In Advanced Boxing or Muay Thai, I remember the activity being very physically challenging for me. I remember having to practice the boxing skills in the mirror during training sessions in order to correct my form and stance. Especially working on the uppercut and finding the place where that momentum and energy was going to come from, learning how to push it up through my leg in order to create the most effective punch. I also remember having to be slightly responsible for the younger kids who had joined the activity with us. Because the sessions were for any age group, the older ones of us had to make sure the little kids weren’t going to do anything to hurt themselves or other people. This extended itself to when i got partnered up with people who were just a little younger than me but less experienced in the sport. I had to be ethical in the way I used the knowledge and skills i was taught in this CAS Activity so as not to create any problems.
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Advanced Boxing/Muay Thai: CAS Reflection #1
Since beginning Muay Thai in Grade 10, I have felt my self confidence boost. My physical fitness and confidence in my ability to defend myself have improved greatly. Both are very important skills for being able to ensure my safety and well being. Working on specific skills such as a combo of punches and kicks enhances my focus on my physical actions. I am increasing awareness of myself and the skills that i need to develop in order to fulfil my goals within the sport. I can recognise that there are aspects of Muay Thai which are unfamiliar to me as I have never participated in a martial art before last year. Working on those attributes will aid in my performance. Things like maintaining my balance and remembering to keep my other hand up in a defensive position while attacking are two that I need to practice more of.
With performing a martial art, comes a responsibility to maintain safety and ethical decisions considering this sport is for all ages. The younger kids may not have the sense to understand what is safe or unsafe behaviour in this space. As an older student who has been doing this for a year already, I have to make sure that when I’m working with someone less experienced that if I can, I should correct certain things that might cause others or themselves harm. I will have to make decisions with ethical implications while participating in this activity. I intend to make sure I am doing the right thing and check with our teacher supervisors and instructors just in case.
HS Girls Pre-season Touch Reflection #1
As I once again begin the Season 1 HS Girls Pre-season touch, our team is warming back up after the Summer Holidays and discovering the skills we might have lost or need to work on after a long break from touch rugby. I have realised that I need to be working on my fitness in my spare time. To keep up with the physical requirements that such a rigorous sport demands, I intend to curb limitations created by a lack of strength and develop my skills such as passing accurately and quickly. We are currently only holding Monday morning training sessions before school, this is proving a challenge as I need to be organised enough with my school commitments the day before on Sunday night, and have everything I need ready for waking up early. Covid restrictions are also very hard to work around, as currently we are not allowed to have enough people in a group to be able to play a full game. Each player is having to work harder in order to score and stay socially distanced at the same time. I have noticed that less of the older girls who were there last year are returning to this season due to personal timing issues or too much work. Having committed to this sport I feel a duty to return and support the younger girls in their touch rugby journey as well. I feel like this sport gives me the opportunity to destress from my daily life and it acts as a physical output, it also keeps me active and boosts my mood.
Kahaani – Initial Reflection
Kahaani as an experience is generally very rewarding. A the end of roughly three months of sacrificing your lunchtime for sessions with your dance group, your hard work will pay off as the tickets are sold to family, friends, and teachers all there to support you, and the under priviledged in Kolkata. The profits then being fully donated to the cause that the East Kolkata Global Concern support. Having done Kahaani last year in Grade 10 I have experience in the timing, organisation and end production of the activity. This year, the amount of time spent on improving my skills and abilities as a dancer I’m hoping will be productive. I know with dance that my strengths lie in the artistic portrayal and aesthetic of the movement. This is because i have the ability to compartmentalise my actions and visualisation of what im doing and copy the emptions portrayed through the motions. However, I am also aware of areas that I might need to work harder on during the process, like coordination and memorisation of the dance. Balance has always been an issue with me, which affects my coordination and is why I struggle with synchronisation with other dancers in the group. This year I am going to try and focus more on picking up the choreography faster than last year. Im going to acheive this by practicing the dance more often at home to provide the resulting visual my dance leaders are looking for.