PEH 130: Beginning Self-Defense

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Class Program

Exercise Science

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091816

Meets Degree Requirements For

General Elective

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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