Designed to teach the principles and skills of self-defense at a beginning level. Areas covered will be mental preparation, avoidance of situations conducive to assault, punching, kicking, pressure points and defenses. Includes instruction in both non-violent and violent defenses. Students taking this course to meet the Movement Based Course requirement for the Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T) in Kinesiology should take this course for 1.0 unit.