Blog 15 Independent Component 2 Part Approval 1) For my second independent component I plan on competing at a national tournament, and if possible winning a first place. 2) This plan will meet the required 30 hour work requirement, because the tournament itself will be at least 5 hours, and the other 25 hours will be needed to train in order to not die against other competitors. 3) My working EQ is about how to win a karate sparring division, so this independent component relates to my question because what is a better way to find the answer to a question, than experiencing the situation first hand.