INTRO to FULL-FORCE, PADDED ASSAILANT SELF-DEFENSE

Co-Ed; ages 12 and up
East Bay #15 (Emeryville, CA)
July 28, 2010
Wednesday, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Course Fee: $50
(sliding fee for those in need: $30-$50)

Two and a half hour introductory course covers street safety & awareness, physical & verbal boundary setting and some basic full-force self-defense tactics proven effective at keeping you safer in the world. Includes practice with front and rear grab responses and effective ground fighting with a padded mock assailant. Attendees who complete the Impact Intro and register for a full Basics within 6 months, can apply their INTRO course fee to the Basics tuition.

NEW! Fight Night (Review & Practice)

Women & Men Basics & Teen Class Graduates Only
San Fran #1 (San Francisco, CA)
July 30, 2010
Friday, 7pm-9pm
Course Fee: $30-$100+ (supports our scholarship fund)

The IMPACT Bay Area Fight Nights are back for graduates of our Women's, Young Adult, Teen "Kick Like a Girl" and Men's Basics courses. They will happen 4 times a year and include: Technique Review; 3 student choice or surprise Fight Scenarios; Video Review of fights with drinks and dessert. All course fees support our scholarship fund.

YOUNG ADULTS
"On Her Own" SELF-DEFENSE COURSE

For Young Women 16 - 22
This course is only offered once a year as a public class.
Private Young Adult classes are encouraged (see below for details on scheduling private classes).

Annual Summer Class - (San Jose, CA)
Weekend Format (21 training hours)
August 6, 7, 8, 2010
Fri- Sun / 12pm - 7pm
Course Fee: $425

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Every summer we have a special Women's Basics Course for young women ages 16-22 who are living away from home for the first time, attending college or starting a first job. This course covers the same material that is covered in the Women's Basics but with scenarios more specific to this age group. An excellent gift for graduating high school seniors or college students.

WOMEN'S BASICS
SELF DEFENSE COURSE

For women ages 16 and up
East Bay #131 (Oakland, CA)
Two Weekends (24 training hours)
Aug 14, 15, 21, 22, 2010
Sat & Sun 3pm-9pm
Course Fee: $495
Discount: Register 3 or more students together and get $100 off each.

This two weekend Women's Basics Course is a comprehensive training with lots of individualized instruction and practice, covering the emotional, mental and physical aspects of self-defense. This course gives students the opportunity to practice full-force on "attacker" instructors in well-padded suits who play the role of an assailant. Practicing these full-force techniques, taught by a female instructor, allows students to experience the benefits of "muscle memory" - their bodies will remember the techniques in a crisis situation. Verbal and body-language boundary-setting is also practiced to de-escalate situations before they become physical. We teach in an emotionally supportive environment conducive to learning and healing.

TEEN "Kick Like A Girl" SELF-DEFENSE COURSE

Ages 12 to 16
East Bay #29 (Berkeley or Oakland, CA)
Weekend Format (10 training hours)
Sept 25 & 26, 2010
Sat & Sun, 1pm - 6pm
Course Fee: $225
Discount: Register 2 students together and get $30 off each.

The Teen "Kick Like a Girl" Self-Defense course is designed specifically for teen girls ages 12-16, this ten hour self-defense course focuses on preventing stranger and dating violence, including sexual assault. This course gives students the opportunity to practice full-force on a "mock assailant" instructor in a well-padded suit. Practicing these full-force self-defense techniques, taught by a female instructor, allows our students to experience the benefits of "muscle memory" - their bodies will remember the techniques in a crisis situation. Students will gain the confidence and skills needed to feel safer in the world.

UPPER LEVEL, ADVANCED SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES

Defense Against Multiple Assailants

For Women's Basics and Teens Class graduates ages 15 and up
East Bay 2010 (Berkeley, CA)
Weekend Format (12 training hours)
September 11 & 12, 2010
Sat & Sun, 12pm - 6pm
Course Fee: $625

Interest-free payment plans available with $225 minimum deposit,
please call the office to register with a payment plan 510-208-0474.

The Defense Against Multiple Assailants course is designed specifically for graduates of our BASICS courses interested in learning how to defend themselves against two or three or four potential attackers. This course builds on the skills learned previously and is taught by an instructor team of 5 suited instructors and 3 whistle instructors. Class size is limited to 14 students for maximum individualized instruction and technique practice. (Only IMPACT Women's Basics graduates or Teen graduates over 15 years of age can take this course).

Defense Against Weapons/Armed Assailants

Two Weekend Format (18 training hours)
Tentative: November 13, 14, 20, 21, 2010
Sat & Sun, 1pm - 5:30pm
Course Fee: $725

Interest-free payment plans available with $225 minimum deposit,
please call the office to register with a payment plan 510-208-0474.

The Defense Against Weapons 18-hour self-defense course over four days in two consecutive weekends covers effective verbal and physical self-defense techniques against padded mock-assailants yielding a weapon. This course covers effective defenses to common attacks with a club, knife, or gun, from the front or the rear, both standing and on the ground. The course is limited to 12 students for maximum individualized instruction and practice. (Only IMPACT Women's Basics graduates can take this upper level course).

PRIVATE CLASSES
We've provided private classes for survivor therapy groups, rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, health care clinics, community organizations, religious groups, colleges, middle and high schools, youth groups, corporations and small businesses.

We offer all of our core classes as follows (ideal class size is 8-16 participants max):
Private Teen "Kick Like a Girl" Self-Defense Workshop (ages 11-18; $200 per participant; 10 hr class),
Private Young Adult "On Her Own" Self-Defense Workshop (ages 16-22; $440 per participant; 21 hr class)
Private Women's Basics Self-Defense Workshop (age 16 and up; $500 per participant; 23+ hr class).
NEW! Private Women's Rape Awareness & Resistance Education 1/2 Day Workshop (age 14 and up; 10-12 students; $150 per participant)
Private Co-Ed or Women's Boundary Workshops (4 hours; $200/hour).

Additional private classes include (co-ed or women-only):
Private Intro to Personal/Street Safety Workshops (5-100+ students; 2-3 hours; $200/hour; no padded assailant)
Private Into to Full-Force, Padded Assailant Workshops (w/ Padded Suit) (3-6 training hours; 3-15 students; $400/hour)

Download our Private Course Fees for 2010.

Private classes need to be booked out 2 months in advance (less for one-day (6 hrs max.) intro courses).

If you are interested in hosting a private class, please contact the office for more information and a rate sheet. Email: info@impactbayarea.org or call 510-208-0474.