Should students take a self defense class? When people think of self defense classes, they probably think of taekwando or karate. There is a self defense class going on in WIN right now for Junior and Senior girls, but I think it should be all female highschool students that are allowed to take the class. Self defense classes can obviously teach you how to defend yourself in an unsfafe stituation, but it can also boost your self confidence, spread more awareness, and improve your physical and mental health.
These classes are more geared towards teens/young adults but I think that everyone else should learn how to defend themselves. Self Defense training can help you learn how to descalate a situation and know how to deal with violence. In these classes, you would be taught about being more aware of your surroundings, having safety strategies, awareness of being vulnerable as a women/girl. I think the classes should be tought by woman survivors or victims with a lot of experiences.
One of the main things this class should focus on is awareness of sexual assault, domestic violence, and how to prevent abuse. I think that physical defense should always be your last option unless the person attacking you just came up and started punching you or something like that that is sudden. We are all in highschool and my guess is you have probably been bullied before, so why not learn how to defend yourself if the situation escalates to that extent.
Questions-
Would you take a self defense class?
Have you ever been in a situation where you have had to defend yourself?
What ages should this class be for?
Sources-
http://www.ncdsv.org/images/selfdefenseinfo_lacaaw.pdf
https://www.grabellaw.com/five-reasons-you-should-take-a-self-defense-class.html
https://smaschools.com/importance-and-benefits-of-self-defense/
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I agree that something could happen to men and women and there are so many creepy people.
In a world like ours today. Everyone might need to at least now a little bit a of defence, not just girls. There are places in the world that can get you hurt or have something stolen. This class might want to be freshmen or a little sooner because you dont want to start too early. Thankfully I have never had to defend myself and I hope it stays like that for a while
Yes I agree that everyone should be able to defend themseleves, especially with the way the world is today.
I would like to take a self defense class. I think that it would be a great idea from school to do it. I have never been in a situation where I needed to defend myself but I think we should always be prepared for the worst. I think teenagers should take the class so they can protect themselves in case something happens.
I would take a self-defense class, I think it is very important to know some self-defense because you never know what situation you'll be in. I think a self-defense class should be offered to high schoolers because I think if it was offered to younger kids they would use what they learned at inappropriate times or would abuse the skill that they were taught.
I agree that you never know what kind of situation you are getting into, and I agree that it should be for teenagers because little kids might not understand the purpose of the class.
I would definitely take the self-defense class if it was offered to every grade in high school. I feel that it is very important for everyone to learn how to be able to defend themselves in a college setting. I feel that the class should be offered to every grade in high school as an elective so kids can decide if they want to take the class or not. I have never been in a situation where I needed to use self-defense.
I agree with you that it should be an elective and not required. Yes they should be able to defend themselves in college because you never know what could happen.
I would definitely take a self defense class for the future and when I live out on my own. I have not personally been in a situation where I have had to defend myself but I know people who have had to defend themselves because of different situations. I think this should start like either your 8th grade or freshman year so the students can get better practice all throughout high school.
I agree, 8th grade is probably a good year to start learning so youre prepared for highschool.
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