Everyone has that one special moment experience in their lifetime. It can be important to them from when they were a child or a special moment that occurred to them within a few months. Whatever that moment could be, you would be able to learn from that lesson for the rest of your life. What I have accomplished, I worked hard with my heart and soul within 3 years by earning my 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo ATA “American Taekwondo Association” without giving up. For me to earn this one of a kind belt I had to do different forms, breaking boards, and sparring. As I tell my progress by earning my 1st degree black belt, I hope I would aspire someone to try out Taekwondo for themselves to learn self-defense that would be helpful to have a self-defense …show more content…
During that time it was in the gym where I been going to my elementary school during the day. On a Tuesday evening my sister and I signed up by our mom and we both received our white uniform and white belts. During that night I felt nerves, but I told myself in my mind that everything will be fine. Our instructor Mrs. Anderson, made the class do some small exercises to warm up before we have to get started on our white belt forms. After 15 minutes of exercising my classmates and I started to learn our form for our white belt, we all would need to get everything down within a month because we all will have our 1st test to earn our next belt. Within the month I had to practice in class and at home for homework because I had to impress 2 judges who were masters of Taekwondo. On a Friday night the night of testing I was determine that I will receive my next belt because I took my time and effort to get everything down. While my classmates and I were standing in front of the judges we all were waiting for the signal to start doing our forms. After 10 minutes or so we all had to wait to get called on. While I was waiting I felt sweat dripping on my palm of my hands. Judge “Miss Lisa Holden.” As I heard my name I had a big smile on my face because I’ve earned my next belt and I promised myself that I would impress those judges more until I …show more content…
I was extremely nerves but I kept my breathing steady and told myself “I can do this, I finally made it this far.” My instructor is proud because my sister and I will be her 1st ladies who earned their 1st Degree Black Belts. To earn our Black Belts, My sister and I had a ceremony. The 1st progress of the testing I had to do my forms from the beginning white belt all the way to my red/black belt. 2nd progress of the testing I had to spare freestyle, with my instructor and 2 more of my classmates coming along to join us in the sparring. After we sparred each other the next progress was breaking a real board. To break a board I only had 3 chances, I walked in front of the judges and said “Permission to break the board.” The judges nodded their heads, I looked at the board and breathed slowly, I got my right arm ready and screamed “Set” hitting the board, It didn’t break, audience around me cheering and hollering. I turned the judges and said “May I get a second chance breaking the board?” they nodded, I tried again and it still didn’t break, I took a deep breath and faced to the judges and said “May I take this 3rd attempt breaking this board.” They said “Yes you may.” I felt sweat on my face but I was determined to break it, after I screamed “Set” the board finally got broken. I was so proud of myself that I finally did it. Before receiving my black belt I had to do 50 push ups in front of my instructor and
The workout portion was after all, the most strenuous part. The other forms and kicking combination portion was elementary memorization. Two months into training, I was extremely anxious regarding whether I would be ready for Black Belt test in time. But with Mister Alex's words of assurance I stayed headstrong and determined to pass the test. After working hard with Mister Alex as well as on my own at home for the minimum six months, Mister Alex said I was "definitely ready to take and pass the Black Belt test." When Mister Alex told me this I felt nervous about the veracity of his words. I had been in training for the minimum 6 months only. The average training period at my karate institution was actually 8 months. I felt under prepared for the test, but I was only kidding myself by undermining my
Throughout my four years in high school I have been fortunate enough to fulfill many of my aspirations and my thirst for knowledge. One goal that I would like to achieve is to become an international attorney. I have aligned my involvement in specific academic and extra-curricular activities to aid me preparing for the long road between my present situation and the day I pass the bar exam. Through my high school activities I have learned three virtues that I have deemed necessary to achieve my goal, passion, self-discipline, and perseverance.
“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” I still remember this quote from Within I Rise by T.F. Hodge because this specific quote has helped me through my long and winding journey toward the black-belt. It started with my friend in fifth grade showing me what he learned in karate class the day before, and me asking my mother if I could join. My brother and I went to our first class and I instantly fell in love with the sparring, grappling, fighting combinations, self-defense, and of course, learning to use nunchucks. It was not long before I had my eye on the black-belt, but there were many obstacles ahead. Less than one percent of all students at my karate school end up getting to
At home when I go downstairs to the den I start to fear of the dark, but I remember confidence in the practice of Taekwondo then I go downstairs to complete my task without fear. At home when the TV is on I get distracted from my homework, projects or chores then I remember focus from Taekwondo then I complete one of the three tasks on time. Most importantly, every day of the week I work hard to be the best person that I can be. The words I remember in every aspect of my life are from my coaches with supportive words told to me in every class by saying “never to give up and to do your best’’ to help me try my best to do my hardest and to never give up and to help me pass each
It was the end of my junior year, almost the end of the season, at one of the most important powerlifting meets. It was the last one before regionals and I wanted to do really, really good and beat the girl that had beaten me all season. Every meet that we went to, I just got closer and closer to beating her. I try my hardest to do my best at every single meet and give 110%, but at this meet things didn’t go as planned. I learned that everything can’t go your way and when something goes wrong you have to pick yourself up and move on.
Writing has incessantly been a struggle throughout my short life. Within writing, everyone possesses the entirety of tools needed to produce greatness, but many lack in the manufacturing of the product. You may have the greatest ideas for novels and short stories, though be unable to truly express yourself within the confines of only words. This precise issue faces me on a daily basis. All these exceptional visions spinning in my mind, yet I have not been able to master the art of putting these visions onto paper. However, I do admit I have grown as a writer over this single semester, and have major goals set for myself, not only as a writer but also in my career field.
