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By TRACY M1XSON
Staff writer
Whether it's to learn self-defense, stay in shape
or participate in a contact sport, more than 1,000
USC students have taken advantage of Physical
Education 117 and 125: beginning and intermediate
karate.
Course instructor Bob Wysner estimates about
1,160 students have enrolled in the American-style
karate course since the P.E. Department began offering
classes five years ago. He said a variety of
reasons for taking the skills course gives the sport a
wide appeal.
"It'c a reallv normlar snort." he said. "In here.
students learn all the techniques of American-style
karate, such as stretching, kicking combination
drills and sparing.
"Once they develop skill and control, they go on
to develop power and confidence by fighting
tournament-style and working with kicking bags."
Although most people might think the classes are
male-dominated, he said, there is actually about an
even ratio between men and women students.
"One of my beginning classes this semester is
about 60 percent girls," he said. "Most of the girls
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take it for exercise and self-defense. The guys take
it tor the same reasons, while more ot them also
want to get into the sport aspect of it as well."
The instructor said USC's athletic department
has seen the course's value as well, enrolling
athletes from the football, volleyball and softball
teams to increase their flexibility and endurance.
Another misnomer students often have happens
during course registration, he said. Classes fill up
quickly, but overrides can be obtained easily.
"We have the facilities to accomodate as many
people who want to take karate," he said. "If the
class is filled, students can come down to the P.E.
office, and we'll get them in."
The courses can be taken pass/fail or for a
grade. The one-hour credit will apply to a student's
grade point average, but many schools don't approve
P.E. skills classes toward a degree.
Wysner, a 1985 P.E. graduate and now a
graduate student in education, has been an instructor
at Genova Karate School for five years. In fall
1986, he succeeded black-belt champion Mike
Genova, who began the USC classes in 1982.
Wysner teaches four classes this semester ? two
beginning classes with about 35 students each and
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Red belt John Hutchins, a senior in political
science, began studying the sport as a sophomore.
He said he hopes to earn his black belt within a
year and a half.
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Hutchins said most people take the class to learn
self-defense and then realize they enjoy other
aspects of the sport as well.
"You're going to learn a lot in this class ? how
to defend yourself is just part of it," he said. "It's
not going to make you a superman out on the
street, but it will improve your ability to fight back
if you get in trouble.
"It gives you more confidence in yourself, too,
and that's a pretty good thing to have."
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