1. What I'm most proud of in my Senior Project is the completion of my 2 hour presentation because I got to share information I gained, get everyone to know how techniques are done, and talk about how I myself as a Martial Artist will try to improve/
2. a. I think I would give myself a P (maybe P-) for my 2 hour presentation.
b. Overall for my Senior project would be a P.
3. What worked for me in my Senior project were my presentations because I got the best grades on those so far.
4. What didn't work for me was only the science part of my Science fair because I wasn't very sure how to apply Karate into a chart, I wasn't sure if there was any other method beside Force of a kick calculations.
5. My Senior project was helpful because it actually got me to focus in my training more than I did before I started. For example I enjoyed my first time sparring as a Black Belt in team sparring and now in future competitions I want to prepare more better and take the words I gained from my interviewees.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Service Learning
1. Literal: Here is the Service Learning log, my service learning contacts were Sensei Steve Wrey for Training and Shihan Mohammad for competition.
Interpretive: The most important I gained from this experience was both my Black belt after a long time of training and a better perspective on what it takes to become a good competitor because I worked hard to come a long way but there is still more I need to know and I won't get there unless I continue working just as hard as I always did.
Applied: The experience was actually a good help to answer my EQ because it gave me many options on what to go in depth with to figure out which important techniques or tactics that need so much training time for an answer.
2. Karate Training: Sensei Steve Wrey
Compete competitions: Shihan Mohammad Jahan-Vash
Interpretive: The most important I gained from this experience was both my Black belt after a long time of training and a better perspective on what it takes to become a good competitor because I worked hard to come a long way but there is still more I need to know and I won't get there unless I continue working just as hard as I always did.
Applied: The experience was actually a good help to answer my EQ because it gave me many options on what to go in depth with to figure out which important techniques or tactics that need so much training time for an answer.
2. Karate Training: Sensei Steve Wrey
Compete competitions: Shihan Mohammad Jahan-Vash
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Independent Component 2
-Click the link for the log https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AglGmYIy2HNQdFkyOHgwNDUyWVBHNmsyM0tfd0ZIOXc
-Here's a normal class match to show evidence of my practice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NhiYelLJvM
-Literal: a. I, Erik Leon, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
-Here's a normal class match to show evidence of my practice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NhiYelLJvM
-Literal: a. I, Erik Leon, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b.
What I did to complete these 30 hours was my training and teaching
youth students at the American Warrior Karate school on Wednesdays for 1
hour from 7:30 to 8:30 PM and Thursdays for 3 hours from 5:30 to 8:30
PM.
Interpretive: The most significant part of my independent component was actually competing as a Black Belt for the first time because now my fighting is going to be practiced to a new level and the new exciting competition challenge.
Applied: It helps answer my EQ because my training part helped me understand what it takes to be a good competitor in my point of view while training as well as actually applying most of what I practice and my answers state into my fighting such as angle hand techniques.
Interpretive: The most significant part of my independent component was actually competing as a Black Belt for the first time because now my fighting is going to be practiced to a new level and the new exciting competition challenge.
Applied: It helps answer my EQ because my training part helped me understand what it takes to be a good competitor in my point of view while training as well as actually applying most of what I practice and my answers state into my fighting such as angle hand techniques.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Research check 15
RE-DISCOVERING SANCHIN DACHI
-How did he get his left knee injury?
-About how long did he try to endure the pain before it got worse?
-Why didn't he tell the Sensei about his knee injury like he should and avoid worsening it?
-What agedid he start Karate?
-Even though after surgery he couldn't do many stances anymore, at least he found Sanchin Dachi to make up for it. All it is, is doing several fast movements from one stance.
COMPETITION KARATE: A CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
-Why wouldn't some Karate instructors not promote tournaments to their own students?
-I would find it somewhat shameful if I ever boasted that I was a Karatevpinstructor and don't ever compete.
-Just like the narrator, I enjoy the aspects of competing myself.
-That's one thing I'm working on, finding my opponents weaknesses when fighting.
-I agree on a competitor being able to cope with disappointments from a fight because it helps to reflect upon yourself, learn what didn't work and how to improve on it.
WHAT HAPPENED TO KICKING?
-Who would think that training for competition wouldn't provide any positive effect?
-Never knew audio and Sport Karate aspects were once put together.
-How did he get his left knee injury?
-About how long did he try to endure the pain before it got worse?
-Why didn't he tell the Sensei about his knee injury like he should and avoid worsening it?
-What agedid he start Karate?
-Even though after surgery he couldn't do many stances anymore, at least he found Sanchin Dachi to make up for it. All it is, is doing several fast movements from one stance.
COMPETITION KARATE: A CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
-Why wouldn't some Karate instructors not promote tournaments to their own students?
-I would find it somewhat shameful if I ever boasted that I was a Karatevpinstructor and don't ever compete.
-Just like the narrator, I enjoy the aspects of competing myself.
-That's one thing I'm working on, finding my opponents weaknesses when fighting.
