WE 140 - Personal Defense

Description
The best defense is prepared offense. In this introductory personal defense course we will learn how to empower, prepare and deal with many forms of violence. We will do this through the development of physical technique defense skills and awareness, understanding the stress response, what kind of body language and emotions could cause us to be more likely victimized, understanding personal safety and security, recognizing emotions, trauma care, understanding our senses, and the importance of taking care of our bodies. The intention of this course is to educate participants about options for action and to heighten their sense of awareness and understanding of how to stay safe through personal proactive security and safety skills and knowledge.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Corrections, A.A.A.S., Juvenile Services, A.A.A.S.

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain the four types of awareness as they relate to personal security training (mental, emotional, environmental, and physical).

2. Demonstrate and perform basic self-defense strategies and techniques, including proper neutral and defensive stance, proper body language, evasion and redirection techniques.

3. Demonstrate skills for maximal power, speed, and accuracy in the execution of elbow strikes, palm heel strikes, knee strikes, front kicks, sidekicks.

4. Understand the stress response and how it impacts us.

5. Demonstrate basic personal safety concepts, strategies, and techniques.

6. Understand mental health/stress and basic trauma care.

7. Progressively practice basic self-defense strategies and techniques in the execution against various types of attacks

8. Demonstrate how to combine loosening techniques with striking techniques.

9. Complete safe and proper muscular endurance, strength, and power exercises specific to self-defense technique and movement training.

10. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.

11. Give and receive constructive feedback.

12. Make informed decisions about personal wellness.

13. Know and use active listening skills.

14. Identify the best solution to a problem or issue.
Course Outline:
I. Why Personal Defense

II. States of Mind

III. Legal Liability

IV. Rules to Protect and Personal Safety

V. Stress Physiology/Stress Response

VI. Universal Emotions

VII. Target Strategy

VIII. Handling Conflict

IX. Mental Health and Emotional IQ

X. Victimology

XI. Natural Senses

XII. Situational Awareness

XIII. Types of Awareness

XIV. Trauma Care

XV. Psychological First Aid

XVI. Nutrition and Sleep

XVII. Personal Defense Skills

A. Stance-Neutral and Fighting

B. Body Language

C. Elbow Strikes

D. Palm and Heel Strikes

E. Knee Strikes

F. Kicks

G. Blocks

H. Frontal Attacks

I. Side Attacks

J. Rear/Back Attacks

K. Ground Defense and Skills

L. Skill Testing and Presentation

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 15-25%

Movement and Performance: 75-85%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Physical Activity - 1:2
Total Physical Activity Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 100984
Course CIP Code: 31.05
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
General Room Request: Ford Field House Room 212 when an on campus course

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: None
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Exercise Science
Discipline: WE
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (08/01/2019)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), 18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Certification/License Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Masters Degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Sports Management, Movement Science or closely related field
Personal/Self Defense Certification

Last Revision Date Effective: 2018-2019
Course Review & Revision Year: 2025-2026