PEH 130: Beginning Self-Defense

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Class Program

Exercise Science

Credits

Clinical Hours None

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091816

Meets Degree Requirements For

General Elective - PEH Activity

Description

Designed to help students become more aware, prepared, and able to escape, resist, and survive physical assault. Classes will include lecture, discussion, and easy to remember self-defense techniques. No previous martial arts training or physical fitness requirements necessary.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate appropriate self-defense techniques against an opponent in response to wrist grabs, chokes, bear hug, hair grab, etc. in a variety of scenarios.

Demonstrate body weapons and weaknesses and how they are used against an attacker.

Identify unsafe situations and utilize self-defense strategies to verbally &/or physically respond to the threat.

Apply risk assessment to ones own lifestyle & behaviors to minimize risky situations & behaviors.

Core Topics

Defense against: wrist grabs, hair grab, hand chokes, arm chokes, push-pull, bear hug (front & back).
Car, home, school, work, travel, and walking safety.
Situational awareness.
Sexual Harassment, date rape & date rape drugs, electronic harassment, stalking.
Body Weaknesses/Body Weapons/Weapons of Opportunity
Personal safety weapons/every day carry items- Whistle, Mace, Pepper Spray, taser, Kubotan, phone, gun.
Safety strategies: 4 A’s of Self-defense, OODA.
Ground Defense
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