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Become a self-defense master
By Angela Alderman
If
you want to become a Kung Fu master, ORU's new course in self-defense
is not for you. But wait! Before you stop reading, the info I'm
about to share with you might not make you Jackie Chan, but it may
be very useful and may even save your life.
 "It's
going to be a whole variety of techniques for a normal person to
use to be able to defend oneself when called upon," said Dr. Fritz
Huber, the chair for ORU's Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(HPER) department. And yes, the class is perfectly fitting for both
guys and gals as Huber explains. "[It is] designed for both males
and females, and will help them to protect themselves when the call
arises." As for class format, Huber explains that the course will
be a combination of concepts and hands-on techniques. "Self-defense
class will have demonstration techniques as well as the students
will be applying that and learning how to use it," Huber said.
ORU graduate student and HPER instructor Lon Lusby said that the
techniques are "Very adaptable to students, very easy to learn and
not a lot of practice." Lusby is more than qualified to teach the
course. He was in a Special Forces unit in the military in Vietnam
for 10 years. "That's where I got a lot of self-defense background,"
Lusby said. He learned how to use "Judo, Karate, Sabat (a French
fighting technique) all combined into defensive and offensive technique
in the military." Lusby expounds that his course employs techniques
taken from "Combat and Krav Maga, which is Hebrew for 'Hand defense.'"
Lusby explained, "Krav Maga is used by the Israeli Secret Service.
Very debilitating."
Both Huber and Lusby stress the importance of knowing how to avoid
or even escape dangerous situations. Huber sees the class as playing
a role in helping students "to learn to be aware of situations that
could be dangerous and try to avoid them, but also to defend yourself
if you are attacked." Lusby added that the course will help students
"get yourself and other people around you out of bad situations
and to notice bad [situations] before they happen, and once you
get in there we'll teach you how to get out."
To enroll in this self-defense course, students can find the days
and times for both sections offered in the 2003 class schedule.
Two sections of self-defense will be offered in the spring; see
the course calendar or VISION for days/times. More class sections
will be added in future, as demand increases. If you haven't already
chosen this HPER course, students can still enroll.
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