In today's episode, we're talking about sports.
We'll be looking at the different ways students throughout Kent have been keeping active, and challenging themselves in a range of activities.
We'll be looking at the different ways students throughout Kent have been keeping active, and challenging themselves in a range of activities.
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00:00 Hello and welcome to Kent Student 101. I'm Chantel and this is your weekly programme
00:24 all about student life across Kent. This is a show designed by students to help you through
00:28 your time at university and highlight a range of resources, opportunities and activities
00:33 open to you. In today's episode we're talking about sports. We'll be looking at the different
00:38 types of ways students throughout Kent have been keeping active and challenging themselves
00:43 in a range of activities. First tonight, the team of the recreation station looked into
00:47 ways in which students can keep fit and active while travelling to and from their classes.
00:53 They found that skateboarding has health benefits such as improving flexibility, coordination
00:57 and physical endurance. This week the team visited a community of university skaters
01:02 to explore further how beneficial this sport can be for students. Let's take a look.
01:13 Being a student often involves a lot of moving around. Walking long distances to get to lectures
01:18 can sometimes be a hassle. So some students use methods of transport such as bicycles,
01:22 electric scooters and sometimes skateboards. Skateboarding is both a useful and portable
01:28 way for students to get around faster as well as a fun activity you can do to help unwind
01:32 from your studies. On this week's recreation station I had a chat with members of the UKC
01:38 Skate Society to see how beneficial taking up skating might be for you. So we're the
01:45 UKC Skate Society and I'm the president. So we do skateboarding, any sort of roller
01:50 skating and we just introduce students to skating and get them to find something new
01:56 basically. We have a lot of people come and they don't know or have ever been skating
02:00 before and a lot of people try it and you know, it's transportation, it's a good way
02:04 to like make yourself feel better when you're feeling down. Skating and like learning tricks
02:08 just like makes you feel better, helps your mental health and it's just a good way to
02:11 make friends and there's obviously the culture to it. It's always like great fun. We go to
02:16 like pubs a lot, we played pool tonight so it's just like a great chance to like socialise
02:22 with different skaters and you meet so many different people, people at different skill
02:25 levels, people who can't ollie, people who can ollie and it's just like, it's always
02:30 fun. Now, there are many sports on offer across
02:39 campuses for you to try. From popular ones like football, rugby, tennis and cricket,
02:44 the list goes on. But how about the lesser known ones? Kristin Hawthorne went to visit
02:49 a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu taster class to find out more.
02:53 Here at the Waterfront in Medway, you can find taster classes for many sports, from
02:58 yoga to badminton and many more. This allows students to try new sports, pick up new hobbies
03:03 and gain new experiences, all free of charge. Hi, I'm Kristin and we're here at the Waterfront
03:08 to visit a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu taster class to find out more about the sport and what
03:13 it's really like. I think it's good for beginners because I
03:18 teach at a beginner level and then I take the people who are a bit more advanced to
03:22 one side and I bring up their skills. For young people, it brings so much more advantages.
03:41 You have more time awake. Through doing this, you tend to have a lot more adrenaline coursing
03:45 through your body, so you're more wide awake. Not just awake, but wide awake, physically
03:49 able to do more things. It allows you to embrace a lot more challenges in life. It's not just
03:56 sitting behind the computer all day. The fitness that these people get allows them to then
04:01 do many other sports at a higher level. I actually started off in this area doing
04:05 boxing and then I started doing freestyle wrestling, which got me into grappling. Because
04:11 there isn't many competitions in freestyle wrestling, I just switched to BJJ.
04:16 The sport in general, it's open to everybody. It tailors because you have the tap system,
04:24 which allows you to say, "I don't want to play anymore." You can stop whenever you want.
04:31 I would genuinely say anybody. Definitely. I think BJJ is definitely the
04:36 most accessible form of combat sport. It's very safe. You get to spar every day without
04:42 the issues of head injuries, CTE, and it's just good fun for all ages as it doesn't matter
04:51 what build, what age, what gender. If you are a skilled fighter in BJJ, you can win.
04:58 This is a sport recommended for all, so it would be great to see more women getting involved
05:02 in the future. This has been Kristen Hawthorne for KMTV.