Kempo teaches self-defense. Self-defense is the defense of one's person or interests through the use of physical force. The art of Kempo is a process of learning a skill through repetition. As stated in the article written by Pamela Knudson, she states “Aug. 05--Watch Casey Mihalek lead the white-clad, barefoot members of his karate class at ATA Martial Arts in Grand Forks and you'll see a well-orchestrated training regimen with a purpose: self-defense infused with discipline and respect”(Knudson). When you learn techniques such as the kicks and blocks from an instructor you will need practice to build these skills and the more you practice Kempo the more it seem like second nature. As stated in the article written by Kristin E. Holmes, she states “Genell, 46, a safety director for a demolition company, operated a karate studio for seven years, but decided to focus on teaching adaptive martial arts after being inspired during a stint at a camp for children with disabilities”(Holmes). Once you have acquired these skills you no longer have to think about the techniques you will automatically react with self-defenses moves.
Ever since the previous season I had my standards set high. I had placed fifth, which was all right for the time being, but I knew as time went on I needed to push myself and increase my level of wrestling. I decided that I would do whatever it took, through thick and thin. I traveled to small local tournaments in Colorado, and a couple out-of-state tournaments, I even traveled to Delaware. It didn't really matter how I did at these tournaments because it was just all practice until February. So, I lifted and wrestled just about every chance I got. It was all in preparation for one match, six minutes.
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
Karate has helped me deal with various obstacles in my life I have faced since I joined. Before I entered karate I was lazy and I barely went outside. I would spend most of my time playing video games and not doing my homework. Once I joined karate, however, I became a lot more focused on my studies, and my grades greatly improved. I went from being lucky to get a 65% to having an average of 80%, This is due to the amount of self-discipline that is involved in karate. The definition of self-discipline is “the correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement” this means that you are able to make yourself do things you know you should do even
For those who do not know, I am a mixed martial arts fighter. Mixed martial arts fighting is “a sport allowing a wide range of fighting techniques that include striking, kicking, and grappling.” (www.merriam-webster.com) It is a compilation of forms of different martial arts. Two fighters will face each in the rings (known as the octagon due to its shape) for three to five five-minute rounds. I started taking martial arts classes when I was six years old. I wanted to be a mixed martial arts fighter all my life. I loved the thought of stepping into the octagon and pounding somebody senseless as a sport. My mother and father, at first, did not want me to take the Taekwondo classes because of this fact. It took a lot of begging to finally convince them to let me do it. They realized that it is very important for any child to learn some type of martial arts. It is essential to use for defense. Mixed martial arts are the thing that helped me cope with my rough childhood and mold me into who I am today. Over the past twenty years, the sport of MMA has revolutionized and has become very popular throughout the world. Despite this being said, other people very hesitant about accepting mixed martial arts. The sport of MMA is gradually becoming a safer sport. Even though it is considered a dangerous sport, other sports at proven to be more dangerous.
So one day after school my older brother took me to the gym. After I changed into my gym clothes in the locker room, I sat nervous on the patted mat by the rock climbing tower/boulder waiting for the instructor to walk in and other students to show up. After a few minutes the instructor walked in. She smiled really big, so big that I saw t...
My opponent’s name was John Doe. There were other competitors at the tournament, but they had never posed any threat to my title. For as long as I had competed in this tournament, I had easily taken the black belt championship in my division. John, however, was the most phenomenal martial artist I had ever had the honor of witnessing at my young age of thirteen. And he was in my division. Although he was the same rank, age, size, and weight as I, he surpassed me in almost every aspect of our training. His feet were lightning, and his hands were virtually invisible in their agile swiftness. He wielded the power of a bear while appearing no larger than I. His form and techniques were executed with near perfection. Although I had never defeated his flawlessness before, victory did not seem unattainable. For even though he was extraordinary, he was not much more talented than I. I am not saying that he was not skilled or even that he was not more skilled than I, for he most certainly was, but just not much more than I. I still had one hope, however little, of vanquishing this incredible adversary, for John had one weakness: he was lazy. He didn’t enjoy practicing long hours or working hard. He didn’t have to. Nevertheless, I had found my passage to triumph.
It rises even more when you start to successfully spar and win against people. Discipline comes from listening to your instructor. Asking questions such as “Do I face my fist this way or that”, questions like these are what you should listen to. By listening to and doing what your sensei says you will learn discipline. Integrity comes from showing up every day and doing your best, even win your instructor is helping someone else. Honesty comes with this as well, when you admit your mistakes on the exercise it helps you know that honesty is right. Enlightenment comes from knowing there is a higher power and following the Way. Timing is a skill that takes both mental and physical disipline. You must learn to read your opponent’ rhythm and use a rhythm they don’t expect to get in them in your critical distance line and
When I first started learning martial arts, I hated it. I primarily got influenced after watching a couple of Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Lee movies. They were so cool at the time. With all the “Kyia, Chia, Cha!!” I was inspired to the fullest. Although I was a tiny, timid boy, I wished to have the capabilities to defeat the bad guys, be the hero, and one versus nine. Who doesn’t want that?! But then there was my first lesson. It was harder than I thought at my age. I became inattentive and careless. Now in martial arts, there’s a particular form for every stance. The executions are only precise when the postures are correct, and I struggled. If I wanted to obtain the next belt, I would need to perfect my stances. It was a hard position