Jul 31, 2025  
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PED 1070 - KARATE


credits: 1.0
The course offers students a chance to enhance their self-development through the study and practice of Washin-Ryu Karate. In addition to a practical system of self-defense, karate provides mental and physical benefits, such as increased flexibility, coordination and stamina, better concentration, increased self-confidence and self-discipline. Individual progress, self-improvement and safety are stressed. With this emphasis, students of widely different abilities may benefit from the instruction, especially those who feel awkward or ill at ease in more competitive forms of physical activity. Students should wear loose clothing in which they may be active and comfortable. Objectives: A) Perform basic stances; B) Execute basic blocks and attacks; C) Demonstrate basic Katas (formal pre-arranged exercise); D) Demonstrate an understanding of self-defense; E) Describe principles of self-control and non-violence. Method of Evaluation: Attendance and participation (60%), final practical skills tests (20%), and final written test (20%). Meets *PEW Distribution Requirement. COURSE FEE: $40.00. FEES FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT MAY APPLY.



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