05:06 Now, are you a part of a society or thinking about joining one? The University of Kent
05:13 offers a range of different sports from societies from badminton to boxing. But have you ever
05:18 heard of taekwondo? Well, earlier this week, Charlotte Bourne headed down to university
05:23 to learn more about the Taekwondo Society. Let's see what she found out.
05:27 A great way to get involved with sports as a student is to join a society through your
05:32 university. I'm here at the University of Kent Sports Centre to visit Taekwondo Society.
05:37 I've never seen taekwondo before, so I'm really excited to see what they get up to. Let's
05:41 go take a look. Basically, it's a career in martial arts.
06:00 It's supposed to be like way of the foot and fist, so we really train on our legs and our
06:05 agility and our speed. I started when I was in foundation year, so I want to say it's
06:09 going on three years now. When I first joined, I didn't know anything about taekwondo because
06:15 I wanted to do karate originally because that's what I know. But honestly, it has been a welcome
06:21 change. Okay, so I'm Melissa. I'm a second year LLB
06:24 Law student and I'm originally from Singapore and I'll be running for president next year.
06:30 So I did it as a kid back in Singapore and I really liked it. It was with a private Korean
06:34 institution. And I stopped doing covert, came back here, realised there's a club and decided
06:39 to join again. Some days we do patterns, some days we do drills. We do a lot of sparring
06:43 as well and everyone's paired with someone that's of similar height or built and just
06:48 have fun. I've been doing taekwondo for six years. I've
06:51 been doing it in the uni for about two. The sparring is definitely where it's at. It's
06:56 very adrenaline pumping, very exhilarating. I really like our coaches. They are strict,
07:01 but they're very down to earth. We have a lot of coaches and they really cater to what
07:06 you need. So we don't do only like advanced stuff. We have a lot of new people as well.
07:11 And so they really know how to adapt and change whatever we're doing to accommodate everyone
07:15 so everyone feels welcome. Being a university club, we do get anything
07:19 from total beginners to experienced black belts from all around the world. We've had
07:24 people that are not sporty or anything and you actually see their achievements where
07:28 they have to work really hard to actually get somewhere. That's great. And when you
07:32 get people who say some of the black belts I've got, when you get to see them start
07:36 to struggle with yourself, they've got no chance. But they do. They work hard and getting
07:40 that achievement, that's really good. We attend a few Bucks competitions. So our
07:44 last one was in February where we came home with a few medals. Yay! Our next one is actually
07:50 this weekend. So it's Friday and Saturday. That's the 9th and the 10th in Nottingham.
07:55 We also do a lot of social events. So we recently did rock climbing at Chimera. We do movie
08:02 nights. We do pub crawls a few times. We don't have a lot of drinkers so it's fine.
08:07 It's not like the films, unfortunately. You won't be Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee or whoever
08:12 the person is at the moment, overnight. But we was all that one person at some point when
08:18 you're walking in and you don't know anything. So yeah, give it a try. That's the only way
08:21 to do it. I had a great time learning about what Taekwondo
08:24 is and how students can spend their evening with the society. If you're at university,
08:30 consider joining a sports group to keep active and meet friends. This has been Charlotte
08:34 Bourne for KMTV. And now I'm joined by Alex Gave to share with
08:39 us this week's Alex's analysis on the film Moneyball. Alex, thanks for joining me. Do
08:44 you want to start about telling me about what the film is about?
08:47 So Moneyball is a 2011 film. It's directed by Bennett Miller. It stars Brad Pitt as the
08:54 coach of the 2002 Oakland Athletics team. They're a baseball team. And essentially his
08:59 issue is that they haven't got enough money to compete with the big teams. They have a
09:02 very low transfer budget essentially. So he has to devise a way with help from Jonah Hill's
09:09 character who's a Yale mathematician to use statistics to revolutionise scouting to find
09:16 players that no one else is going to get. So it's a bit of an underdog story and it's
09:21 a fun sports film. Can you talk us through some of the performances
09:24 throughout the film? So the main character is Billy Bean played
09:30 by Brad Pitt. He's a very kind of single-minded, uncompromising sort of person essentially
09:38 which is a detriment to him in his private life but professionally it actually helps
09:42 him push through this kind of revolutionising statistical way of scouting that no one else
09:48 was doing in baseball. And the other character is Jonah Hill who plays Peter Brandt who's
09:53 a fictionalised version of a real person. This is based on a real story. And he's kind
10:00 of more meek, unsure of himself but he's good with the numbers. So they kind of both have
10:08 flaws but together they're a strong duo. So it's also one of Jonah Hill's earliest dramatic
10:15 roles and I think it sort of showed him as a more diverse actor than people gave him
10:20 credit for at the time. Okay, that sounds interesting. And is this
10:24 your typical sports film? In many ways it is. It's got a lot of the
10:29 tropes that you might find in a sports film. It's your underdog story, you're rooting for
10:33 them from the beginning because you know that they're going up against pretty bad odds.
