Tura Yamaguchi was born in July 10, 1935 (or is it 1938?). Sometimes after the end of World War II, after moving to Chicago, she was raped by five thugs. This prompted her to learn martial arts, mainly karate. She soon became main honcho of a gang of teenage girls. Tura admits to having been a rebellious juvenile delinquent, as many teased her about her oriental heritage (the war was still fresh in many memories). In fact, her father was from Japan and the Philippines and her mother was American Indian and Scots-Irish. She kicked everyone's ass in reform school (but also learned how to knit!). At 13 years of age, she got married (a fixed union by the two families involved) with a guy of 17! This relationship would of course not work out.