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.

3-Column Chart

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AglGmYIy2HNQdFFzM0hOSG56amJsZFc3ZXptQ2V6ZlE

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.

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

Self Reflection

1. Q. How do you think you are doing so far in your senior project and why?  AE, P, AP, CR, or NC

A. I think my Senior Project grade is at a P so far because I’ve been up to date on every assignment related to it, I’ve been doing every little thing I’m required to do, and I’ve been earning P’s on just about every component as well.

2. Q. What one thing do you think you have done well on and why?

A. The category I think I’m doing better in is my research because I usually make sure I stay caught up with the count of every article and it helps give me some information related to my topic.  Also presentations, although I’ve only done one so far, I did learn that I actually do have a lot to talk about from my topic.

3. Q. What is one thing you would like to improve on and why?

A. The one thing I think I can improve on is just making sure my presentations are organized better because even though I got a P on my 5-minute presentation, I was a bit nervous on whether I had enough information to make the time, but it turned out I did; so for the next presentations I can try to get a better grade.

What I've Learned So Far

1. Q. What have you learned how to do since you started working on your senior project?

A. When I began Senior Project, I've learned to make more effective use of my footwork with effective kicks instead going in with punches because it helps create openings; and makes countering difficult against me.

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZYm1nm3i-o

3. Q. What research helped you to do this and how?

A. The one research that helped me was my book "The Ultimate Kick: The Wallace Method to Winning Karate" by Bill "Superfoot" Wallace because it opened my eyes to make some small adjustments to my current techniques.

Senior Project Topic

My topic is Karate Competitions/Tournament because I enjoy taking part in them.  At first I was nervous when I started as yellow belt because I was afraid of being hit hard.  But as I kept competing and practicing for them, I learned to overcome it.  Now I go as often as I can and I spar at my hardest.  But I don't go just just to spar, I also perform Kata.  Also I'm interested in the dynamics involved in the organization of tournament/competition.  What I hope to accomplish from studying this topic is to learn what it takes to become a tournament promoter at National and World Class level of Martial Arts Competition.