Self-Defense Reflection

A lot of self-defense happens before you ever have to make physical contact with someone.

Which of the following do you think are the most valuable things for you to remember in order to keep yourself safer? (select two)

• Confident stance

• Calm breathing

• Awareness of surroundings

• Be loud

Primary targets are...

• Areas of the body to stretch

• Areas of the body to hit someone with

• Areas of the body that are ticklish

• Areas of the body that hurt when they are hit

The primary targets are...

• Head, shoulders, knees, toes

• Eyes, nose, elbow, hip, heal

• Head, nose, hip, groin, toes

• Eyes, nose, throat, knees, groin

Which of the following is a good stance to be in when on the defensive?

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I wish...

• we talked less and hit more

• we had more time to practice

• we had had different instructors

• we could have done more of what we were doing

My biggest challenge during this unit was...

• hitting, pushing, or yelling hard because I don't want to hurt my classmates.

• taking it seriously. How is practicing this stuff really going to help me?

• trying hard. I don't like getting sweaty or tired in A+W so sometimes I take it easy on myself.

• staying focused. This stuff stresses me out and I'd rather do and think about other things instead.

• giving my all because my classmates weren't and I didn't want to be the only one.

Which of the following animals describes how prepared you feel to defend yourself?

• Baby alligator: strong, tough, but still have lots to learn

• Chihuahua: nervous, want to know more

• Turtle: solid, calm, has everything I need

• Bunny: quick, alert, doesn't have much to defend myself with