-I agree on a competitor being able to cope with disappointments from a fight because it helps to reflect upon yourself, learn what didn't work and how to improve on it.
WHAT HAPPENED TO KICKING?
-Who would think that training for competition wouldn't provide any positive effect?
-Never knew audio and Sport Karate aspects were once put together.
Answers
1. To compete, one should effectively implement the Slide-up Double Side Kick.
2. A good competitor should have effective use of angling in their fighting tactics.
3. One should be able to work their ring on their opponent with quick, short, and snappy side-stepping instead of doing it slow and looking cumberstoned.
2. A good competitor should have effective use of angling in their fighting tactics.
3. One should be able to work their ring on their opponent with quick, short, and snappy side-stepping instead of doing it slow and looking cumberstoned.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Answer #3
EQ: What is most important to competing as a top rated competitor in Martial Arts Tournaments?
Answer: One should be able to work their ring on their opponent with quick, short, and snappy side-stepping instead of doing it slow and looking cumberstoned.
Evidence: -Side-stepping has helped balance out a fighter's offense and defense for sparring.
-Bill “Superfoot” Wallace has made effective use of it in his sparring and it proved to be great since it helped him surprise his opponents.
-Bill “Superfoot” Wallace always did find fighters to be either too offensive minded or defensive minded without a little side=stepping.
Source(s): My main source for this answer was #9 C “The Ultimate Kick: The Wallace Method To Winnning Karate” Chapter 3.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Room Creativity
(1) Q. How do you plan to address the room creativity expectation?
A. I wouldn't really have much of decoration for my presentation, but some things I would put for surroundings would be a few pics (drawings) or diagrams of Karate fighting techniques. Also I would have training mats borrowed from the small gym for the training activity that is followed by one of my answers.
(2)Q. What activity ideas do you have for answer 1 or 2?
A. An activity I plan for answer 1 is as I said in the previous question is having my audience get basic training in sliding up on their opponent (no opponents are literally there just practice). For answer 2, I would probably have a quiz on which angles are effective against certain offensive techniques.
A. I wouldn't really have much of decoration for my presentation, but some things I would put for surroundings would be a few pics (drawings) or diagrams of Karate fighting techniques. Also I would have training mats borrowed from the small gym for the training activity that is followed by one of my answers.
(2)Q. What activity ideas do you have for answer 1 or 2?
A. An activity I plan for answer 1 is as I said in the previous question is having my audience get basic training in sliding up on their opponent (no opponents are literally there just practice). For answer 2, I would probably have a quiz on which angles are effective against certain offensive techniques.
Research check 14
1. Interview with 10th Dan American Karate Instructor Keith Yates
-What age did Keith Yates start training if he received his black belt at the age of 17?
-If there were more adults in their 20's training and so few kids, how long did it take to come to the time of more kids training in Karate now?
-How often did he partake in competitions and how long did he have a competing career?
-How many competitions/tournaments did he win?
-When did he decide to end his competing career?
2. Kata Training and Aikido
-Which style was the first to create Open style Katas?
-Were Katas always used for technique display in competitions or were they also used as a means of fighting?
-What is the average amount of time/days it takes to fully learn a Kata? (Of course number of techniques in a Kata can vary that answer)
-Were Katas introduced as weapon, empty handed, or both?
3. Competition
-Legitimate Karete competitions require every technique to be sufficient enough to be counted a point.
-Karate-like sports barely have any rules on technique.
-What age did Keith Yates start training if he received his black belt at the age of 17?
-If there were more adults in their 20's training and so few kids, how long did it take to come to the time of more kids training in Karate now?
-How often did he partake in competitions and how long did he have a competing career?
-How many competitions/tournaments did he win?
-When did he decide to end his competing career?
2. Kata Training and Aikido
-Which style was the first to create Open style Katas?
-Were Katas always used for technique display in competitions or were they also used as a means of fighting?
-What is the average amount of time/days it takes to fully learn a Kata? (Of course number of techniques in a Kata can vary that answer)
-Were Katas introduced as weapon, empty handed, or both?
3. Competition
-Legitimate Karete competitions require every technique to be sufficient enough to be counted a point.
-Karate-like sports barely have any rules on technique.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Research check 13
1. US Open
-It took place in the east coast of the U.S. on July 9-10 2010.
-More than 35 countries had their competitors travel to the U.S. for the opportunity to compete and check out the Colorado Springs Resort.
-The Night of Champions was televised on ESPN.
-Every competitor had gave their best ad most difficult performances.
-Micah Karns, Cole Eckert, Austin Crain, Hunter Crain, and Kyle Montagna had made to the run-offs after winning their divisions.
-In the Form finals Jacob Pinto had displayed many tricks to enhance his performance and had won the US Open Night of Champion's award for Forms.
2. Angles in Martial Arts and Defensive Tactics
-Angling is like using brains over brawn.
-They mostly allow smaller fighters to match up to an opponent who is larger than them.
-After accurately hitting your opponent from an angle, either set up your next offense or defense since the same trick may not work more than once.
