Karate

In this exercise, I chose my four favorite movies and arranged each movie with six poetic elements. The six poetic elements are plot, character, idea, dialogue, spectacle, and music. As I was rearranging the six categories with my four movies, I realized several similarities to the genres of movies with the poetic elements. To give an example, Spider-Man (2002) is a character-driven movie. The movie expands on the main character’s personal development as a superhero. Throughout the movie Peter…

The ways in which we physically carry ourselves in the world, the traces left by our voices, can reveal some of the architecture of who we are. We are physical bodies, experiences, minds, thoughts, actions, words and stories. Our bodies and voices can name the source of some of our experience. In searching for the true “naming” of what makes a person who they are, I am pulled back into somatic memory and called to reflect on my experiences with martial arts. At a young age I was drawn to the…

loved. There were many instances in which they stole my glasses, lunch money, and even my watch. Due to this, I joined a karate class and started learning how to defend myself. After about two months, my karate skills were so good that no bully dared to threaten me. After succeeding in achieving my goal, I established a goal-oriented mindset. Due to my success in learning karate, I have established a habit of going after what I want. My hardships helped transform me into a person that plays an…

The Killer at Thurston High Kipland (Kip) Kinkel was an American boy who had a fascination with firearms and explosives. He lived in an Oregon town with his mother, father and sister until she left for college. Kip’s first issues resonated at a young age when he began to compare himself with his sister and his parents. He found that he was very unsuccessful in tasks, which led him to be held back in the first grade. After his sister left for college Kip’s life took a downward spiral due to…

light. A familiar face popped up, and she was relieved to see Dian, who had been following her. Dian freed Ruby from the trap, pulling her up by using a long rope. Suddenly, all of the giblesnobers woke up and ran to attack them. Using her marvellous karate moves, Dian fended off all of them. The sisters opened up the gate to Goldgusher Island for everyone to fulfil their dreams. If you visit The Forest of Fog this very day, you might be able to realize your…

“The Culture that drives the people” In 1908, during the reign of many Boxing greats, the world’s first black heavy weight champion became Jack Johnson; He fought in many challenging (Chitterling) circuits in order to prove himself. It is believed that this ‘Jail house style of boxing’ was formulated during his boxing matches or surfaced during the Ragtime, Dixieland and the Blues era and no later than the Swing and Jazzy Bebop-hip culture of the 40’s and 50’s. Music has always been the…

was raised by my mother and grandmother, my father’s actions and behaviors negatively impacted my life. My father was verbally and mentally abusive to the people around him, especially when he used alcohol. During this time, I became involved with karate which gave me self-confidence, built my mental and physical strength, and…

The honor-shame ideology can be dated back thousands of years to japanese samurai. In their case, they would rather die with honor in battle, rather than surrender and bring shame onto their families. In World War II this became one of the factors when deciding if the United States should drop an atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The decision was made because the Japanese army would not surrender and bring shame to their family, and the United States would have lost thousands of lives if they…

Being a part of the same community for a length of time I found ways I could create a positive impact. My favorite way is through teaching karate, it gives me a chance to work with people vary from 3 to 46-years-old (oldest person I teach currently). Being able to work with children at a young age gives me the opportunity to help them create and achieve goals, and learn basic skills that will…

Pouring perspiration swimming down my neck, like the rain in a typical Seattle night. Singular weighted drips of hard work, crashing down on the light-teal cushioning floor mats. Proudly smearing it away cleanly with my already soaked t-shirt tucked in my gi. I glance at my belt through the parallel image of my ego embedded in the studio mirrors. I grace my fingers across my velvety rigid 2nd degree sable colored black belt. My left hand strokes the left side, feeling the light gold korean…