vassiliev, who is blind, tests for his black belt in aikido, throwing opponent John Murphy to the ground. (Lisa Poole for The Boston Globe)
By Terry Weber
Globe Correspondent / April 14, 2011
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great story – congrats Terry! and Serguei!
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Hey thanks Jenn, and thanks Joey, for posting this! 🙂
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What a nice story…challenges overcome by dedication. The story seemed to just flow, wanting to read more. Good Job Terry.
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The broad can write…I’m just sayin’
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Yes she can, and she has such a beautiful smile. She is also in the Cape Ann Guide. Damn, she gets around. Someone should write an article about the writer.
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You’re lucky this “broad” is easy going with a sense of humor! 🙂
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Keep climbing the ladder Terry!
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Hey Bob, Nice to hear from you. Sometime over weekend will send you an email about a couple of loose ends to tie up. 🙂
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good story. serge is a good friend. 1 correction tho. there are no competitions in aikido. mr. murphy was not his opponent.
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