Yesterday TY2 took part in a self defence class in the compacted geography room. We left out of breath and some in pain. He showed us the energy through our body and putting the right amount of pressure on the right nerves to knock someone out. Our instructor used to be a bouncer for a night club and has a lot of experience in self defence. He equipped us with the vital skills for life. We have one more class of him next week to show us more moves.
--- Caoimhe
Self defence is an important set of skills, especially now as we move to the senior cycle of the school. Many of us will go off to college and might find ourselves in dangerous environments or situations. Now that we are equipped with these skills we will hopefully never have to use them, but if we do find ourselves in one of these situations we are now equipped to handle ourselves. The course is very important and worthwhile. It gives us the vital skills to defend ourselves. These skills could possibly save a life. ------ Laura
