...Public Schools is in a transitional process striving for improvement. As budget challenges force retirement of seasoned teachers and unemployment for others, resources and extracurricular activities share a fate of extinction. Courses that promote creativity to produce young writers, musicians and artist and programs that build inner strength, discipline, teaming and socialization such as physical education are eliminated or severely scaled down. According to an interview with Mrs. Cohen, UAW representative of Hamilton Elementary, $10,000 is required to educate each student, but Detroit Public Schools is receiving $7,000 per student. Although, the program “No Child Left Behind” was enacted to give children equal opportunity despite extraordinary circumstantial, academic and environmental conditions, inner-city students are beginning their educational endeavor discounted and disadvantaged. Educators are frustrated, many parents are uninvolved, and the children are angry and becoming more violent daily. Regular episodes of physical violence plague Detroit Public Schools; thus, a new channel such as Martial Arts needs integration into the school system to redirect instability. The Need School violence has negatively impacted the learning process and has forced the federal and state governments to enact programs for safer schools. According to Kym Worthy, prosecutor of Wayne County, “School violence is an issue that has plagued America for years (Detroit Public Schools).” ...
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...Martial Arts Benefits for Children – More than Just Self Defense Janice Ervin Western Governor’s University WGU Student ID: 362454 Martial Arts Benefits for Children – More than Just Self Defense Martial Arts has an extensive history covering many centuries, several continents and dozens of styles, including Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Jui Jitsu, Aikido, fencing and sword fighting and even archery. The majority of martial arts history is seen in methods of fighting and self-defense. We think of the Samurai in Japan and their legendary combat skills, or the European upper class and their gifted fencing skills. Interest in the martial arts in America became popular in the 1960’s with the popularity of movie star Bruce Lee and later with cartoons such as the “Mutant Ninja Turtles”. In fact, we rarely see martial arts portrayed in any other light than that of fighting and self-defense. In fact, martial arts, by definition of the term, is “military art” or the art of self-defense. However, martial arts has much more to offer than just a form of self-defense. In fact, martial arts can be beneficial to students of all ages, and particularly to children, in improving physical conditioning, enhancing academic performance, and developing self-control. Martial arts are often grouped as hard or soft styles or traditional or modern. Some styles have a focus on striking techniques versus grappling techniques, and a method of training. For instance, Aikido which is translated as “the way...
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...Executive summary Chinese Kung Fu School, as a based organization for spreading the traditional Chinese culture and improving the public health, has been established for a long time. Recently a Chinese Kung Fu club is planned to open in Australia in order to expand overseas market. However, the investment may cause a number of potential problems which result in cross-culture issues. The report will explore the problems and make recommendations on how to successfully establish the Kung Fu club in Australia. Issues involve various national cultural differences between China and Australia, which include the attitude to Kung Fu, the rules of Kung Fu and the length of the course. Recommendations are made with respect to each of these categories. * Both theory and practice courses should be combined. * A library bar should be established for members. * The brochure should be published which includes the rules of Kung Fu. * Some activities should be held to create active atmosphere. * Mandarin language lessons need to be opened. * Difference length of courses may be suit for degree of members. * Audio-visual materials should be sold to ensure the persistent practice. Background to the project Kung Fu, as a kind of Chinese martial arts, is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. With the development of history, Kung Fu has become a large system which contains various schools in China. A majority of schools are classified by geographical locations...
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... August 5, 2014 GPE0211 History of Arnis The term arnis is believed to be a Tagalog corruption of the Spanish term arnes, or harness, a reference to the decorations worn by the early Filipinos. Kali is another term used to refer to the same kind of martial arts. Different provinces may have different names for arnis, such as baston and kaliradman (Ilonggo, Bisaya), pagkalikali (Ibanag) and kalirongan (Pangasinan). These are only a few examples of the terms already recorded in different sources.One suggestion is that it originally came from another martial art system, called tjakalele. This is actually the name of a branch of the Indonesian martial art system known as pentjak silat. Another suggestion is that it was brought here from the Southeast Asian mainland, particularly during the Madjapahit and Shri-Visayan empires. Yet another suggestion is that it was propagated by the so-called ten Bornean datus fleeing persecution from their homeland.The glorious lives of Filipino heroes are linked with the awesome power of the martial art of Arnis. They triumphantly waged their heroic battles for freedom and liberty as a testimony of the power and effectiveness of Arnis. Their successful stand against their superiorly armed adversaries in mortal combat in the arena of battle is now held in immortal inviolability by history.It would not be far-fetched to surmise that one of the earliest...
