Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
(a) Statement saying: “I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
-"I Bryan Posada, affirm that I have completed my Independent Component which represents 30 hours of work."
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component
-"My whole Independent Component was to train; become a better fighter to understand my EQ better and thus gain more understanding for my answers and my project overall. For training, I learn through both my CTC (Certified Training Center) and through my collection of Gracie Combatives lessons. The main difference between my 1st Independent Component and this one is that now I have been studying through Gracie University, an Online database that includes Blue belt instruction. Slowly, my mentor/instructor Jorge has been granting me access to higher level techniques that is only granted to higher level students. In all Mentorship combined with Gracie Combatives and Gracie University have been my training reptuars.
(c) Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours).   Post it next to your mentorship log.
-DONE SON
(d) Explanation of what you completed
-Basically, its how I said it in 'b' All I did was train. Much of what I learned in Gracie University were actually takedowns and stand up techniques. The beginner white belt curriculum usually doesn't teach these because the Gracie's want the learner to gain pure knowledge of basics before developing crooked reflexes. For Gracie Combatives DVDs, all i did was put on the DVD and listen to Ryron and Rener teach a regular Combatives course step by step. I used these for clarification and simply knowing what was right and wrong.

INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

(I WILL POST RIGHT NOW)

APPLIED
How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 
-Well a lot of what I struggled with was this time sticking to basics. iwrote in my isearch paper that this was key inorder to learn more advanced techniques however i was being hypocritical and whenever i had the chance i learned more advanced stuff i wasnt know yet and probably wasnt supposed to know and taught myself. I made myself make bad habits and in doing so I made simple mistakes whenever i sparred. Everytime i was in guard i tried to go into butterfly guard and i was susceptible to being mounted. Then when i was typing this respose to my i search i realized my mistakes and grew from it.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal:
(a): I, Bryan Posada, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

(b): Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
-Since my Independent Component was solely to train and better myself as a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu student, I have to thank my mentors. My head instructor Jorge Balares who teaches me more than I should be learning due to my rank but does so anyways and my other sub-instructors Dave, Paul, Han and Alex, who, during days when Jorge isn't there, take over the class and fulfill the instructor role for us. Another source I would give credit to would be my set of Gracie Combative CD's (As shown in my January Blog Post) performed by Rener and Ryron Gracie, as it is basically my mentorship put in digital form.

(c): Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours).
-Click the top right part of the page that says, "Independent Component Log."

(d): Explanation of what you completed.
-So for Independent Component I basically just did what I do. Train. I can't say that I've completed anything product-wise but I can say that though these extra hours of training and learning my art, I've been able to grow with it and develop my own style. I learned what I was capable of and overall I realized what worked and what didn't work through various sparring sessions and breakdowns of techniques through others' perspectives; for example I adapted my style to be a conservative fighter, always observing before reacting and landing the fight in my Guard so I can be in my comfortable spot. These 30 hours have molded me to be able to practice my EQ and maybe even give me the training I needed to tap out Alfredo (ehh kinda but I'll throw that in) and stand a chance against a mini roll James earlier today. The only physical thing I guess have come out from this mixture of Independent component and Mentorship would be my promotions and my now recent work on my application video for my Blue belt to send to the Gracie Academy in Torrance and begin teaching the class myself.

Interpretive:
Defend your work and explain the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence. (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.
-So for my independent component all I ever did was train with my mentors and practice at home with my Combatives DVD's with that being said I have a few pictures of what would happen whenever I would go. I
give some photo credits to my aunt who would try to take pics when she would sit in.

Even though where I go is just in a Parking Lot. Look at iPoly...we came from one too.

These Next few pics are just going to be pics of                                                                                     the training center and what a day in class actually                     feels like.

Applied:

How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.

-For me the independent component helped by letting me practice and develop my own style. A lot of my early "foundation" research was based on Theory; how GJJ was meant for the weaker opponent to beat the stronger and even GJJ essentials of leverage and energy conservation, but I never really understood what all that theory meant. It wasn't until I practiced and knew what I was doing that I began to slowly realize "Oh that's what he meant" moments. This component let me mold my EQ from what I had experienced in class and allowed it to be a debacle that I always pondered. "How can Gracie Jiu-Jitsu best train a fighter to win in a spar?" Overall, every experience I have I can make a connection to my experience with GJJ and with Kajukenbo alike it challenges me to mold myself to see what becomes effective and win that spar.

These are pics of my EQ in action. How can GJJ best train a fighter to win in a spar? There ya go..I won with an armbar.

Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
-Well, as i am doing covering the topic of Jiu-Jitsu for my senior project, my only form of applying my skill is to actually practice in my class. This includes learning my daily lesson my mentor gives and actually applying it by sparring/rolling on my friday "Open Mat" class where the whole class is dedicated to fighting each other. I will be doing this as both my mentorship and Independent, switching off on hours.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
-Photographs will be my main source of evidence. Also, every day i go into class, there are attendance cards the instructor signs which basically prove i was practicing on those certain days. A copy of course would be shown as evidence. Videos can also be a source, as in December i will be eligible for promotion in which i must send in a video to the Torrance academy showing my growth in the practice.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
-Jiu-Jitsu isnt a topic that can only be studied in factual and literal books. The art is an applied art and thus in order to better yourself, you must practice. Thinking about it i think that my independent component will help me as a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner more than any research i can view or book i can read. The plus side to this component is that through my application of techniques i can look up research on the Grandmaster's theory regarding that technique or general tips from that position.