Martial Arts
From the 23rd to the 24th of October we participated as a year in a Martial Arts course. The course lasted two full days and it was a really important life skill for us all to learn. In the course we were taught all different ways to defend ourselves. The first stage of the course was accessing the idea of what self defence is all about and the instructor showed us real life examples of fights and situations where the victim's initial decision would determine the outcome. We all went down to the sports hall and began the physical aspect of the coarse.
The physical part of the course was really enjoyable and the skills we learnt were quite practical but effective in a real life scenario. We all worked in groups and were given a punch pad that we would all get a chance to use and practise skills on. The instructor taught us 10 defensive skills and also a few take down skills which completely trapped the opponent. One of the most interesting things we learnt was how to disarm an opponent who has a weapon and to finished with some kickboxing and tecmundo.
Overall, the experience was really fun and exciting and we learnt some valuable defensive skills that would help us if we were ever in that situation but also what kind of situations are dangerous and how we can avoid them for our own safety.
From the 23rd to the 24th of October we participated as a year in a Martial Arts course. The course lasted two full days and it was a really important life skill for us all to learn. In the course we were taught all different ways to defend ourselves. The first stage of the course was accessing the idea of what self defence is all about and the instructor showed us real life examples of fights and situations where the victim's initial decision would determine the outcome. We all went down to the sports hall and began the physical aspect of the coarse.
The physical part of the course was really enjoyable and the skills we learnt were quite practical but effective in a real life scenario. We all worked in groups and were given a punch pad that we would all get a chance to use and practise skills on. The instructor taught us 10 defensive skills and also a few take down skills which completely trapped the opponent. One of the most interesting things we learnt was how to disarm an opponent who has a weapon and to finished with some kickboxing and tecmundo.
Overall, the experience was really fun and exciting and we learnt some valuable defensive skills that would help us if we were ever in that situation but also what kind of situations are dangerous and how we can avoid them for our own safety.