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...Name Course Tutor Date Honor of Chinese culture in film. The Hero is a Chinese film based in Hong Kong China, and it is entirely a wuxia film. It is a martial art film, and it depicts the Chinese culture and unity. The king in the film is trying to bring together warring kingdoms and also come up with a standard Chinese language among the variations. There is a conflict depicted in the film that of who to trust. The king is almost lured to believe an assassin who finally forgives the king. There is an excellent use of flashbacks in the film hence making it a narration film as most of the stories narrated, and flashback is used. Most of the fights shown in flashbacks where nameless and the king of Qin are conversing at the palace. Hero is filming that entirely depicts the ancient Chinese culture and uses visual designs in a relevant way. The film uses the fascist aesthetics that represents authoritarianism. The film represents the Chinese culture in a number of ways. It does not concentrate on the multiculturalism as other Chinese films could do. First, the movie shows the Chinese culture in the form of leadership. At the beginning of the film, the narrator tells of ancient China being a kingdom ruled by kings, and initially it was made up of seven kingdoms. The film also shows the ancient Chinese leadership to have had many wars. It was during this wars that the parents of nameless (jet li) were killed making him come for revenge in the palace. The evidence is when the king...
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...not have any children, so there is no chance that my grandmother was a descendant, but it is at least an interesting historical curiosity to Guardian Martial Artists that there may be some hugely distant relationship between Musashi Miyamoto (whom all should remember was born in 1584 - so it was a very long time ago) and the founder of their style. TRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION Musashi killed his first opponent at age 13, and another at 16. He became known as the invincible swordsman, and he is regarded to this day as the greatest, or at the very least one of the greatest, swordsmen Japan has ever produced. He wrote the Book of Five Rings late in life after studying swordplay for most of his life. Musashi said “When you have attained the Way of Strategy, there will not be one thing you cannot understand.” and “You will see The Way in everything.” The Guardian ideal here is that we find something in which principles are contained, such as martial arts, and we study in great depth until we begin to fully and deeply understand those principles. It can take decades to achieve the magnitude of insight that allows one to “understand everything” - or the particularly philosophical who ponder these things can achieve it in perhaps a decade. When “The Way” is known, then the principles can be seen in everything. We call this The Martial Arts Metaphor. Musashi’s books are divided according to the “elements” conceived in his time. He speaks of Ground (Earth), Water, Fire, Wind and the Void...
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...the Philippine President. First, when Marcos has his first term being the president, he began rebuilding the Philippines as he supposed to do. He established different hospitals such as, Philippine Children’s Hospital, Philippine Heart Center, Philippine Kidney Institute, and Lung Center of the Philippines. He also promoted Arts and Nationalism to Filipinos through the Coconut Palace, Manila Film Center, Folk Arts Theater, and Philippine International Convention Center. In addition, he also built hospitals, schools, roads, and bridges. And at that time, peso has a great value. The exchange rates also climb up to 2 pesos=1 dollar. We can say that under Marcos’ rule, the Philippines were not yet poor like what we have today. The reason why the Filipinos didn’t liked Marcos as their president is that they can’t decide for themselves since Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines on 1972. This documentary brought a big help for me to understand more about what happened during that time. As I asked my grandparents about their insight about Marcos’ rule, they said that if only Filipinos understand what Marcos wants the Philippines to be, maybe Martial law will not be possible. If only the Filipinos have knowledge about rebuilding the Philippines, maybe our country will not be like what we have today. 2. How did you feel before and after watching Batas Militar / whole story? Before I watch the video, I am thinking of the suffering of the Filipinos under Marcos’...
