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their new friends from other nations. That’s surely one of the most

important yet least talked about benefits of martial arts training.

Perry William Kelly has a sixth-degree black belt in jiu-jitsu and is an

instructor in four other martial arts. He’s the former national coordi-

nator for use of force for the Correctional Service of Canada. In 2017

he was a karate gold medalist at the World Police and Fire Games,

and in 2018 he received the Joe Lewis Eternal Warrior Award. His

website is perrywkelly.com.

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