10:38 But I would say typically what you find in sports film, especially underdog sports films,
10:44 is that the team has a kind of lack of self-belief or something like that. It's sort of the opposite
10:48 in this. It's not that they lack passion or self-belief or any of that sort of stuff.
10:53 It's that they aren't thinking smart enough. And that's kind of what Jonah Hill's character
10:57 brings in. And I think interestingly what this film does that a lot of other sports
11:01 films does is it talks about the automisation of scouting and the use of computers in baseball
11:10 and other sports and kind of how that removes the human element. So it kind of raises some
11:15 interesting ethical issues as well I think. And why did you choose this film?
11:20 I chose this film because it's, well I watched it when I was younger and I thought, will
11:27 I still like it? And I did. So yeah, there you go.
11:31 Thank you so much for joining us today Alex. It's now time for a short break but don't
11:35 go anywhere. Coming up we will revisit your youth with a sports day and we'll be exploring
11:41 the world of bubble football. And we'll be checking in with Calamity Corner as they tackle
11:45 your sports related questions. All that and so much more straight after the break. So
11:50 don't go anywhere and we will see you soon.
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15:09 Hello and welcome back to Kent Student 101.
15:12 This week we've been talking all about ways for students from all around Kent to
15:16 keep active and seeing the different sports they have participated in.
15:20 Next, we're heading over to Calamity Corner, where this week,
15:24 Kristen is giving you advice about how to keep active without needing a gym
15:27 membership.
15:29 [MUSIC]
15:33 Hello and welcome to this week's Calamity Corner.
15:36 This week, I'm answering the question, how can I keep fit without going to the gym?
15:41 So if you don't have access to a gym, maybe you're not comfortable going to
15:47 a gym, you can't afford one, or it's simply too far away, I recommend doing
15:52 some running, there's always a place you can run nearby, keep a sports outfit
15:57 in a bag in your room waiting.
15:59 You can also find out more running tips online to keep yourself safe and
16:04 avoid unnecessary pain.
16:05 You can also do some sports with friends like badminton.
16:09 It's common to find societies like this one where people can come along and
16:13 play sports with their friends at no cost or commitment.
16:16 Keeping active is a proven way to better your mental health, and
16:20 playing sports as part of a group is an easy way to meet new people.
16:24 Societies such as these are great to go to alone or with friends, and
16:29 a great way to find people with the same common interests.
16:32 Universities often offer an enormous range of sports to choose from, and
16:38 there's no need to feel worried about trying something new.
16:41 Sports like cheerleading offer grouping in a range of experience levels, and
16:46 these are just a few ways to stay active without needing to spend your money on
16:50 a gym membership.
16:51 Thanks for watching this week's episode of Calamity Corner.
16:54 See you next week.
16:55 [MUSIC]
16:59 >> Now, do you remember going to sports day at your primary school?
17:03 Do you miss the freedom, fun, and range of activities?
17:07 Well, we joined a group of students as they rekindled those memories by hosting
17:11 their own budget-friendly sports day.
17:13 Dan Bellamy has more.
17:14 >> We all have fond memories from primary school sports days back in our youth.
17:20 However, they're gone by the time students reach uni age.
17:23 We're on a mission today to recreate some memories.
17:27 >> Well, the rain may have forced us inside Elliott Hall, but
17:30 that won't stop us in our quest to recreate a primary school sports day.
17:35 To do that, we're gonna use a group of students, and we're gonna be doing
17:38 the egg and spoon race, the sack race, and the three-legged race.
17:42 Let's check it out.
17:43 [MUSIC]
17:45 >> First on our agenda was the egg and spoon race.