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...returned with his parents to the family home in Kowloon, Hong Kong. By age 6, Bruce had already begun to develop the charisma and confidence that would later make him a star. He appeared in his first major childhood movie, "The Beginning of a Boy" in 1946. Later in the same year, Bruce performed in "The Birth of Mankind" and "My Son, Ah Cheun" and went on to make over 20 movies, before commencing his studies at "La Salle College" in 1952. 1953 was a pivotal year in the life of Bruce Lee. After losing a street fight with a local gang, Bruce began to train in the art of Wing Chun under famed Sifu, Yip Man. His natural speed and timing, and acute mental focus, guaranteed that Bruce would excel in this complex and exacting art. In fact his precocious talent developed so quickly, that despite numerous other encounters with street gangs, Bruce would never again lose a fight. As well as indulging his passion for the martial arts, Bruce also began taking Cha Cha lessons in 1954, at age 14. The dance was popular amongst local teenagers at the time, and Bruce not only went on to win the ‘Crown Colony Cha-Cha Championship’ in 1958, but also broke the hearts of many local girls. Again in 1958, Bruce defeated reigning three year champion, Gary Elms, in the Hong Kong Boxing Championships, putting to practical use the combat theory he had devised with Sifu Yip Man. Like many Hong Kong teenagers of the time, Bruce became caught up in the ‘turf wars’ which surrounded the illicit activities of the...
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...Tristan Jigo S. Abitona PE – D Sir Paul Andre A. Puertollano The Beauty of Martial Arts Long have we forgotten our individual culture’s basic traditions and ways of thinking. Through the years we humans have greatly evolved, changing our responsibilities from ploughing fields to paying for electricity. But even in this world run by electricity and technology, one human aspect still hasn’t changed: Fighting. It doesn’t matter what kind of fighting. Be it physical, mental, psychological, etc. Just to live properly at this age, means that we have to fight. Whether we fight for our pay checks, against time if we’re late, or against other cars wanting to take that one last parking space next to your favourite venue, it is still fighting. Watching this documentary about the art of Muay Thai has once again made me realize that Muay Thai (or any martial art for that matter) is hugely taken for granted. People do not realise that practicing an ancient form of art and disciplining yourself, with whatever personal reason, not only makes you into a better person but also brings forth a multitude of positive feelings and side effects. Gong-Prai Sorjintana, the 13-year-old boy from the town of Ayutthay, because of his current predicament, fights in the ring for a better future. One can argue that boys at such a young age should be doing other things like studying and playing. But our harsh reality has left Gon-Prai no other coice but to stop studying for a while and train daily to...
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...The Effects of Children and Sports My research paper explains whether or not playing sports affects young children in their everyday life. The reason I chose this topic is because I am interested in finding out if sports helps children’s social development. The relevance of this topic is to see if there is an improvement in the overall development with children who participate in sports compared to children who do not and if there is a difference, than hopefully sports can be one solution to children who have low self-esteem and do not have many friends and may also help motivate kids to do better in school as well. Based on my research findings, I have found that there are many benefits of sports participation in children. Ultimately, the best reason for children to play sports is to have fun. One major problem our country faces today is childhood obesity. According to Becerra (2009), twenty percent of children in the U.S. are obese, which will increase their risk of many health problems when they reach adulthood. One way children can benefit from playing sports is that it is a fun way to exercise and stay healthy. Not only can sports help children to stay healthy and fit, but it also helps build their self-esteem by giving and receiving encouragement from their coaches and gaining respect from fellow teammates or peers. According to Metzl and Shookhoff (2002), when asked why they play sports, kids say it is to have fun, to improve their skills, to learn new skills, to be...
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...Scientific Premium Company - USA The Deadly Secrets of Dim Mak Vital Point Striking Introduction: Dim Mak is one of the most closely guarded secrets in the fighting world. Legends tell stories of the fabled “Death Touch”. Some have even said that a Chinese Tong member killed Bruce Lee with a delayed “Death Touch”. Of course a lot of what is taught about Dim Mak is conjecture at best. What we want to do with this additional report on Dim Mak, is try and add some additional information for you on how to approach these techniques to add into your martial arts curriculum. Scientific Premium Company- USA makes the claim that the information described here are for information purposes only and we accept no responsibility for you using these concepts to hurt, maim or intentionally or unintentionally end a life. It is with this that we suggest you get a qualified instructor to teach you in your area. The pressure and Dim Mak points that we are going to be discussing absolutely work and work very well. It is our belief that you can learn how to use Dim Mak striking methods without harming anyone if you are careful. It will be your sole responsibility to use this information with the utmost care and sensitivity. DO NOT TAKE THESE TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS AND METHODS AND START STRIKING PEOPLE! Only use these points for the purpose of self- preservation or for healing. Why Teach These Deadly Concepts? One of the main reasons we have made this information available is so that you can...
