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PE 185PC Personal Defense, Advanced


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.

Prerequisite: PE 185PA  and PE 185PB .
Student Learning Outcomes:
Beginning

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

Intermediate

  1. Perform thirty-one self-defense techniques. 
  2. Perform kicks using a kicking bag. 
  3. Perform strikes and blocks using a punching bag. 

Advanced

  1. Perform thirty-one self-defense techniques. 
  2. Respond to mass attacks.. 
  3. Initiate take-downs and ground fighting. 


Content Outline
  • Introduction to Warm-Up 
    • A. Blood circulation  
    • B. Joint preparation  
    • C. Flexibility  
    • D. Upper and lower abdominal conditioning 
    • E. Injury prevention 
    • F. 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