Independent Component 2

1.) Literal

•  I, Jesse-Julian Gonzalez, affirm that I have completed my Independent Component which represents 30 hours of work.
• For my independent component I watched videos on different martial arts, aikido, judo, shoalin, etc. Also I practiced moves with my father, and he taught me moves as well. He is a black belt in Shoalin Monkey Kung Fu.

2.) Interpretive

•  When I watched these videos I saw how different techniques were similar and different from Jiu-Jitsu. For example, though I knew how to punch like a boxer, and now I see why they punch like this and it has become my standard way to strike. When my father was teaching me certain things in Shoalin I saw different things and that would be very useful against myself and other opponents. My father and I would practice for up to 3 hours at a time, and I have watched videos on youtube over and over again.

3.) Applied

• This helped me reinforce my second answer and also my third answer. Practicing with my father I under estimated his grappling skills, which was a mistake on my part. My father even though he was not good in grappling was good at pressure points and did get me there. I will never underestimate an judge another martial artist, and also start to learn different types of martial arts to improve my weaknesses.