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Armaan Mohammed, from Valley Stream, had a severe deformity that required complex spinal surgery. On the mend, he's returned to karate and on Tuesday received some gifts and words of encouragement from the original "Karate Kid," Long Island's Ralph Macchio. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. Credit: Kendall Rodriguez