Have you ever turned on the TV and watched UFC or some other cage fight? Most of you are thinking that it is nothing more than a bunch of brutes fighting for money. The fact is there is some skill involved in it. This is known as Mixed Martial Arts or MMA for short. According to Andre Herbert, “MMA is using the most effective techniques of various martial arts so that they complement each other perfectly.” Some of these styles use striking (kicking and punching) and grappling (grabbing, lifting) techniques. The styles used in MMA are pretty diverse. There is Muay Thai, which is a form of martial arts that originated in Thailand, which uses hands, elbows, knees, shins and feet for striking purposes. They also have Boxing, which is used for the punching combinations and footwork. Wrestling and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu are used for grappling techniques that includes takedowns, submissions, chokeholds and anything that makes you want to yell out “Uncle!” or “Mercy!”, for those of you who played those kind of games as a kid. There is also a little bit of Kung-Fu, Karate Judo and etc. influences on the styles. In this ethnography, I will discuss how MMA is more than just a combination of different fighting systems; it is also a discourse community, in other words according to John Swales, it is a made up of individuals who share “a broadly agreed upon set of common public goals”.…
This was very different from karate, not only did this style require more discipline; it taught me new ways to move. As I grew in this particular style my trainer told me I was very talented. Knowing my instructor had faith in me, I told him I wanted to fight professionally. He told me I could not do that until I was eighteen. The thought of me losing a fight back then gave me the motivation to keep going. When I turned eighteen my skills and maturity level had increased beyond normal limitations. I got my first professional fight and I am very nervous. A lot of doubt is going through my head what if I lose, what if I get killed, and what if I embarrass myself. When I was standing in the middle of the octagon, waiting for the referee to announce the fight, all the memories came back, to daycare. That is when I told myself I will not lose ever again. So the fight was going to have three five minute rounds. During the first round we approached each other and started fighting. I threw a few punches and he threw a few punches. After two minutes in the round I faked him out and threw a right kick, kicking him in the head. My first win was by a knockout.…
Over the years I participated in many tournaments and programs that I still remember and make me proud, grabbing first place in Statal championships and seconds and thirds in National Tournaments, I realize that Tae Kwon Do is not just a sport, Tae Kwon Do is a life style. Every new thing that I learned, helps me to improve, and not to make the same mistake. Every time that the hurt invades my body, by a fight well done, I grabbed satisfaction. Every time I go to training, I do it with a happiness that fills me…
II.) Decrease the causalities of domestic violence and sexual attacks through educational methods (PEACE, 2009 a.).…
While the overall statistic of violence on the school grounds has decreased in the last decade, Robers et al. found, “Seventy-four percent of schools have recorded one or more violent incidents of crime (a rate of 25 crimes per 1,000 students enrolled)” (2015, p. 28). Indicating the issue is more widespread and affecting more communities than in the past. One only needs to remember the events of Columbine High School and the quiet community of Littleton, Colorado to recognize the necessity of early preventative measures. According to Ziaee, Lotfian, Amini, Mansournia, Mohammad-Ali, and Memari (2012, p.12), adolescent karateka showed lower levels of anger and greater anger control when compared to persons who do not participate in athletics. This anger regulation comes from learning a series of movements against an imaginary opponent, called kata. These kata are repeatedly practiced until the student has demonstrated proper regulation and mastery of the movements; only then is the student allowed to learn the next kata. Additionally, students receive constant reminders that they must avoid conflict, and utilize aggressive actions only when someone’s life is in grave danger. By providing martial arts training, students gain valuable skills in meditation, conflict resolution, and…
I had a rough draft made, but I decided it didn't go with how I was feeling with everything going on. I decided to write the paper that would prove to my mother why I should continue to do wrestling. I had many ideas that I wrote down like quotes that apply, but I didn't realize till after I wrote the ideas down, that I was wasting too much time thinking of what to write than actually typing the paper. I thought about the people that made me realize that I want to continue to wrestling. I got the sense of why wrestling can help me learn things that I can use for the future. "It's that kind of sport where you look in the mirror and you either see a winner or a loser" I was told from a wise man I met at a wrestling match. Learning to be confident is part of winning or losing a match. Usually whoever put more hours of work into wrestling, it's a most guaranteed win. But everybody makes mistakes and that's when part of confidence comes in. Wrestling teaches many things that other sports doesn't always. I think it's one of the hardest, but most rewarding sports anyone can participate in. "Always improving" my coach always tells me. Like in writing my teacher explains, "It's never finished; it's just due." I'm starting to fathom how wrestling applies to many things in…
Khan, M. (2000). Domestic Violence against Women and Girls. United Nations Children’s Fund Innocenti Research Centre Florence, Italy. Retrieved April 22, 2009 from http://www.unicef.ca/portal/Secure/Community/502/WCM/WHATWEDO/ChildProtection/pdf/bodyshop/digest6e.pdf…
