Blaine Eastcott

KINPE16A · SELFD1 · KIN88 · PHY2399 · KINPE41 · SELFDEFENSE · SELFEDEFENSE · SELFDEFENSE1 · KINPESD · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 88.89%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you want practical skills and can commit to showing up.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHands-on self-defenseMandatory attendanceEmpowering and funParticipation heavyInspirational

and self-defense instructor with life-skill focus
Attendance and participation drive
Physically active classes; fitness helps but beginners still succeed with effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students call it an easy A if you attend, participate, yell, and learn techniques; absences hurt grades.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Physical and technique-based but not book-heavy; harder if you miss class or are out of shape.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is repeatedly described as mandatory; .

; in-person is strict.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

89/100

Nearly 89% would take again with many calling self-defense a must-take life skill course.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

if you try and participate; penalties mainly for absences and lateness.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Light

72/100

Workload is class participation and technique ; midterm and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Gifted, caring, safety-focused teaching with strong praise for empowerment and fun.

Format shift

One review noted intimidation when late or absent frequently.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Participation and attendance dominate; and .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person self-defense and , and widely called empowering and fun.

Main concern

and lateness rules; some find the instructor intimidating.

What students said

“This self-defense is a must for all women who attend SMC. Eastcott was an amazing instructor!”
KINPE41

“BLAINE IS AMAZING. I learned so much from this class and it truly pushed me out of my comfortzone.”
SELFDEFENSE1

“ . Physical fitness not required, but conditioning will improve over the semester.”
KINPE16A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and participation, not traditional written exams.

Technique midterm and finalParticipation gradingAttendance penaltiesHands-on practicals

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Midterm and ; notes and practice matter; no mention of lockdown software.

Technique examsTake notes in classMakeup for absencesYell and participate

“ know them for midterm and .”
SELFDEFENSE1

“Make sure to yell because if you don't it could affect your grade but easy A !:)”
SELFDEFENSE

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This self-defense is a must for all women who attend SMC. Eastcott was an amazing instructor!”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person PE and , and recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He is a naturally gifted teacher. and genuinely wants you to learn.”

👍 Recommendation

89/100

“This class should definitely be in your bucket list. Take this class and don't even question it.”

📅

15/100

“ so beware!”

💪 Empowerment

88/100

“I feel so much more empowered after taking this course: you have so much to gain from it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Blaine and his assistants do a wonderful job of teaching rock climbing
Blain and his and funny

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you try hard enough
easy A !:)
Never come late or miss more than 2 days or you'll have to make them up

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

BLAINE IS AMAZING
Funny, fun, and understanding
He cares so much about women's safety

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

18 in-person reviews over many years with and empowerment; no online sample.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517

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3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

KINPE414 reviews

KINPE16A3 reviews

SELFDEFENSE13 reviews

KIN882 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

B 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Blaine Eastcott

x x x x x x if you want practical skills and can commit to showing up.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

📅 x x

💪 Empowerment

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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