Jerome Johnson Holds Second Degree Black Belt
By Susan EllswortSi
Post Staff Writer
, 'Fearing for her frail and
petite nine year old son,
Mrs. Norma Westmoreland
of Charlotte encouraged him
to study karate.
That was ten years ago.
Jerome- Johnson, 19
presently holds a seconc
degree black belt in both
American karate anc
Tackw on-do, a Korean mar
tial art
Johnson said in 1978-79
he fought in 20 competitions
on the east coast from New
Y ork to Florida and placcc
first or second in all but one.
His Study jof martial art!
began after his mothci
obs-rved a karate clasr
taught by Ron Wilson snr.
decided this was the kind of
.discipline the boy needed.
Beginning his training at
the Charlotte School of
Karate with Ron Wilson
Johnson is now head instruc
t »■ and tournament coor- j
d.i'jior at Wilson’s Korean
Karate Academy on North
Graham Street.
Karate practice and
teaching is a part-time, 20
hour a week hobby for
Jot niton who is a production
supervisor for American
Colors, a chemical plant that
produces liquid plastics.
Nicknamed “Mr. Magic,”
•son receives praise from
his karate family; Ron
JEROME JOHNSON
—with his valued tronhies 7
Wilson, his teacher and his
sparring partners F reddie
Williams, Gus Anderson,
Don Roberts and Bob
Johnson.
“His kicks are higher than
his six foot frame," Wilson
says. “There are no kicking
combinations he is incapable
of doing.”
Anderson claims, “J J. has
. I
the ability to kick over a
grown man’s head without
the man being aware of the
movement of his leg.”
The title “Mr. Magic”
originated when Johnson
defeated top opponents with
swift hand and foot
movements.
“It has to be magic” the
.spectators allegedly shouted
during the fights.
Despite a preoccupation
with karate, Johnson has no
plans to teach it full-time.
“It’s more fun as a hobby.
I tak? karate because it
keeps me off the streets and
out ot trouble,” Johnson ex
plained.
Johnson aspires to be
voted, as the national cham
pion by the National
Karate Association of which
he is a member.
Johnson says studing the
martial arts has benefited his
mind as well as his body.
“Karate coordinates the
mind with the body. It
makes you peaceful; you
don’t have to prove
anything to anybody.”
Mrs. Westmoreland ad
mits she is proud of her son
and credits his success to
God, Wilson and he and his
karate family.
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tempered dialogue. We be
lieve that all thoughtful Amer
icans of all faiths and persu
asions concur in these views.”
Mr. Hooks demanded that
the American government
provide its citizens “with the
truth” about the circumstan
ces surrounding Mr. Young’s
resignation“while taking
every precaution against be
smirching or destroying the
credibility of so worthy a
diplomat and statesman." Mr.
Hooks has repeatedly com
plained about the double
standard with which Mr You
ng was judged.
In considering Black-Jewish
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ment said the immediate pro
blem before the group was
“fh._1_. 1. ...Ll.L. uT._
cessful demand for the resign
ation of Ambassador Andrew
Young has in fact further
damaged an already unhappy
relationship between the A
merican Jewish organization
al spokesmen and the rank
and file and the leadership of
American Blacks.” It was
clear, the statement said, that
Ambassador Young’s resig
nation "has seriously intensif
ied tensions in Black-Jewish
relations.”
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DEFUNIS, BAKKE and
WEBER affirmative action
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“Beyond that, some Jewish
intellectuals gave credence
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concepts as 'reverse discri
mination’ and ‘quotas' as rea
sons for restricting further
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“ed the historical attitude am
ong whites of regarding for
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