1. passing French 5 conversational class in high school: Barely passed because to be honest i stopped caring about having the bilingual ability to fluently speak a second language by about french 3. additionally since french 2 the teachers had been nearly incompetent at seriously teaching a second language. When i finally took the final all the words and things i thought i had forgotten rushed back to me in a flash of knowledge and i passed with fairly reasonable to average test grades.
2. teaching myself to play guitar: from the age of about 16 i taught myself the fundamentals of guitar and for the first year the only sounds coming out of my guitar was a discordic mess of jumbled notes and chords, but another year and a half or so later i have had a musical literary moment and can i am atleast better/begun learning intermediate level things.
3. Getting my black belt: I took taekwondoe since the age of 11 and got my black belt at 14 and a half. The test is 2 parts and about 8 hours long. It is necessary to know the language of the art and after the 3+ years training and studying it I was ready and passed the test easily. The language of combat must instilled into your every breath until it is simply instinct. until your body speaks the language fluently, so to speak.
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ReplyDeleteI think that you should choose the taekwondoe idea. I have been studying martial arts for a couple years and have also given a presentation on it. The only thing issue you might face is people not understanding what exactly you mean. This doesn't mean you shouldn't still choose this topic, just be prepared to break things down and maybe show people demonstrations if that would help.
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