PE 185PA Personal Defense, Beginning

Lab Hours: 3
Credits: 1

Presents an active self-defense course designed to introduce the knowledge and safety in self-defense. Uses elements of surprise and the principles of leverage as key factors in the methods. Develops skills to defend oneself if needed. Presents an active self-defense course designed to introduce the knowledge and safety in self-defense. Uses elements of surprise and the principles of leverage as key factors in the methods. Develops skills to defend oneself if needed.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Beginning

Use correct techniques for warming up before working out.
Describe and use techniques to increase endurance and flexibility.
Perform problem-solving strategies when being attacked.
Use action plans to participate in group self-defense attacks as well as individualized work.
Perform as the aggressor as well as a defender.
Perform twenty-one self-defense techniques.

Content Outline

Introduction to Warm-Up
- Blood circulation
- Joint preparation
- Flexibility
- Upper and lower abdominal conditioning
- Injury prevention
- Waiver and medical release
Developing an Action Plan
- Participation
- Terminology
- Self-defense
Demonstration of Action Plan
- Falls/rolls
- Kicks/hits
- Kicking bags/punching bags
- Striks, blocks, and grabs
- Self-defense techniques
- Meet objectives in action plan