KNES 12G
Self-Defense
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the discipline of Kinesiology through personal self-defense. This course includes a historical and global examination of self-defense, which will provide the student with a sense of awareness and practical applications that will maximize the student's strength, endurance, and skill relative to gender, body build, and ability to react to various situations. Students will have an awareness of potential problems, attack prevention/avoidance, escape strategies, counterattack, kidnapping, and sexual violence will be discussed. The class also goes through basic exercise physiology, nutrition, fundamentals of strength development, and flexibility.
Class Details
| CRN | Course | Section | Days | Times | Instructor | Loc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47897 | KNES 12G | 01 | M·W···· | 05:00 PM-05:50 PM | Pete Rabbitt | PE14 |
Class Dates: This class runs from 2026-04-06 to 2026-06-26.
Footnote:
KNES 12G-01: Fully ON-CAMPUS. This class meets on-campus each week on scheduled days and times as noted in the class listing. .For information about our classes please visit: https://www.deanza.edu/pe/.
Class Materials
| Textbook/Material | Type | Required | Purchase | Rent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Used | New | Used | |||
| Fit & Well (RRMCG RENTAL Edition) (16th Edition) Fahey © 2025 ISBN: 9781266356605 | Textbook | Recommended | $171.43 | $128.75 | $50.01 | $50.01 |
| Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (16th Edition) Fahey ISBN: 9781265420482 | E-Book | Recommended | $97.50 | |||
| Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (16th Edition) Fahey ISBN: 9781265420482 | E-Book (180 days) | Recommended | $67.25 | |||
| Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (16th Edition) Fahey ISBN: 9781265420482 | E-Book (360 days) | Recommended | $87.50 | |||
Lower prices may be available for textbooks or materials in certain courses, when purchased through the course site on Canvas. Your instructor will tell you if a lower price is available.
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Course Details
- Units
- 0.5 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 0
- Weekly Lab Hours: 2
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory
- ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.