It should not hurt to be a woman, and yet violence against women remains the “leading cause of death and disability among those aged 16 to 44-years of age” (UNICEF, 2000, p. 2). In the year 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO), declared violence against women to be “a universal health and human rights problem of epidemic proportions, with domestic violence recognized as the most common form, affecting at least one of every three women across the life-span” (p.89). Domestic violence is evident to some degree throughout every society in the world, even in those societies that enjoy relative peace and prosperity, many women are found living in a constant state of insecurity, shame, and secrecy. Many women believe they deserve to suffer the violence because of some wrong action on their part, while others refrain from speaking about such violence because they fear voice will bring further harm them in an act of vengeance for revealing family secrets, or they may be ashamed of their situation (WHO, 2002). Unfortunately, this too often concealment of violence against women makes it invisible to many, either literally because of its occurrence behind closed doors, or effectively, due to the many legal and cultural norms that treat violence against women as a simple family-concern or part of every day life rather than the crime it truly is. The result is a vast population of women vulnerable to many insecurities and fears, as well as specific risk factors that carry with them profound implications for…
In document C1 written by PBS says "The rigorous training of samurai began when they were children. In their schooling they had physical training and learned poetry and spiritual discipline. The young warriors studied Kendo, the moral code of the samurai, and Zen Buddhism." This helps the samurai because since they were being taught Kendo, which is the code, that helps them understand what they should be doing and why. Another piece of evidence that supports this claim is written in document C1 by PBS. It says "Girls also received martial arts training. Samurai women did not usually fight on the battlefield, but they were prepared to defend their homes against invaders." This is a good thing because girls actually get training too. So if they get invaded by bad people, the girls can be ready to fight…
Approximately 2 million American women are assaulted each year at the hands of their intimate partner and an estimated 1,200 are murdered as a result of intimate partner abuse (Black, M.C, Breiding, M.J. 2008). ”Of females killed with a firearm, almost two-thirds were killed by their intimate partners. The number of females shot and killed by their husband or intimate partner was more than three times higher than the total number murdered by male strangers using all weapons combined in single victim/single offender incidents in 2002” (Campbell, J. et al. 2003). Physical violence against woman is prevalent in all strata of society, affecting all socio-economic, racial, ethnic and religious groups (Black, M.C, Breiding, M.J. 2008).…
Many traditional martial arts are thousands of years old, and provide rich culture and heritage and well as providing physical, emotional, and mental benefits, yet they are on the decline (Knight). However, there is still a need for mental and physical discipline, the world still must exercise for health and stress relief. Also, there is a growing need for self defense and confidence building in our young people with cyber bullying, and the world becoming more competitive and smaller with technology. It is quite the paradox, basic economics teach us if there is a greater need supply, should be going up, not down.…
When women are trapped in violent marriages, abused, and overly under the control of their husbands, that consider a violence against women. I feel like the differences found in these cultural factors as mentioned above effects of socioeconomic variables, such as neighborhood disadvantage and low education and employment status, particularly for the perpetrators of violence against Filipino and African-American women. In addition, racial discrimination towards African-American men may lead to lessen access to resources and circumstances, causing tension and violence among African-American men. As an opinion, community and cultural context of violence between cultures especially African-American men have adopted alternative ways of utilizing their “manhood” because the traditional methods have been unreachable for them—establishing manhood includes violence. Every day violence that is seen as “not serious”: harassing girls in the street because of what she is wearing. Men can stop violence by expanding their minds regarding what violence looks like and be ethical. Sexuality education can contribute an appropriate factor for educating individuals especially students about sexual violence. As an example, differentiating between “good” and “bad” touch, learning how to express feelings, and to ask for help…
Learning self defense allows women to be independent. Women and girls are taught how to avoid assault, but not how to confront it. Women , are often warned to avoid alcohol, and if they do have a drink they must , to closely monitor their beverages, and to be aware that men might seek to intoxicate them in order to gain sexual access to them. Women are also told to dress modestly, avoid certain places at certain times, don’t go alone, and to modify social norms. Not only is the completely inconvenient it encourages the mindset that women are easily overpowered, weak, and should not have all the freedom’s a man has. However, statistics show that these tactics are not reliable. Immediately after taking a self-defense class, women stated they felt decreased levels of fear and greater confidence in their ability to defend themselves These feelings were reported by previous victims of sexual assault and women who had never experienced violence (Hollander, J. A.).…
While many learned professors have abandoned hope of ever discovering the truth behind Taekwondo blackbelt, I for one feel that it is still a worthy cause for examination. The constantly changing fashionable take on Taekwondo blackbelt demonstrates the depth of the subject. While it has been acknowledged that it has an important part to play in the development of man, it is yet to receive proper recognition for laying the foundations of democracy. It is an unfortunate consequence of our civilizations history that Taekwondo blackbelt is rarely given rational consideration by those politicaly minded individuals living in the past, who form the last great hope for our civilzation. Hold onto your hats as we begin a journey into Taekwondo blackbelt.…
But in the past few years, violence has become a severe problem, with more cases popping up. Even with these laws in place, problems such as rape, assault, homicide, and abuse; they still exist. This article explains possible reasons to why these horrific things occur, but that still does not make it okay. Victims are the ones who suffer medical, behavioral, and psychological consequences in the end; not the assailant. The article then goes on to explain many different types of violence that women are put through, whether it be at home, work, or even in public. Oftentimes it goes unreported; and if it is reported, the case is just thrown aside like it means nothing to law…