Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal:

I, Alfredo Nunez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

I give credit to my coach, Bernard Roberts (Bernie), for training me daily, and teaching me most everything I know.

The thirty hours of work will be taken from the spreadsheet that contains the hours of mentorship.

During training, I learn the techniques it takes to be a great fighter. With the help of my coach, I do exercises that help strengthen my body, mind, and technique over all. I also often find myself helping the people who are just starting to train with their basics, such as stance, wraps, shadow boxing, etc. I also spar often in order to learn what I need improvement with and how I can become a better fighter.

Interpretive:

 Everyday I go train, the gym opens at Five and closes at Eight, I always try to get there no later than 5:30 and stay from 2-3 hours depending on how demanding the day is. If I spar, i usually try to conserve energy for the spar, as it will be three three-minute rounds (sometimes more sometimes less) of the same stuff i would be doing, only much more rigorously, quickly, and powerfully. I mentioned in an earlier blog post that spars can get out of hand and this is still true, but a spar is meant to train you for the reality of the ring, so trainees often give it most of their all, but slow down when necessary. As mentioned earlier I also help new people with training, I teach them the basic stance of a boxer, and how he or she will move once in the stance and how they must return to said stance to provide balance and a strong base for releasing adequate punches. I have taken videos of training sessions as well as spars, but Blogger doesn't allow me to post them through their site, so I will post them elsewhere and leave a link on this post. I will update that later.

Applied:

With every person I teach, i myself learn and improve my knowledge of the basics of boxing. This is important to understand since a good foundation is necessary to becoming a great fighter ( An idea my coach stresses A LOT.) One example of how the independent component helped me improve my base is: since my coach has slightly more trust in me that most of our "little team" he often sends me to help out new comers. The last was a boy named Brian who had never really trained before and he asked me to train him since he liked how I had taught him at a past time. I taught him how to stand properly and employed techniques mentioned in my research to help him improve his stance. I also showed him the basics of slipping by showing him how to use the rope ( a contraption we have set up in our gym that has a rope that can be moved to different heights) and in doing this I myself caught minor mistakes I was doing in my technique, I promptly corrected them and continued to help him. He now often asks me for help and enjoys learning from me a little more than my own coach.  Training daily helps me get into the groove of the lifestyle that is boxing; one that is very demanding, athletic, and empowering.

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1. What is most important in winning an amateur fight?

2. What additional skills give a fighter a winning edge?

3. What makes a person want to fight? or a fighter a fighter?

4. What is the best thing to do to improve as a fighter?

5. What makes an effective punch? (more effective, strength or speed? )

6. What is your favorite thing about boxing?

7. How and why did you start boxing?

8. What kind of exercise or routine should I do to improve my technique?

9. Who is the best person to ask about training?

10. How long does someone usually train before one can fight in an amateur fight?

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours

1. I am currently looking into another gym to train at, but if the new gym doesn't work out, I will continue training at Fist of Gold Boxing Gym.

2. My contact is my relative Antonio Moya, a professional boxer who also trains at fist of gold, or my coach Bernard Roberts, who has coached several teams in the past, as well as fought in many different level events.

3. I have completed 95 Hours of mentorship in the months of July to December.

4. The first ten hours were extremely demanding and rigorous. My shoulders hurt, my legs hurt, everything hurt. My first spar was just as painful, lack of knowledge kept me from succeeding in the ring that first time, but it also gave me an incentive to learn. The ambiance was great though, everyone was aggressive and competitive in a positive manner. They all wanted to train enough to fight, and I wanted it too.

Blog 10: The Holiday

1. This break has been a very bad one for me. Mainly because I got off track with all my training and have lost much conditioning, i let my diet falter and have not run in a couple weeks. The only minimum training i got was a small amount of sparring but it wasn't very constructive it was more for fun than constructive. I did however watch several boxing matches and watched how many fighters of different weight classes and skill levels fight and tried to determine if any techniques were similar to mine or could be incorporated into mine.

2. The most important thing I looked at was the technique and methodology of each fighter and how efficient their techniques were and how they executed such technique. The sources of most were Showtime Boxing and some UFC mma fighting because several of the fighters in the later have much boxing background.

3. There are many people I could talk to, many kids at the gym I train at and many of the coaches have all fought both amateur and professionally and they could all be potential interviewees.

Hand Wraps

Hand wraps are extremely important when beginning Boxing Training, or most Martial arts for that matter. First you have to decide which kind you need. The wraps pictured on the left are the ones used by most fighters, they are neat, soft, they come with velcro, and come in a variety of colors. Some drawbacks to this kind are: When you wrap them, much of the wrap is within the palm, and can be cumbersome to some fighters, They also don't stretch as much as other kind of wraps. The wraps pictured in the center are what most people call "Mexican Style" and are actually just medical wraps. They are quite elastic and offer several different methods of wrapping. Some drawbacks are that sometimes two or more wraps are needed to provide proper padding. Once you've decided which you will use for training, length is the next issue. Pictured on the left are two lengths, the wrap on the left is the adult size 180". The ones on the right are the 108" and are often too short for most people, except kids. The ones in the center are the 108" or 120" medical wraps and are recommended for most basic trainers at Fist of Gold. Once you have your wraps then you have to learn how to put them on. Both wraps offer different yet similar methods to wrapping, regardless, with either you need to assure your wrist, thumb, and every finger is wrapped or interlaced properly. Wrapping offers protection against damage in the wrist, hand, and knuckles- since the hardest thing you'll be hitting is your opponents face. Constant work in the ring or training on the punching bag can be degenerative to the hands and can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome or cause broken wrists. The same treatment can cause the knuckles to get skinned, bruised, or simply hurt- which is why the padding at the knuckles is also very important.

Spar

Every good fighter needs to practice, after all practice makes perfect. in fighting, a practice fight is called a par. Sparring is very important to improving technique and mentality. It allows you to experiment with new techniques and tests the limits of your mind and endurance and allows you to see what you need improvement in. Leading up to fights sparring will become more frequent, but will be kept to a moderate level. As important as it may be, sparring is detrimental. But boxing in general, after all, is detrimental, as not everyone takes constant beatings or subject their body to such rigorous training or high levels of pain.   Above are some of my personal spars.

Blog 9: EQ

1. I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2. a) Yes, the EQ is specific, but leaves room for an argument in the sense that the speaker will argue what they think the most important factor is. The eq allows people interested a jump-off point on what to research, providing easy to understand key terms that can be put into a database or search engine.
 
b)No, the eq, in my opinion, is incorrectly stated (Lack of the third rule) because the conviction comes after the investigation during a hearing perhaps.

c) yes, the question provides a stance from the PoV of the stylist with hairstyles as a keyword for research. The question is short and easy to comprehend.

d) Somewhat, the wording of the question gives the audience a small incentive to investigate the specific jobs of an Anesthesiologist, since chronic pain could be constant a constant dosage of anesthesia could lead to adverse effects on the patient. The question takes a side, that of the patients and is easy to understand... so yes.

3 What is most important in winning an amateur boxing match or contest?