17:48 Easy to do with a selection of spoons from our cutlery drawers and
17:52 some plastic Easter eggs.
17:53 When it comes to students, we can't risk wasting real eggs.
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18:06 Next up, we had the sack race,
18:08 on a particularly tight budget using pillowcases for sacks.
18:12 We'd only recommend partaking in this one with a responsible adult present.
18:17 Fortunately for us, we're all very responsible people.
18:20 [MUSIC]
18:30 And finally, we had the three-legged race,
18:38 easily accomplished with a single length of cord cut into three.
18:41 [MUSIC]
18:44 Once that was done, we asked our participants on their opinions of sports
18:48 day and our impromptu event.
18:51 >> Yeah, it was nice to reminisce on primary school sports day.
18:54 Sports day at primary school is really good fun.
18:56 Like teachers would do their own races,
18:57 which is always encouraging for the students to get involved.
18:59 >> Yes, I did enjoy today.
19:02 Brought back some memories, but yeah, it was great.
19:05 >> I really enjoyed it.
19:06 I thought it was really fun to actually start doing things that I haven't done for
19:09 like six, seven years.
19:10 So it was really fun.
19:11 >> My favorite memory of sports day is probably when we got to go home.
19:18 >> Well, I'm knackered.
19:19 As you can see, I haven't lost my athletic skill on the track field.
19:22 Who knows?
19:23 Maybe primary school style sports days like this will become popular again with
19:26 students.
19:27 >> As you can see, it's very easy to do a simple budget sports day for students.
19:32 And with the reviews it received,
19:34 it might be an idea for other student groups to try them out.
19:37 [MUSIC]
19:41 This has been Dan Bellamy for KMTV.
19:43 [MUSIC]
19:46 Next tonight, we recently asked you, the Kent Student 101 viewers on X,
19:51 all about UN sports.
19:53 Let's take a look at your responses.
19:55 We first asked how many of you participate in sports competitively, and
19:58 25% of the voters said they do,
20:01 while the rest not only do not participate, but also would not want to.
20:04 We then asked you what kind of sports you prefer to participate in.
20:09 An overwhelming majority of participants voted land-based sports as their
20:13 favorite kind of sports, with others saying they enjoy winter sports.
20:16 And finally, we asked if you did a lot of sports as children.
20:19 Again, most of our viewers were sporty in their childhood,
20:22 with a small portion having done the opposite.
20:25 Have you heard of bubble football?
20:29 Playing football wearing large inflated orbs around you.
20:33 Would you want to give it a try?
20:34 Well, we followed Robert as he went to Give It A Go for the first time.
20:39 >> Well, I'm here at the University of Kent Sports Pavilion,
20:42 where I took part in a session of bubble football hosted by Give It A Go.
20:47 Naps all the time doing it, but
20:49 unfortunately my play was not as good as my part.
20:53 >> While studying, it can be particularly hard to find time to relax and
20:57 switch off from the workload.
20:59 It can be hard to find activities to do,
21:01 especially when students don't have a lot of money to spend.
21:04 Elise and myself gave their bubble football event a go, and
21:08 as you can see, loads of people joined us.
21:10 [MUSIC]
21:15 >> Well, Give It A Go is an opportunity for
21:17 students to make friends and try different things on campus.
21:20 It's really to get them out of their comfort zone in terms of
21:23 trying something different.
21:24 But the main aspect is just to be inclusive and to have fun and
21:29 to try something they normally wouldn't try.
21:31 [MUSIC]
21:34 Yeah, it's a bit like today.
21:36 So what we try and do is people like to have fun and
21:39 collide with each other as they did today.
21:42 But we also try and get the football out and play a match,
21:44 which everyone enjoyed.
21:46 It was good seeing the pink and the blue teams competing against each other.
21:49 So a little bit of competitive, but the main aspect is to have fun and
21:52 make friends.
21:53 [MUSIC]
21:56 Really good, especially in the last 12 months, since I've been working here,
22:00 it's gone up and up in each event.
22:02 And it's really thanks to the Kent Union promoting it on their social media and
22:05 with all their clubs.
22:06 And they really get the word of mouth out.
22:08 So everybody and yeah, the attendance has been really good on every event we've
22:12 done so far and up on last year, which is really great.
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22:26 I think the benefits again is to do something different and
22:30 to get away from their normal sports that they might play.