-Fighting smarter with angles helps a fighter get hurt less.
3. Official Results/World Shotokan Karate-do Championship
-It took place in the east coast of the U.S. on July 9-10 2010.
-More than 35 countries had their competitors travel to the U.S. for the opportunity to compete and check out the Colorado Springs Resort.
-The Night of Champions was televised on ESPN.
-Every competitor had gave their best ad most difficult performances.
-Micah Karns, Cole Eckert, Austin Crain, Hunter Crain, and Kyle Montagna had made to the run-offs after winning their divisions.
-In the Form finals Jacob Pinto had displayed many tricks to enhance his performance and had won the US Open Night of Champion's award for Forms.
2. Angles in Martial Arts and Defensive Tactics
-Angling is like using brains over brawn.
-They mostly allow smaller fighters to match up to an opponent who is larger than them.
-After accurately hitting your opponent from an angle, either set up your next offense or defense since the same trick may not work more than once.
-Fighting smarter with angles helps a fighter get hurt less.
3. Official Results/World Shotokan Karate-do Championship
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Answer 2
EQ: What is most important to competing as a top rated competitor in Martial Arts Tournaments?
Answer: A good competitor should have effective use of angling in their fighting tactics.
Evidence: 1. Bill “Superfoot” Wallace actually made good use of angling in sparring and has taught it to people he trained. (From The Wallace Method to Winning Karate)
2. My main instructor teaches just about every student to angle on their opponents by practicing several partner drills and then make sure they implement it in sparring.
3. Rather than overwhelming an opponent's ability to resist, angles help undermine it. (From #37 Angles in Martial Arts and Defensive)
Conclusion: Angling is important in a good competitor’s fighting tactics because it helps one avoid taking a hit, which is sometimes better to do than just blocking the hit because eventually their blocking arm will wear down.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Product
Q. What is your product and why?
A. An idea I think my product is being more focused in competing more than before. In my service learning part of the senior project, I have been working hard in class and I competed about two weeks ago in my first Team Black Belt tournament; my team mates and I may have placed second but we put our best efforts and made our instructors proud. Here's a link to my fight in the tournament click here
A. An idea I think my product is being more focused in competing more than before. In my service learning part of the senior project, I have been working hard in class and I competed about two weeks ago in my first Team Black Belt tournament; my team mates and I may have placed second but we put our best efforts and made our instructors proud. Here's a link to my fight in the tournament click here
Monday, February 13, 2012
Independent Component 2 Plan Approval
1. What I plan to do for my Independent study component is my Karate training on Wednesdays and Thursday evenings to prepare for an upcoming tournament.
2. This plan will meet my 30 hours because I train every week, each class I train in is worth an hour and it helps me stay prepared for my other half of the plan which is competition. As for competition it may not come very often but I will go for every chance I get.
3. This independent study relates to my Essential Question because as I said before, training helps me prepare for any competition I go to and the competition gives me the feel of being a real competitor.
2. This plan will meet my 30 hours because I train every week, each class I train in is worth an hour and it helps me stay prepared for my other half of the plan which is competition. As for competition it may not come very often but I will go for every chance I get.
3. This independent study relates to my Essential Question because as I said before, training helps me prepare for any competition I go to and the competition gives me the feel of being a real competitor.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Independent Component 1
1. Here is a Google Docs link to my hours log link
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3. Literal: a. I, Erik Leon, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b. What I did to complete these 30 hours was my training and teaching youth students at the American Warrior Karate school on Wednesdays for 1 hour from 7:30 to 8:30 PM and Thursdays for 3 hours from 5:30 to 8:30 PM.
Interpretive: The most significant part of my independent component was achieving my Black Belt because it demonstrates that my training was worth the hard work, although the training doesn’t stop there.
Applied: It helps answer my EQ because my training part helped me understand what it takes to be a good competitor in my point of view while training; I also help the youth students prepare for any upcoming tournament.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Blog 14: 20 minute rough draft
Click the link for the Google Doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EcghYNWA1RGJ6ZtdtTUUD3fAepHxaKSoiv93FgrNtfg/edit
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Answer 1
1. Q. What is answer 1 to your EQ?
A. To compete, one should be able to effectively implement the slide up Double Side kick.
2. Q. What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
A. To compete, one should be able to effectively implement the slide up Double Side kick.
2. Q. What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
A. -The slide up Double Side kick is effective for maybe scoring on your opponent and to cover distance.
-Bill “Superfoot” Wallace was the first to implement a Double kick, which was a Roundhouse Hook kick, and proved to be more successful for his fighting skill.
-Many styles have adapted to the first Double kick and made different combinations of two different kicks such as Double Roundhouse, Side kick Roundhouse, Hook kick Roundhouse, and Double Side kick.
3. Q. What source(s) did you find this evidence and/or answer?
A. My one source for this evidence that helps prove this answer was my “The Ultimate kick: The Wallace Method to Winning Karate” book by Bill “Superfoot” Wallace.
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