A 71-year-old Williamsville, New York, man has earned a fourth-degree black belt in karate after spend­ing 20 years learn­ing the sport.  James Wild said he started prac­tic­ing karate after hear­ing about a dis­abled 7-year-old boy earn­ing a black belt. “I thought at the time, if he could do it, so can I,” Wild said.  Since start­ing karate, Wild has suf­fered a heart attack and had to undergo triple bypass surgery.  After surgery, his doc­tor ordered him to give up karate for at least a year.  Wild said he feels “pretty good” about his recent accom­plish­ment, but that he won’t stop there.  “I’m going for the fifth,” he said.

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