WE 140 - Personal Defense

Description
This introductory personal defense course will empower, prepare and teach students how to deal with many forms of violence. The course will introduce physical technique defense skills and awareness, teach students the stress response, and what kind of body language and emotions could cause someone to more likely be victimized. Students will gain an understanding of personal safety and security, learn to recognize emotions, understand the purpose of our senses, be introduced to basic trauma care, and the importance of taking care of personal health. 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.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

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/defense training (mental, emotional, environmental, and physical).

2. Demonstrate, perform, and accurately execute basic self-defense strategies, skills, and techniques. Including proper neutral and defensive stance, proper body language, evasion and redirection techniques, safety concepts, personal defense skills, tactics and strategies.

3. Understand the stress response, mental health and stress and basic trauma care.

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

5. Demonstrate skills for maximal power, speed, and accuracy in the execution of elbow strikes, palm heel strikes, knee strikes, front kicks, side-kicks, loosening techniques, and blocks.

6. Complete presentation using proper formatting, requirements, and communication skills.

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: ARW 100 (Previously IRW97/IRW98), IRW 101 (Previously IRW 99)

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

GRCC Course Type:
Program Requirement: Meets 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
Course Software Utilized: Students and Professors need access to Learning Management System

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:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Masters Degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Sports Management, Movement Science or closely related field
Personal/Self Defense Certification

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20260220T16:21:04
Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031