To me the black belt oath means to be a role model. Younger people and lower belts might want to look up to you. Therefor you need to train hard, be nice and encouraging, and always do your best. If you do not train hard or do your best, you will never get better. Think of it as if you took a line and on the right side it said “the best” and on the left side it said the worst.…
This experience helped me look for the positives in every situation and I now that I am home, I have found that I continue to have that same attitude…
" List at least 4 strengths here. Use complete sentences. " Based off an assessment that I completed this week during week four, I have a great ability to motivate people and encourage them to be more productive. " A strength I have acknowledged in the previous weeks of this course is my ability to mediate situations and make them as pleasant as possible. " Regarding personal life experiences, through years of training to be the best wrestler I could be I have developed a level of self-determination that I believe is valuable.…
So this is it. I've been coming to these end-of-the-year banquets wondering when it would be my turn to make a senior speech in front of my teammates, family, friends, and coaches. Well, it's my turn now. I've had the honor and greatest opportunity to be on the Paschal Wrestling team for 2 years now. I've made friendships that will last a lifetime.…
Initially I thought I had lost, but in truth I gained something far more valuable…true friendship. I felt free after standing up for…
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned through…
Learning from all my experiences, especially the failures, and treasuring the memories from all those hours with my cousin, has helped me to appreciate the beauty in doing something you…
It made me feel so much more comfortable with my situation as I felt like I was wanted in a…
Ever since I was young I loved to exercise and that hasn’t changed one bit. The gym became a beneficial activity for my health, as well as my everyday life. Every second in the gym, carries me further and further away from reality. All the little things that would consume me in the real world fall behind as the time goes by. However, I was born with a narrow aorta, meaning that my heart works strenuously to distribute oxygen throughout my body.…
After that experience I learned a very valuable lesson. I have grown so much. I am am powerful influence. I can do…
I would say that achieving the level of black belt is liberating in a way, because not only is it a regression to the basics, it removes the material aspect of the game. Learning karate transcends from a race to the next colour, to an intimate experience of the self. This is something I experienced when I got my black belt three years ago. I feel like at that point, learning Kata was not a step towards getting my next belt; it was learning kata for the sake of learning it. Rather than extrinsically enjoying learning, which involves enjoying the end goal of an action, it became intrinsic enjoyment, which is the enjoyment of the action…
This made me really happy, because although I feel like I have so much more to learn, the confidence that I gain was…
Growing up, I became adept at running away from people, problems and my fears. When I was younger, I was the victim of bullying being a shy, awkward and overweight child. Not wanting to be a burden to the adults in my life, I dealt with these problems alone, choosing to run instead. At the time, I had no idea that I would be subjecting myself to years of failure, all because I chose to let fear paralyze me. I was in my junior year of high school when I first discovered the weight room.…
The overall project, once completed, would help the company to quantify smells and tastes in a meaningful manner, increasing standardization of the process and enhancing the use of data and statistical measures for use by the company. The evidence showed that the company was trying to compete in the smell and taste marketplace. Because of this, they wanted to improve their measurement system that was used to measure taste and smell. Additionally, in the define phase, they have mentioned their failure to understand the voice of the customer and their focus on the wrong CTQs. Those were the main sources of failure for the company and the reason for this project.…
The gym, it feels so natural, so free, like my new second home. My words when I went to the gym for the first time. I loved the gym. I wanted to be big and strong just like the people around.…