2 Hour Presentation Rough Draft

1. What is your sponge activity?
     My sponge activity will be stretching, for this i will require my class to wear comfortable clothing.
2. What do you plan to do and say in the introduction?
     For my introduction i will start with asking what taekwondo is and what people think it is.
3. What do you plan to say in your foundation?
      I will give a background to taekwondo and explain some of the history, how it started, why it started, how it developed, and the philosophical side.

4. What will your 2 or 3 answers be for your 2 hour?
     Answer 1 will be constant training, my second answer will be mental discipline, and my third answer will be being proficient at promotional testing.

5. What activities will you do for each answer and why?
     For my first answer i want to teach them a simple technique that needs to be constantly practiced because if done wrong it could cost you your life. For my second answer i want to demonstrate mental discipline with some sort of mental game or brainteaser, and finally for being proficient at promotional testing, i want to have some sort of test of what exactly i'm not entirely sure yet.

6. How do you plan to conclude your 2 hour?
     I plan to conclude with talking about what martial arts (taekwondo) truly is and that its not what it is in the movies.
7. How do you plan to decorate the room?
     I plan to have mats for the students to safely practice the technique i will be showing them. Other than tht im not to sure about the decorations.

8. What supplies/resources will you need to make your 2 hour possible? 

     I will need mats.

Service Learning

1. LIA

Literal

     Mr. Kerry Wilson

     Work #: 909-622-4358

Interpretive

     The most important thing I gained from this experience is a better relationship with the people who train at my studio. Another thing I gained is a different perspective going into taekwondo class everyday, going in with a different mindset allowed me to have a better understanding of the teachings they would always talk about

Applied

     Going into Taekwondo with a different perspective helped me see what aspects of Taekwondo were truly more important than others.

2. Mr. Kerry Wilson

    909-622-4358

Independent Component Study 2

1. Log, for confirmation on my hours please contact my service learning person. (909) 622-4358


2. Refer to number 1. :)


3a. Literal (LIA)
     (I.) “I, Norbert Leon, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
     (II.) I have been going to my Taekwondo class and have been constantly training and re-newing my knowledge and furthering my understanding of this sport.


3b. Interpretive
     I attend the class 3 days a week for an hour and a half at a time, all we do is train and sharpen our minds. A lot of the people in there have been going since they were young, most people I know of have been going for at least 10 years.


3c. Applied
     My independent study helped my answer my EQ by learning why most of the people who are committed to taekwondo have such a strong love for it. I believe its the kind of person that it makes you, and they are all proud of who they are and how their training has affected them positively.

Independent Component 2 Update

1. What are you doing to fulfill the 30 hour requirement for this component?
     For the independent component 2, I will be taking a class on Taekwondo and I will also be assisting in the teaching of the class.


2. What are you currently working on? How many hours have you completed?
     Currently I am taking the class and furthering my training, I have been going to this class for quite a while and completed at least 30-40 hours.


3. So far, how is it helping you with your essential question?
     Its helping me understand first hand what really is most important when it comes to taekwondo.

Creative Art Idea

Topic: Taekwondo

EQ: What is the most important aspect of being a Taekwondo practitioner?

Art Idea: I will be my own art piece and demonstrate some of the more advanced forms.

Relates: Forms are an important part of Taekwondo because of the amount of focus, control, and memorization  that it takes from a person.

Interview 4 Questions

1. What is the most important aspect of being a Taekwondo Practitioner to you?
2. What do you believe is the most beneficial part of being a martial artist?
3. Why do you continue to be an active martial artist?
4. What part of Taekwondo has affected you the most?
5. What role does meditation play to you?
6. Do you believe meditation is important?
7. Do you think promotional tests truly exhibit ones knowledge of Taekwondo?
8. Besides a promotional test, is there any other way to determine if someone is worthy of their belt rank?
9. Is regular training important?
10. Does belt color/rank really show what people are capable of?
11. What is the importance of a belt to you?
12. Do you think it takes a certain kind of person to be a good martial artist?
13. If so, what does someone need to be a "good" martial artist?
14. Is there any martial artist specifically that you look up to?
15. What role does discipline play in training?
16. Is discipline earned? or is it just a certain person who has it?
17. What is something all martial artists should have?
18. What separates Taekwondo from other martial arts?
19. What has Taekwondo shown you about yourself? if anything?
20. Is there ever a point when your "done" with Taekwondo?

Independant Study 2 Approval

1) Write a description of what you plan on doing for your second independent study.

        For my second independent study, I will be preparing for a promotion test, this test is to increase my belt level and i must undergo much training and practice for what is required of me to pass.

2) How does your independent study 2 relate to your EQ?

        In going through the test I will get more insight on what the most important aspect of being a Taekwondo practitioner, as a promotional test is the equivalent to a final exam in a class.