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LWA 113 - Tae Kwon Do I

Credits: 1
Instructional Contact Hours: 2

An introduction to non-contact martial arts stressing technique and qualities of respect, self-discipline, and skills of self-defense.

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 30
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the health-related components of fitness as they relate to wellness.
    1. Identify activities and criteria that meet the FITT principle for each component.
    2. Explore how the FITT principles of the five health-related components of fitness can impact student's overall wellness.
    3. Describe how the health-related components of fitness impact chronic disease risk.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of healthy nutrition.
    1. List all macronutrients along with their caloric values, healthy food sources, relationship to healthy diet, and roles in the body.
    2. Explain the importance of micronutrients and their role in a healthy diet.
    3. Demonstrate an ability to think critically about nutritional claims and differentiate myth from fact.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of major muscle groups.
    1. Identify the location of the major muscles groups.
    2. Give examples of exercises to strengthen the major muscle groups.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of heart rates and training zones.
    1. Demonstrate how to take, monitor, and calculate resting heart rates, exercise heart rates, and training zones.
    2. Explain how the training zones impact cardiovascular training principles.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of the dimensions of wellness.
    1. Identify and define the dimensions of wellness.
    2. Explain, with examples from their lives, what contributes to or detracts from the various dimensions of wellness.
  6. Explain the concepts and components of Tae Kwon Do I.
    1. Explain the origins and styles of the art of Tae Kwon Do.
    2. Explain and demonstrate the self-defense application of Tae Kwon Do.
    3. Explain the long-term maintenance of mind and body developed through Tae Kwon Do techniques.
  7. Demonstrate safe and proper techniques of Tae Kwon Do I.
    1. Explain the use of Tae Kwon Do as a means to maintain and improve fitness.



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