HES 127 — Advanced Asian Martial Arts
The Advanced Asian Martial Arts course will deepen and expand the understanding and application of traditional martial arts with students not only learning the empty hand techniques of Karate, Kung Fu, Aikido, and Taekwondo, etc., but also skills in the use of weapons from various Asian countries including: the bo, fai-gi, escrima, shinai, broad sword and others. Students will become more proficient in the various arts while expanding and deepening their knowledge and expertise in the historical, philosophical and physiological aspects of martial arts. Through the study of empty hand and weapons techniques, reality based training will incorporate grappling, sparring, empty hand against weapon scenarios.