Helping 2013

Interviewee: Antonio Ayala
Date and Time: 4/25/12 1:30pm in Pang's classroom.

1) What ideas do you have for you senior topic and why?

• Either locksmith or managing a locksmith business because it seems interesting and my brother has recently started a small company of his own.
• When choosing a topic make sure that you have all your connections before senior year starts so that once it actually starts then you will be able to get the things you need easily and efficiently.

2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?

• Like I have just said, my brother has recently started a business mainly about installing locks, but also creating them. I also might try to volunteer at 21st century, hopefully help them out with installing locks.
• Well it good that you already have an idea of where you are going for service learning that puts you one step ahead of everybody else. Just a heads up, make sure you find at least two people to interview because you can interview a person at least twice.

3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

• I hope that there are some really good ones and the topics are really diverse.
• I think there will be some pretty good topics as long as the people doing them prepare for a good amount of time, and there are many different topics although there are many people doing just medicine.

4) Any questions about senior topic?

• How is the work load?
• Well I would say as long as you are on top of everything then you will just be fine. There is a lot of work for senior year but all you have to do is just do it and not get behind. The most important thing about senior year is your connections, so make sure that you have that down. You'll do just fine.

Fourth Interview Questions

So of these questions may have been used in previous interviews but am interviewing somebody that I have not interviewed before.
1) What is the best way to become a successful aikido practitioner?
2) What is your view of a successful aikido practitioner?
3) What do you think is the most important aspect in aikido? Why?
4) What is it that you tend to emphasize when you teach aikido? Why?
5) How do you think that somebody that is just starting should approach aikido?
6) How important do you believe the philosophy of aikido is? Do you need to know it to further your training?
7) Do you believe that a student should train with an open mind? Why or why not?
8) When face with a situation, wherever it may be, how would a successful aikido practitioner handle it?
9) Have you ever tried any other type of martial art? If so, how would they differ from aikido? If not, how do you think they differ?
10) What was your view on aikido when you first started?
11) Has it changed? If so, how and why? If not, do you think it will if you keep training in aikido?
12) What would you say be the most significant idea/aspect that somebody could get out of after training in aikido for a number of years?
13) What has kept you in aikido for this many years?
14) How would one go about in becoming a successful aikido practitioner?
15) How did your view of aikido change from when you were a student to an instructor?
16) How well do you think one should know the technique before they could say that they have mastered it?
17) What are your views on ki? Why?
18) Do you think that it is necessary for a aikido practitioner to control it? Why or why not?
19) How important do you thing your footwork and positioning is? Why?
20) How do people who are just starting off in aikido tend to mess up when it comes to technique in the moves? Why do you think it happens?

Third Interview Questions

1) What is the best way to become a successful aikido practitioner?
2) What do you believe is the most important aspect in aikido?
3) What do you tend to emphasize when teaching aikido?
4) How important do you think the philosophy of aikido is?
5) What do you think a successful aikido practitioner is?
6) What has kept you in aikido for this many years?
7) What kind of mindset should a person have while training in aikido?
8) If a person were to approach aikido with a different mindset how do you think it'll affect their performance and overall training?
9) With a situation at hand how would a successful aikido practitioner handle the situation?
10) How should one go about in becoming a successful aikido practitioner?

Second Interview Questions

1) How long have you been studying aikido?
2) What made you study aikido in the first place?
3) After training in aikido for ____ years has it made you any different?
4) How long have you been in this organization: Aikido USA?
5) Has aikido changed in any way since you first started?

Interview 1 Preparation

1. I am interviewing John Harney, 4th dan and an instructor at my dojo. I am interviewing sensei John simply because he has been studying Aikido for quite awhile now, and I'm sure he'd be very resourceful.

2. I will ask him how long he has been studying for and what part of aikido does he prefer more (techniques, weapons, or grappling).