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/
Replies
I would take a self-defense class because the world can be a scary place. I have never been in a situation where I have needed self-defense but you never know. I feel like this could also backfire and lead to students fighting. This would make injuries from fighting go up.
I think that is would help a lot of kids that get in trouble but if everyone does it I think that it would be a problem that everyone would want to fight more. I would think it would be cool to take a self defense class and I have not been in a situation where I had to defend myself.
I think that students should be taught about self defense because kids are very suseptible to things like kidnapping and getting nabbed by large white vans with candy. if kids knew basic self defense then it might save some lives and hopefully make kids feel safer.
I think we should have to take a self defense class. If someone is in a bad poison, they will be more able to protect themselves. Most people are not educated to protect themselves. Self defense is one thing that we might need in the future. Also, if you are planning to go to the Army, marines, or the other sectors in the militer, you will already have had training in self defense!
I think it would be super cool to have a self defense class and I could see a lot of people taking it. I think it should be offered to higher middle school students and high schoolers, and I think it could be super helpful for people in the future.
I agree, I think the class would be very popular because I think it could be kind of a fun class to take. I agree that it should be for middle schoolers and highschoolers.
I would personally take a self-defense class as long as it is real info, not something that is fake just to get money. I have never been in a position where I had to defend myself but I think it is very important to learn. I think that self-defense classes should be offered for children 7 years old and up.
I agree and disagree because I think the people should be older so they fully understand what defending means but I also agree because the information should be real.
If there was a self-defense class that would be cool. I probably wouldn't take it but if people are actually interested in it that's cool. I have never been in a serious situation where I need to defend myself. This class should defiantly start during middle school or something close to that.
i think that it should be offered but no forced. that way students can choose to take it if they feel they need to. I personally would not take it, but i know some people that would miss use the class or just joke around in it and not take it seriously
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