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...Planning - My technology integration project involved a week-long language arts project focusing on and working with the weekly 2nd grade spelling words. The student who participated in my project was my son, whom I worked with after school hours in our home for approximately 30-45 minutes each night for 4 nights. I chose to involve him in my project as, up to this time with my past undergraduate studies and career involving only the more severe and profound handicapped students, I wanted to try a different approach to technology integration within the educational environment. From Monday through Thursday of the week, I worked one on one with the student while focusing on a different language arts enrichment activity in preparation for the weekly spelling test. Monday’s activity involved typing the fifteen spelling words into a teacher formatted flashcard template created in Word, which were then cut out and used as visual cues and study aides for remaining weekly activities. Tuesday’s lesson included a Word document experimenting with the effects of graphic representations on the motivation level of the student. Being an aspiring little hockey player himself, this activity was, by far, his favorite! The student was to shoot the pucks (move the pictures into position), each containing a spelling word, in ABC order into each of the five goal holes. This activity was performed in three sets of five spelling words each. (see work sample for graphic representation...
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...Erik 1 As one man once said “Basically, human traits are the same everywhere. I don't want this to soun like “As Confucius say,” but under the sky, under the heavens, there is but one family.” The man who said this quote is the same man who I look up to today and that is Bruce Lee. Today millions of people across the world look up to Bruce Lee the same way I do and see some of his greatest accomplishments, some though may look at Bruce and think nothing of him because of his ethnicity or background. Many people are descriminated against because of their race. This is because many people are still bound by tradition; when the elder generatoin of people says “no” to something, then these other people will strongly disaprove of it as well. If the elders say that something is wrong, then they also believe that is is wrong. They seldom use their mind to find out the truth and seldom express sincerely their real feeling. The simple truth is that these opinion on such thing as racism are traditions, which are nothing more than a “formula” laid down by these elder people's experience. As we progress together and time changes, is is necessary to reform this formula. We must all look at it this wasy no matter if your color is black or white, red, or blue, we can still make friends each other without any barrier. I personally believe that Bruce Lee brought they barrier down for many Asian Americans. In one of Bruce Lee's films Fist of Fury, Lee was simply just going to walk into a park...
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...less than that American ideal of perfection, and society deems your life unfit of the most basic emotion, happiness. I choose to pursue a career in the arts because I am worth it. I began my career in theatre later than most because I did not have any exposure to the arts in middle school. So in high school, I took the plunge! I was one of two freshmen to get accepted into the musical, and have come a long way since then. I’ve been accepted into Fordham University’s rigorous Theatre Performance major, and was recently a finalist in the Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors Competition. These past four years I have...
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...Department of Social Sciences and Humanities COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES San Beda College Final Examination Introduction to Political Science, Philippine Government and Constitution I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The power of the government to enact laws promoting public welfare by restraining and regulating the use of liberty and property is otherwise known: a. Taxation b. Eminent domain c. Police power d. Ray-gun 2. The above-mentioned power is inherently vested upon the a. Judiciary branch b. Executive branch c. Legislative branch d. Armed Forces of the Philippines 3. The statement “No person shall be deprived of his life, liberty or property” is a. Absolutely true b. Generally true c. An exception to the general rule d. Bulls**t! Considering that many are being unjustly deprived of these rights day in and day out. 4. In the above-mentioned statement, person pertains to a. All, without exceptions b. Both natural and juridical c. Both citizens and aliens, without exceptions d. None of the above 5. The Judiciary can review the acts of the other branches of the government and determine whether there has been grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in such acts. This is reflective of the doctrine of a. Separation of powers b. Checks and balances c. Non-delegability of powers d. She-had-me-at-my-worst…you-had-me-at-my-best……….and-you-chose-to-break-my-heart...
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