Almost an addiction

True, it can be almost like an addiction - a positive one I might add!
As soon as you get past the initial phase and you start to get the hang of it, martial arts can be a life-long passion really.

Story:
When Charles Merhib was 39, he saw a demonstration of karate and asked, "Where do you go for this?"

The Wellesley resident was referred to Walter Mattson, an instructor who had a karate school in Natick. Merhib got a free lesson, liked it, joined a class, and 40 years later is still training once a week with Mattson.

Now holding the rank of seventh-degree black belt in Okinawan Uechi-style karate, Merhib said that "it's hard to put down - it's an addiction almost. You do the exercise and you feel good."

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