The
University of Colorado Denver Police Department is now
offering its "R.A.D.
For Men" basic self-defense program for
MEN
This is not only a class to teach men how to defend themselves, it is a class to teach men to avoid confrontation. This class teaches options for avoiding confrontation.
This
session will be held on February
21,
2010 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Registration deadline is February 17th at 2:00pm.
Space
in the class is limited, and registration is by payment only.
DADS: what a great opportunity to attend with your son(s).
You must be able
to attend the full 8 hours.
The class is open to men 14 years of age and older.
Cost for the class is as follows:
Students (any school or campus, student ID required) $20.00
Faculty & Staff (UCD, UCH &TCH affiliates, ID requried) $25.00
General Public $30.00
For more information or to remit payment for registration,
call Officer Lynn Whitten at 303-724-0739 or e-mail:
Lynn.Whitten@ucdenver.edu
Course Objectives: The programs primary focus is the realistic development of basic self defense options for men, before and during situations of imminent or actual assault. Resisting Aggression with Defense.
Resisting Aggression with Defense: Resisting Aggression is a choice. You are responsible for how you respond to any event in your life. Your decisions contribute to your past, present and future. Only you can make the choice to transform your life by committing to resist aggression. By investing your time and effort into this program, you will be presented with educational options to resist aggression. You will be asked to raise your awareness of aggressive behavior, to recognize how aggressive behavior impacts your life, to take steps to avoid aggressive behavior, and to look at how you can be part of reducing aggression and violence. Unfortunately, in a small number of incidents, physical confrontation may be unavoidable. Our program also provides participants with realistic strategies for men forced into physical confrontation. Resisting Aggression with Defense is designed to empower men to make different decisions when confronted with aggressive behavior. This is the first step towards reducing aggression and violence for ourselves and the one's we love.
Course Length: 10 to12 hours, depending on the number of students.
The R.A.D. for men instructional objective: "To provide responsible information and tactical options of self defense for men who find themselves in confrontational situations"
Statistics:
- 50% of all men will be hit or punched in their lifetime
- 1 in 8 high school boys reported experience with physical or sexual abuse and exposure to violence at home, in their neighborhoods, and in their schools.
- 44% of male students in grades 9 through 12 reported they had been in a physical fight in the last 12 months
- Both male and female offenders are more likely to target male victims than female victims
- Nearly half (48%) of abused boys said they had not talked to anyone about their abuse
- 1 in 4 boys reported a time when they wanted to leave home because of violence or the threat of violence.
- 76% of murder victims in 2000 were male .
Physical techniques taught in the class include:
- Communication stance
- Defensive stance
- Movement (avoidance of attack)
- Slap redirection block
- Balance displacement
- High block
- Middle block
- Finger jab
- Palm strike
- Striking with fist
- Forearm strike to head
- Forearm strike to torso
- Head butt
- Knee strike
- Straight kick
- Shin kick
- Lateral side stomp
- Ground defense position
- Getting to feet from ground
Realistic Simulation Training
This is not only a class to teach men how to defend themselves, it is a class to teach men to avoid confrontation. This class teaches options for avoiding confrontation.