KNES 12EX

About this course

An introduction to the discipline of physical education through the discipline of karate. Includes a global and historical examination of the sport, rules, equipment, and etiquette of the sport. Intermediate karate skills and techniques of Japanese karate will be covered including blocking, punching, kicking, stances and individual evasive movement, and group interaction. Students will strive to understand and apply basic exercise physiology, nutrition, flexibility, and strength concepts in an effort to improve their physical condition in order to train at a more advanced level, with consideration for the variables that occur due to age, gender, and physical conditions.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• KNES 12DBeginning Karate
• orKNES 12DXBeginning Karate
• or

Catalog wording: “KNES D012D or KNES D12DX, or permission of instructor”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use KNES 12EX

ASSIST maps KNES 12EX to a requirement in 8 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Kinesiology, Preparation for TeachingDe Anza → San Jose State
• KinesiologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Physical Education B.A. Teaching OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills
• Physical Education B.A. Fitness Director OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills
• Kinesiology, FitnessDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Kinesiology, Exercise ScienceDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Kinesiology, Sport Psychology and LeadershipDe Anza → CSU Long Beach

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with KNES 12EX. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• PHED 17B