Course Syllabus

PE 1400 Self Defense

Course Description

This self-defense course is part of the Smart Defense training program. This class uses self-defense techniques and skills from a number of martial arts styles including Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Muay Thai. Each technique was selected with the objective of giving individuals the best chance and/or advantage to either stop a potential threat or escape an attacker. This class is repeatable up to 2 times for credit.

Justification

This class will be taught in partnership with the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. Training from this course will increase student safety and well-being, and it equips students with invaluable skills, strength and confidence that will benefit them in their college life and beyond.Smart Defense™ is a self-defense training program led by ESF and the Malouf Foundation™. Both nonprofits work to confront sexual violence and exploitation, and they officially joined forces earlier this year to maximize their impact. After being sexually assaulted on an airplane in the summer of 2019, kidnapping survivor and advocate Elizabeth Smart decided to help individuals everywhere learn how to defend themselves. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), a person is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds in the United States.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will learn self-defense strategies from a variety of martial arts styles.
2. Students will practice mindfulness and principles of paying it forward.

Course Content

This course provides training in situational awareness, body awareness, smart stance, grip breaks, shrimping, falling, striking, choking, bear hugs, escapes, hair grab, mount escapes, headlock defense, and other topics. Self defense is required for all groups, but statistics show that minorities and women are higher targets of assault and other violent crimes. Therefore, the course content is geared towards members of all communities because of the necessity to defend oneself.