Self-defence

lephy1250  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Self-defence
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5.00 credits
0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
The following topics will be covered: 
  • Avoiding contact by dodging and parries 
  • Movement, positioning and counter and riposte techniques 
  • Techniques for disengaging from different types of holds or belts, whether standing or on the ground 
  • Learning different types of falls or avoiding them by recovering balance 
  • Controlling the aggressor 
  • Application in a variety of situations 
  • Methodology: differentiation and progression according to age group. 
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

  • Assess an aggressive situation quickly and correctly (1.1 and 1.2) 
  • Control their emotions (1.2 and 8.2) 
  • React confidently to an aggressive situation (1.2) 
  • Give help and organise help for a person in danger of being attacked (1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5) 
  • Set up a self-defence session for different age groups (1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 4.1, 4.2, 8.1, 8.3 and 8.4) 
  • Intervening with peers (1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 8.2) 
 
Other information
This course is strictly reserved for FSM students. It is not open to other UCLouvain students.
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
In-depth sports training