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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Einārs Pimenovs, Einars Pimenovs
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Health sciences

Objective

To develop students’ knowledge, skills, and competences in the fundamentals and methodology of self-defense, ensuring the ability to safely demonstrate, apply, and teach stances, movements, falling techniques, ground and standing fighting techniques. To promote the ability to organize and lead self-defense classes in accordance with safety requirements, pedagogical principles, and the needs of learners of different age groups and levels of preparedness.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in general physical fitness and sports fundamentals is desirable to ensure the safe acquisition and demonstration of self-defense elements. In addition, prior knowledge in pedagogy and sports didactics is required to enable students to prepare for teaching and applying the acquired self-defense techniques in educational practice.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Demonstrates correct stances, movements, grips, falling techniques, and acrobatic elements.

Skills

1.Demonstrates correct stances, movements, grips, falling techniques, and acrobatic elements.

Competence

1.Is able to analyze and evaluate the quality of performed techniques (own and peers’) and provide justified feedback.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) 5BachelorLimited choiceEinars Pimenovs
Planning period:Year 2025, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher) 5BachelorLimited choiceEinars Pimenovs
Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher)5BachelorLimited choiceEinars Pimenovs
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) 5BachelorLimited choiceEinars Pimenovs
Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher) 5BachelorLimited choiceEinars Pimenovs
Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher) 5BachelorLimited choiceEinars Pimenovs