22:33 But even it's not just for sporting types, it's for people to make friends,
22:37 to try different things, try something they've always wondered what bubble
22:41 football is because people have never done it before.
22:44 But not just bubble football in terms of nerfing the venue or arts and crafts.
22:49 There's just different things for different people.
22:51 And it's always just the main part is for people's mental health and to just do
22:55 something different and get some out of their classroom and
22:57 different friendship groups as well.
22:59 [MUSIC]
23:03 Yeah, as I say, if you go to Kent Union's website, give it a go.
23:06 There's tons of activities each term, which they can sign up and have a go.
23:11 And some of the events, there is a small price, but
23:14 some of the most of the events are free.
23:17 So there's no extra cost.
23:18 And again, the main thing is just to make friendships and
23:21 have a great time doing the events that we did today.
23:23 >> Engaging in these unconventional sports activities is a great way for
23:27 students to get some exercise.
23:29 They can also be a healthy contributor to students' mental health as well.
23:32 [MUSIC]
23:37 >> Now, after a long active day,
23:39 you'll need a nutritious meal to keep your body happy.
23:42 This week, the Budget Babes are back.
23:44 And they've got you covered with a protein dense meal that tastes great and
23:48 fills you up.
23:49 Take it away, babes.
23:50 >> Hi, I'm Peter.
23:52 >> And I'm Hannah.
23:53 >> And together, we are- >> The Budget Babes.
23:55 [MUSIC]
24:04 >> So this week's theme is sports.
24:06 So you're gonna need something highly nutritional and
24:08 easy to take on the go.
24:09 So that's why we're making- >> Kimbap.
24:11 >> That's one for the ingredients.
24:13 >> So today we have pickled radish,
24:16 spam, rice, cucumber, eggs,
24:20 nori sheets, carrots, mayo, sesame oil,
24:25 mackerel, tuna, and spinach.
24:27 [MUSIC]
24:30 >> First step, wash your rice.
24:32 Rinse three times or until the water runs clear.
24:34 Then place into a rice cooker or cook over the stove until fluffy.
24:37 >> Peel your carrots and wash your veg.
24:41 You need to make sure they're clean as you won't be cooking them.
24:44 Then begin chopping them into thin slices as shown on the screen.
24:47 [MUSIC]
24:50 >> For protein, today we chose a variety.
24:52 Cut spam into thin slices like the vegetables.
24:55 Tuna mayo is a classic combo, so of course we included that.
24:59 >> For even more protein and gains, we added four eggs.
25:02 It's a classic ingredient in kimbap, so don't forget it.
25:05 Adding to a preheated pan with one tablespoon of oil,
25:10 cook until it resembles an omelet.
25:11 It should be golden brown on both sides.
25:13 Then add your spam and fry until crispy.
25:18 [MUSIC]
25:21 To give it some vibrant color and flavor, we blanched spinach in boiling water for
25:24 20 seconds, then shot it in an ice bath to prevent overcooking.
25:27 [MUSIC]
25:30 Like the previous ingredients, chop your eggs into thin slices.
25:34 >> Once the rice is cooked and fluffy, add sesame oil and salt and mix it up well.
25:39 Every grain should be evenly coated.
25:41 >> Now for the fun part, rolling your gimbap rolls.
25:45 Add rice to the nori sheets and begin adding your ingredients.
25:49 This is your chance to create different combinations, so be creative with it.
25:53 [MUSIC]
25:56 >> And you should be left with these lovely gimbap rolls.
26:00 Be sure to enjoy them.
26:01 >> And that's how you make gimbap.
26:03 Now, let's enjoy our food.
26:05 [MUSIC]
26:07 >> Bye.
26:09 [MUSIC]
26:18 >> Well, that's all we've got time for on this week's episode of Kent Student 101.
26:22 Next week, we'll be talking about creativity.
26:24 From painting with your friends to making music, we'll have it all here.
26:28 Be sure to add KMTV on all your socials to keep up with us throughout the academic
26:32 term and have your voices heard in future episodes.
26:35 Don't forget to reach out to us on social media and
26:38 send in your dilemmas at Karamzee Corner.
26:40 That's it from me and the Kent Student 101 team.
26:43 Good night, and we'll see you next week.
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