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LEARNINGOUTCOMES
ADVICE
U.SOpenI.S.K.AWorldMartialArtsChampionship
Sunaina Rasamallu ,PoliticalScience,2020
Ihavecompetedattwodifferentinternationalcompetitionsaswellasseveralstatecompetitions.Myprofessionalmartialartsjourneystartedin2016andhasbeencontinuingeversince.Ihadthechancetosparandlearnfromothercompetitorsfromalloverthenationandevenaroundtheworld.Ithelpedmedevelopmy
skillsetbyseeingothercompetitorsdoingtheirmartialarttechniquesindifferentkatas(self-defenseroutine).Ialsowas
abletochallengemyselfbycompetingagainstsomeofthemostdedicatedandtalented
martialartists.AsIcontinuemymartialartsjourney,Ihopeto
gainnewknowledgeofstrategiesinsparringandkatas,andIalsowishtotraveltheworldandtrytolearnothermartialartswhile
showingtoothersmyskillsetthatIhavedeveloped.
IMPACT
SkillDevelopment
Doingmartialartcompetitions isrelatedtoskilldevelopmentbecause itchallengedmetotrainrigorouslyformonths.Ialsohadthechancetotrainwithtalentedmartialartistswhichenhancedmymartialarttechniques.
Myexperiencerelatestobeingresilientbecausethese
competitionsareverydifficultandtimeconsuming,butIdecidedtopushthroughandcompeteaftera3yearbreakduetoanleginjury.
SUMMARY
HERBS
SPICES
MyexperiencerelatestoadaptabilityandresiliencebecauseIhadtocompeteafterhavingaleginjury,whichdidnotgivemethe
bestcircumstances.Whilesparring,IkeptlosingbecauseIdidnothavethestaminainmylegstokeepup.But,Ikeptcompetingandtriedtochangemytacticstousemyarmsmoreratherthanmylegs.This
enabledmetowinonecompetitionafterlosingtheotherroundsof
sparring.
Thisactivityimpactedmebymakingmemoreinterestedintheartofmartialartsinothercountries.Ithinkithasbroughtmeclosertomykarateteam,andmakesmewanttobemoreofaleaderforthem.Ibenefitedbychallengingmybodyandmindsetintermsofcommittingtocompetingprofessionally again.This
competitionhasenhancedmypassion formartialartsagain,andIamproudofmyselfforbeingabletohaveaskillset
thatchallengesothers.
Iwouldsaytoastudentthatwantstocompeteinmartialartscompetitionthatwhilemartialartsisaroughsportandcanbe
tough.ItisalsooneofthemostmentalandtacticalsportsthatIhaveever
done.
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