Word: rakower
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Dates: during 1998-1998
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...Rakow has been studying karate since...
...Rakow says that despite those early sparring sessions with her brother, her parents are still slightly nervous about their little girl sparring. While Karate Kid-style "Sweep the leg!" theatrics are unheard of in the disciplined, traditional world of Shotokan Karate, like any parents, they still worry...
...Sometimes they're like, 'Oh, Rebecca! All that money we put into your teeth," says Rakow as she laughs affectionately...
...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...