PER 130 - Women’s Self Defense

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FA, SP. This course is designed to equip women with a wide array of physical and mental skills so they can make effective decisions and responses in pre-assaultive and assaultive situations. Students will learn strategies to avoid an assault, basic strikes and blocks, releases from a variety of holds, weapon defense, confrontation skills, societal issues related to the objectification of women, and defense against rape and abusive relationships. This course fulfills Physical Education and Recreation: Leisure and Lifetime Activities Core. Not offered 2019-2020.