Karate

were weak rulers. The samurai helped keep the government from collapsing into chaos. Even after the samurai were abolished, their influence lives on today. The fighting skills in combat and values of respect and honor ended up shaping the creation of karate and martial arts today. In the end, the samurai have made a great impact on the world for the better because they held Japan’s government together, protected Japan from others, and left behind their martial arts skills and…

Rocks slipped under her feet, as she climbed higher and higher. Susan Blake is a thirteen year old black belt in karate, eighth grade student, and a highly trained detective, in her own opinion. She has jet black hair, and tanned olive skin. Her most trusted characteristic is bravery, which always helps her on a job. But today it seems like it is failing her. Suddenly a huge chunk of the rock fell and she was hanging on by just a ledge which was slowly weakening. Susan quickly reached up to a…

Everything was ruined. No doubt Will was behind putting honey on the cake. He was the one closest to the food and he didn't get a slice. A cheap revenge! Erin was in tears as her hard work was nourishing bees and flies. "Why are you crying over Elodie's cake?" Sam asked her. When other skeptical glances met Erin's face, she quickly wiped her face. "It was her recipe that I followed," I intervened before anyone else could. Fortunately, the seniors believed it. "I can't believe one jealous…

weeks of living with them, they treated me like garbage, made me clean the house everyday, and harassed me. Now I have gotten the courage to tell everyone. They sent assassin bandit to come and kill me on the way here, but luckily my mom made me take karate lessons as a child. Let's say he is in a better place now.” She said with a sweet smile and turned to the royal family. “ I know I am not felicitously dressed, but will the prince dance with me?” she asked. “ Yes! Of course,” the prince…

this one are abundant for amateurs like me, but this one was different. It had more meaning than any other time. It was the first of September, and school was just around the corner. A few weeks after the kickoff of summer, I injured my arm doing karate. The list of things I could not do was endless like a river. I could not do anything for the better part of a month. One goal I had at the end of seventh grade was to work on my golf skills because when I go to high school, I want to try out for…

This is a case study about Dave (FYI: all names including the student, parents, teachers, and administrator(s) have been changed to protect anonymity and confidentiality for all parties). Dave is an 11th grade student enrolled in several honors courses. He has been labeled as a gifted/talented student by his school district. He is 16 years old and is African-American. Dave is and has been actively involved in extra-curricular activities most notably band. He appears normal physically with no…

active with no health issues. S.W. is a nurse, so she understands the importance of staying active and eating healthy. S.W. participates in five-mile marathons frequently she also encourages her sons to join her in the run. A.W. and B. W. goes to karate lessons all year round and is involved in sport teams at school. The members of this family appear to be satisfied, healthy and have a strong support system in spite of being a single-family…

Karate had a big goal for me because I had to pick a weapon for my 2 Degree test. It started out weird because I was only doing stances. I put my mind to it and learned how to do the basics using a fan first and then try the difficult stuff. Being a black…

Throughout my childhood, the thing that mostly describes me of what I am doing and who I am is mostly karate, I have been doing that for a long time and the reason why I did it was because my dad did it, so you know what, that is what I am going to do. I have been always a sports…

results, I am reminded of a incident in my childhood. When I was about eleven years old, I had just finished watching The “Karate Kid.” My mother came into the room and asked me to do something. Apparently I did not want to do it, and we proceeded to get in an argument. The argument escalated, and in the heat of the moment, I did what I had just seen on television: I karate kicked a hole in the wall. As trivial as it may sound, this is a real life example of how children often emulate the things…