Dr. Gong Chen, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, was invited to give a speech “Self-Defense Education in the Mega Health Era” at the International Forum on Sports Economy and Regional Cooperation in China in June. The forum was held at Chengdu and sponsored by Sichuan Academy of Social Science. The abstract has been published in the forum proceeding and the paper has been accepted for publication for Journal of Sichuan Social Science.

Mega Health was a main focus at the forum. Dr. Chen introduced his research on self-defense education and research-based SJSU self-defense curriculum. Many universities at the forum requested Dr. Chen to provide self-defense instructor training so that they can adopt SJSU self-defense curriculum for their students.