I have not been able to attend many sessions so far but I have found it interesting. My main aim with doing this activity is to improve my public speaking because that can be something I struggle with. This is my first time doing this activity and I am really looking forward to learning debate skills. A few years ago I did MUN but I did not really enjoy it however I do tend to like class debates, therefore, I am hoping that this club works for me. Something else I hope for this club is that we discuss current event issues since I believe it is important to have an in-depth understanding of what is going on in the world at the moment. I look forward to seeing where this activity goes and hope it is the right activity to help me grow in terms of confidence in public speaking as that is a challenge for me.
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Boxing Activity initial reflection
The boxing activity has recently begun. I am really looking forward to continuing with this sport since this will be my third year doing it and I have seen vast improvements in my skills every year. However, this year there are a few problems, since boxing is an indoor activity due to COVID restriction we have to wear masks the entire time. Not only does this make exercise a little more difficult but in order to avoid potential issues like students fainting, I noticed that in the first session the intensity had gone down a lot. It was still difficult because of the masks but they seemed to have gotten rid of the cardio warm-up. My plan is to be resilient in this activity and try my best despite this obstacle though I still hope that restrictions lessen as I (like many others) prefer not to exercise wearing masks and I usually enjoy the intensity of this activity. In this activity, I also plan to work well with people since the majority of this activity includes working in pairs and I have a few friends doing this activity for the first time therefore I plan to help them learn the sport and become confident in their boxing abilities. Teamwork and trust in the partnerships in this activity is also very important as learning combinations could potentially go wrong if someone uses too much strength at the wrong time and injures their partner. The activity has also changed a lot this year as it has replaced the muay Thai element with kickboxing. They plan to maybe implement grades for kicking but I have yet to decide if I will do the necessary testing and things to do the grades as I tend to prefer the punching element of boxing over the kicking.
I look forward to seeing how this sport will be over the next year as I am sure there will be many changes and I am curious to see what direction the activity goes in.