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Jerome Atkinson is an English karateka. [2] [3] He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships Karate medals.[ citation needed ]
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Jerome Atkinson is an English karateka. [2] [3] He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships Karate medals.[ citation needed ]
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