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30th Anniversary

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30 Years: Shotokan Karate in Kansas City 1966- 1996

30th Anniversary Album Cover
Jon Beltram with Tsutomu Ohshima

 

To Tsutomu Ohshima, whose clear vision has given purpose and direction to our practice.
To Jon Beltram, who has led us on our way.
To friends who will follow after.

Acknowledgements

Editors –Mike Lyon, David Altman

Layout, production, and design –Val Barnett, Mike Lyon

Copy editor –Linda B. Lyon

Contributors –David Altman, Laura Bishop Altman, Val Barnett, Greg Barstow, Jon Beltram, Andy Brown, Pat Brown, Donnie Duncan, Carl Johnson, John I(aczynski, Pat Kane, Jim Kaplafka, David Lightner, Dan Lobmire, Mike Lyon, Eric Manuel, David A. Mills, Tsutomu Ohshima, Shoji Okabe, Greg Oliver, Patty Richardson, John Rogers, Kelly Rudolph, Sarah Shults, Kevin Smith, Rich Stohlmann

Copyright© 1996, Shotokan Karate of America, Inc., Los Angeles, California.
All rights reserved. No reproduction permitted without the express written permission of Shotokan Karate of America, Inc.

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