Martial Arts Help Build Confidence, By Michael Friedman

The key issue of identity is addressed and how history as well as culture can be at the core of one’s identity, thus, this can be related to the health and physical education studies of the influence of identity. In year 8 students will complete a unit where they examine how traditions and cultural practices influence personal and cultural identities (Australian Curriculum , 2017).

“They will learn how to interact with other kids, he says. The children will also learn leadership skills and respect for themselves and others. He adds, that through martial arts, many people—including himself—make relationships and friends that last forever. “You also have fun, exercise and learn how to defend yourself.”

Since I was a kid I have always wanted to box and when I got older my parents finally let me box. They thought that I was going to be irresponsible and cause problems but then the summer going into ninth grade my father let me start boxing. I started off learning the basics simple combinations and how to move my feet the right way. I loved boxing at first then I grew to hate it as it got more difficult for me. My father wanted me to stay in boxing so I could learn to defend myself, but I didn’t care. At the end of my freshman year of high school, I was at the civic center with my boxing coach.  It was a warm night in May and I was getting ready to practice. The gym was filled with a lot of kids who were playing basketball. The gym was

Identity is what defines us as a person. Everyone one on earth has their own unique identity. To showcase my identity, I created a collage of images and descriptive words, called an identi-kit. This identi-kit shows what I feel like is my identity to myself and the others. My identi-kit identifies me as a mixed martial artist. The identi-kit has images of a deadly shark with mixed martial arts gloves on that say mixed martial arts on the front and fight shorts with the words competitor and warrior on them. It also has descriptive words like “killer instinct” and “fight” which describe my spirit. There are three assumptions that come to question when asking about one’s identity. The first is if you were born with this

Work creates an identity for a person also. Whether its promotions to a higher position or being unsatisfied and distraught with their job. People who enjoy their job and work environment will create more of a confident identity compared to someone who does not will have an un-motivated identity. School has an impact as well when it comes to identity. It is where a children, adolescents, and adults are influenced by acquiring knowledge and constantly being surrounded by peers. Through school, memberships in friendship groups, cliques, or "crews" helps build an identity apart from their relationship to parents. However, over-identification with a clannish group that rejects anyone who looks or acts different can limit personal growth.

Half a dozen guys were in the BJJ room grappling, the view was astonishing as I stood outside the foggy glass observing. I knew this was something I wanted to do. My fears, insecurities, sadness, and anger Jiu Jitsu would reach inside and rip them out. Weiss Sakhizada was the coach he looked young and invigorating , he treated me with such kindness and was so cheery to know that I was

Webster’s dictionary defines Identity as, “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual”. It is the sole factor of what makes a person unique from the millions of others. Finding a person’s identity can be a difficult task. Equality from the dystopian novel, Anthem by Ayn Rand has to go through an immense journey of self-discovery before he found his identity. His journey was one that was filled with hardships and difficulties but in the end his goal was met. Similarly, Mario Della Grotta who was popularized by the non-fiction article, who holds the clicker, by Lauren Slater also had to go through a similar journey. He had to give up everything he was in order to reach his new identity. An identity that is divergent from anyone

When I started Jiu Jitsu it changed how I felt about being more social. One sunny day in a hot summer me I have sandy blonde hair and blueish green eyes I prefer to read books and be in loud places, my sister Cheyenne a fifteen year old that has blonde hair and blue eyes she loves to read books and pink items, and my nephew Nate is a hyper thrill seeking seven year old were all sitting on the couch trying to find something to watch. Going through the boring choices of movies we couldn’t choose anything then I flicked of the tv, and turned to Chey and Nate let’s go do something this is too boring I said with a little-bit of enthusiasm. Then we went on a hunt to see some fun things we could do we found Jiu Jitsu. Chey and I talked to Mom about our special activity, and she said she would think about is. Later that night I fell asleep hoping she would say yes.

For this biography I would like to talk about George St-Pierre. George St-Pierre, aka GSP is a professional mma (mixed martial arts) fighter and held the UFC world champ. GSP has a black belt in Kyokushin Karate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. George was raised in St-Isidore, in Quebec (a town of only around 2,000 people) and was bullied by older kids for years, when he was 7 his dad put him in Kyokushin Karate. St-Pierre has said “life isn’t like the movies, when you’re only 8 or 9 and they are 12 there is still only one of you and three of them you can’t do anything, that is the sad reality.” When he was 12, he watched Royce Gracie fight in UFC 1 and decided to dedicate his life to making himself better in every way that he could. GSP added boxing,

I used to do a martial art called So Bahk Do. I used to have fun, feeling proud and strong when I was doing it. It had gradually evolved into a task I participated in reluctantly rather than a hobby I looked forward to. As I walked up to the studio, which had been like a second home to me for seven years, I realized that I was frustrated and angry. Angry that I needed to give so much time and effort for something I had no desire to do. I could feel the constant weight of always going to So Bahk pushing down on my shoulders. I felt that it was finally time to lift that weight. I marched in through the front door, confident and resolute. Every component that my senses encountered- the voices, the starched white uniforms, the laughter, the familiarity -chipped away at my anger storm. When I saw my teacher, my emotions were suddenly hammered back into me. I was so familiar with her smile, her eagerness, and her air of peaceful confidence that I lost my train of thought.

At an early age, Muhammad Ali showed that he wasn’t afraid of anyone or anything, inside and outside the boxing ring. Ali started sparring with Martin then he soon started his boxing career. His father earned a poor amount of money. His father earned money by painting billboards and signs. If you wondered it was a Louisville police officer that changed

Day one of Taekwondo, the Korean art of self-defense, I felt like a snail with prospective ninja skills ready to come out of my shell. After every punch or kick, a booming “Kiiihaaapp” resonated from every kid. Sensei Mohin

"It’s a great core exercise, with so many mental and emotional benefits. Martial arts training is

What makes your identity? Is it your past, your family, your hopes, dreams, fears? It is all that and more. Your identity makes up who you are. It is always growing and ever-changing. Your identity is what makes you human. Finding it can be a struggle, maintaining it can be even harder. Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games were two examples of finding and holding onto your identity. Katniss was the girl who had to grow up to fast. She had to learn how to provide for her family, to be strong. Katniss thought to do this she had to create a wall to hold back all the childish things that were apart her. She put on a mask to grow up but to also protect herself from those who would wish to abuse her innocence. The mask, the wall they kept her

Identity is what evolves us, it is what makes us think the way we do, and act the way we act, in essence, a person’s identity is their everything. Identity separates us from everyone else, and while one may be very similar to another, there is no one who is exactly like you; someone who has experienced exactly what you have, feels the way you do about subjects, and reacts the same to the events and experiences you have had. This became prevalent to me as I read through many books, that everyone goes through the process of finding who they are. A prevalent theme throughout literature is the idea that over time one develops their identity through life over time, in contrast to being born with one identity and having the same