Word: rakower
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...veteran of international competition since her junior year in high school, one suspects Rakow can take care of herself. She credits her sensei in Phoenix, known as Kaoyama Sensei, as her biggest influence...
...very lucky in Phoenix to have one of the five masters of the United States, one of the five highest ranking black belts in the country," Rakow says. "He's just an amazing influence. He kept my drive and my interest in Shotokan going...
...Rakow says that keeping that interest going in the stressful world of Harvard has been surprisingly easy. She says that karate's mental side--which stresses maintaining a calm, clear focus--has helped her in other ways as well...
...find that when I train I tend to do better in school" Rakow says. "You need a stress release. It's a great way to learn to focus and to keep that focus...
Aptly enough, the word kata, as translated from the Japanese, actually means 'personal meditation.' Rakow guesses that 'kata' is something she'll be doing as long...