Inquiry Proposal
For one of my inquiries, I chose the topic of martial arts/ self defense. What I would be doing with this is learning more self defense techniques and maybe teaching a class on it or somehow getting the knowledge out there(maybe by posting self defense videos online). I chose this topic because I am a brown belt in martial arts and it is a dream of mine to help others in any way I can, so I decided it would be a good idea to teach others the basics on how to save themselves from most threatening situations. This is an intriguing topic because not many people know how to defend themselves from threats and learning martial arts causes people to fight back in frightening situations which could potentially save lives.
What I want to get out of this inquiry is, have others be able to walk the streets knowing how to defend themselves and be less scared of feeling weak or helpless. I would also learn more about self defense, the importance of it, how to diffuse a threatening situation, and how to properly teach these techniques to a variety of different people.
This relates to the portrait of a learner, solution seeker, inspired innovator, mindful learner, and effective communicator. It relates to solution seeker because I would be teaching a technique and trying to determine what some may be struggling with and find a solution to fix what they are doing wrong. It relates to inspired innovator because I would find the best strategies to break down each technique to teach people in the least confusing way, but if it is confusing then I will take feedback on how I could improve my teaching. It relates to mindful learner because self defense is a very emotional thing and in order to properly teach it, I would have to make sure they keep a level head and keep their emotions in check. This relates to effective communicator because, I will have to make sure what I am explaining is clear or else people will not understand what I mean or how to properly execute a technique.
Because I have trained in martial arts, I know of many professionals that I can communicate with to further my understanding of this topic.
For this inquiry, I plan on starting with research to learn more about self defense and how I can properly teach others what I know. After all my research is done, I will somehow share my knowledge of self defense.
What I want to get out of this inquiry is, have others be able to walk the streets knowing how to defend themselves and be less scared of feeling weak or helpless. I would also learn more about self defense, the importance of it, how to diffuse a threatening situation, and how to properly teach these techniques to a variety of different people.
This relates to the portrait of a learner, solution seeker, inspired innovator, mindful learner, and effective communicator. It relates to solution seeker because I would be teaching a technique and trying to determine what some may be struggling with and find a solution to fix what they are doing wrong. It relates to inspired innovator because I would find the best strategies to break down each technique to teach people in the least confusing way, but if it is confusing then I will take feedback on how I could improve my teaching. It relates to mindful learner because self defense is a very emotional thing and in order to properly teach it, I would have to make sure they keep a level head and keep their emotions in check. This relates to effective communicator because, I will have to make sure what I am explaining is clear or else people will not understand what I mean or how to properly execute a technique.
Because I have trained in martial arts, I know of many professionals that I can communicate with to further my understanding of this topic.
For this inquiry, I plan on starting with research to learn more about self defense and how I can properly teach others what I know. After all my research is done, I will somehow share my knowledge of self defense.