On Monday the 23rd and Tuesday the 24th of October 2017, my whole year (Transition year) participated in the martial arts course.
On Monday we met the instructor (his name was Daragh) in the "Halla Nua". Daragh explained the basics of self-defence to us and told us how important the skill is. We learnt many tactics in which to hit including the slap, elbow and hammer. Towards the end of the day our whole year group practiced ground fighting. On Tuesday we learnt how to defend ourselves from guns and knives. At the end of the two days we had an assessment/test on our ability. The test included a series of drills/sprints. The drills included the defense techniques we had learnt throughout both days. In conclusion i really enjoyed the martial arts course. The tactics and techniques will hopefully be beneficial for me just in case if i ever need to defend myself.