The article justifies the necessity of training a future teacher of physical education to teach students of a general secondary education institution the basics of self-defense. The content of the course «Theory and method of teaching self-defense» is presented. Specific aspects of work with schoolchildren, which aim to expand the content of teacher training from self-defense techniques to the problems of his psychological and pedagogical support, are considered. It is emphasized that the

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... ess of the future physical education teacher to teach schoolchildren the basics of self-defense should combine both technological and psychological aspects, provide for the availability of relevant legal knowledge and the ability to organize educational activities with schoolchildren on a communicative basis, jointly modeling the problem and finding out acceptable and unacceptable ways to its solution. The children's audience has a number of specific characteristics that must be taken into account when forming the ability of self-defense in students, and the teacher must be aware of his responsibility to them as a person who teaches not only how to defend against attackers, but also how to consciously and versatile approach the situation, make optimal behavioral choice. Therefore, the teacher's preparation for teaching schoolchildren the basics of self-defense should also include the development of his ability to effectively organize the necessary communication with students, choose relevant examples, freely operate with legal provisions and adequately illustrate their content and meaning.