HEPE and Sport

Year 9 Karate Kick Start

The Year 9s have had a karate kick start into Term 3. In PE this term we have had the wonderful Joe come in to teach us a few moves of self defense. Before jumping and punching into the moves we were first taught about awareness, as awareness is the key to being safe. If you are aware of your surroundings you will be able to escape a situation where you could be in danger. As well as awareness, we were able to learn many self defense moves. This included how to physically remove ourselves from being held and able to fight back, allowing you more time to get away from danger. During this time we were able to embrace our inner ‘karate kid’ and give it a go, which was really fun. Learning the proper techniques and practicing these moves with other girls in our class was an experience we won’t forget. We learnt that if we want to succeed when being attacked you have to work hard! The Year 9s would like to thank Joe for preparing us for unsafe situations which we will hopefully never be in.

Erica Dixon-Mason, Year 9 St Emilie