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UPCOMING SELF-DEFENSE COURSES

See 2008 Self Defense Schedule & Course Fees
TEEN "Kick-Like-a-Girl" CLASS
Pen Teen #26

May 17, 18, 2008
Sat, 12:30-4:30pm; Sun, 10am-3pm
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COED INTRO CLASS (age 14 & up)
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
6:30pm - 9:00pm
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BOUNDARY WORKSHOP (Co-Ed)
East Bay #35

(Boundary-Setting/Assertiveness Skills)
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
11am-3pm
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WOMEN'S BASICS (age 18 and up)
East Bay #119

Weekend Format
June 13, 14, 15, 2008
Fri 12-5pm; Sat/Sun 9am-6pm
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ANNUAL DEFENSE AGAINST MULTIPLE ASSAILANTS (Women's Class)
East Bay
Weekend Format
June 28, 29, 2008
Sat/Sun, 12pm-6pm
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YOUNG ADULT "On Her Own" BASICS
East Bay #17

Weekend Format
Aug 1, 2, 3, 2008
Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm
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TEEN "Kick-Like-a-Girl" CLASS (ages 12-16)
East Bay Teen #23

Sept 6, 7, 2008
Sat/Sun, 10am-3pm
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CONTACT US

1724 Mandela Parkway
Suite #1
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel 510.208.0474
Fax 510.208.0475

info@impactbayarea.org

RENT OUR TRAINING CENTER
$25/hour (max $150/day)

20 x 40 ft unobstructed space
removeable mats
kitchen (fridge, microwave, sink)
bathrooms (mens and womens)
Includes: dry erase boards, floor chairs, mats, tables, free street parking


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Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 1pm
Impact Bay Area Training Center
Oakland, California.




WELCOME!

Impact Bay Area is a nonprofit organization preventing violence and promoting healing by teaching Impact, a unique form of full-force self-defense for mind, body and voice. We offer a variety of courses, each with the aim of making you more safe and secure in this world. Our Women's Basics course is over 20 hours of comprehensive training with lots of practice, covering the emotional, mental and physical aspects of self-defense. Since 1985, Impact Bay Area has given more than 8,400 women and girls the skills to defend themselves against verbal, physical and sexual assault.

Impact's self-defense training is different from ordinary self-defense training in several ways.

  1. We teach full-force self-defense. By training students to fight full-force in an adrenalized state, we engrain our techniques in 'muscle memory'. This means that the body will remember - and respond appropriately - even when the mind has forgotten during an attack.
  2. We teach using realistic scenarios. Our instructors are trained to use real-life scenarios of violence and potential violence by playing the role of perpetrators so that students are prepared to counter an actual assault.
  3. Training is tailored to each individual. While our techniques utilize the strengths in most women's bodies, they can be learned by virtually any woman regardless of age or physical ability. Class size is limited to provide a maximum level of individual instruction.
  4. We understand the extremely emotional nature inherent in confronting the fear of violence, especially for women. Our classes are taught in an extremely supportive environment, and we help our students develop their inner strength and work through their fears, as well as honing their physical abilities.

Impact Bay Area is internationally recognized as a leader in the self-defense field. Our clients include Yosemite Park Service who chose Impact Bay Area as their self-defense provider after the Yosemite murders in 2000. We have also helped found Impact chapters in North Dakota, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. We have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, on "Oprah," "Dr. Phil" & "Tyra Banks" and on MSNBC's "Weekend Magazine" and were voted Best of the Bay Area 2002 by San Francisco Magazine.

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Self-Defense Class Testimonials....

"For anyone who has lived with fear, shame, or unexpressed feelings, I highly recommend the Basics Course. It has changed my life." Diana (age 50)