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Elizabeth Shakhnovich |
where from |
Moscow, Russia |
nickname |
Liza |
date of birth |
09.16.1980 |
competition weight class |
Light/Welter |
started Taekwondo |
Jan 1999 |
started Taekwondo where |
Univ. Pennsylvania |
certifications |
1st Dan black belt |
occupation |
Microbiology Department, Harvard Medical student, Boston, MA
guinea pig...err, graduate student
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education |
BA Molecular Biology University of Pennsylvania '98 - '02
in process: PhD Microbiology Harvard Medical School '02 - now |
instruction experience |
I'm in my "selfish" stage of taekwondo right now... just training for me. But I drop in to help teach at Harvard and MIT sometimes... bad me...
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competition experience |
2002 US Cup (welter) Silver
2003 MA States (light) Silver
2003 US Nationals (light) 2nd round
2003 Collegiate Team Trials (light) Bronze
2004 Collegiate Team Trials (welter) Silver
2004 US Cup (welter) Gold
2004 US Nationals (welter) Quarters
2004 Irish Open (welter) Gold
2005 World University Games (welter) - Bronze 2005 US Senior Nationals (welter) - Silver
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fav color |
YELLOW!!! |
Taekwondo history |
I saw a flyer for the club at Penn, went once, and didn't miss a practice for the next 3 and a half years. I guess I just really like kicking people... |
life in the club is... |
I'm the clown. |
life outside the club is... |
Well, aside from taekwondo I am generally frantically working to try to make up for the time I take off of work to do taekwondo... my life is a fun catch-22 that way. But otherwise, I love to cook (which is not condusive to cutting weight in any way), and I love to play outside. |
Taekwondo is... |
fun. when it's not fun, it's time to take a break. |
Taekwondo@CWB is... |
very special. |
Significant moments |
i think the most significant moments are the small ones... like kicking at the dojang at 11:30 with 2 or 3 other people just to get marginally better while all sane people are at home in bed. and having those 2-3 people with the same drive as you there for help and support. i'm lucky enough to have had quite a few of those moments @CWB |
Sound off!! |
Hmmm... I don't want to rant. People shouldn't rant. People should smile and be happy. And when they're not happy and smiling they should kick stuff until they feel better and are once again happy and smiling. =) |
clips, pics, links |
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