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| 1. Description - |
| Introduction to the basic skills and mechanics of kickboxing for fitness. Total cardiovascular workout emphasizing basic footwork, body mechanics, punching and kicking combinations and basic offensive and defensive techniques.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: This course is included in the Combatives Family of activity courses.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- examine the history and origins of contemporary kickboxing in the United States
- demonstrate basic footwork, proper punching and kicking combinations
- understand the fundamentals of applied kinesiology
- employ proper warm-up and cool-down stretching for injury prevention
- demonstrate knowledge of the anatomical terms related to kickboxing
- recognize the physical benefits derived from kickboxing
- explain the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise
- select appropriate beginning level exercises and maintain low to moderate intensity
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Fitness mat and appropriate workout clothing. Towel is optional.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - History and origins of kickboxing
- Introduction to United States
- Integration of aerobics, karate,and boxing
- Fundamentals of exercise physiology
- Muscular strength
- Muscular endurance
- Cardiovascular endurance
- Flexibility
- Body composition
- Guidelines for improving cardiovascular endurance
- intensity
- duration
- frequency
- mode
- Safety and prevention of injury
- warm-up
- cool-down
- proper stretching
- breathing
- monitoring intensity based on perceived exertion
- Footwork
- Stances
- Proper alignment
- Weight distribution
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Direct instructor observation of skill techniques
- Demonstration of individual kickboxing routine
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| Roca, Hector. The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 2007.
Buller, Debz and Lawler, Jennifer. Kickboxing for Women. Terre Haute, Indiana: Wish Publishing, 2011.
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Physical Education
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| Cooperative learning exercises, laboratory, demonstration, mini-lectures.
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| Laboratory content may include, but is not limited to:
- Footwork
- March
- Jog
- Tapping
- Step touch
- Squat
- Hops
- Jumps
- Lunges
- Travel
- Alternate knees
- Punches
- Jab
- Double jab
- Triple jab
- Cross
- Double-cross
- Triple-cross
- Upper cut
- Hook
- Elbow
- Kicks
- Front
- Step over front kick
- Side
- Step to side kick
- Rear
- Step to rear kick
- Roundhouse
- Step side to roundhouse
- Double step to roundhouse
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - |
| Optional reading and writing exercises as recommended by instructor.
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| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course satisfies the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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