This one-hour class covers street safety & awareness, physical & verbal boundary setting tactics proven effective at keeping you safer in the world. This is a great class to take if you are considering the 20-hour BASICS course but want to check it out first. Like the Intro? Learn even more great techniques by checking out a future Basics course.

This FREE class is open to adults of all genders.

This class 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.

This is a great class to take if you are considering the 20-hour BASICS course but want to check it out first. Attendees who complete the Impact Intro will receive a $50 off a future Basics course.

For maximum individual instruction, classes are limited to 14-16 students. This class is open to adults of all genders.

This Young Adult "On Her Own" Basics course is a 20-hour course designed specifically for women 17 to 22 years old. Similar to the Adult Basics course, we cover awareness, boundary setting, and physical self-defense, but this class teaches young women how to respond to problems they often encounter as they begin to face the world on their own. Classes are limited to 14-16 students.

This course meets on multiple dates over a weekend - Friday, July 19th, Saturday, July 20th, and Sunday, July 21st (exact times to be announced soon!) - please make sure you are available to attend every session.

 This class will be held in the East Bay area--the exact location will be announced soon!

This Young Adult "On Her Own" Basics course is a 20-hour course designed specifically for women 17 to 22 years old. Similar to the Adult Basics course, we cover awareness, boundary setting, and physical self-defense, but this class teaches young women how to respond to problems they often encounter as they begin to face the world on their own. Classes are limited to 14-16 students.

This course meets on multiple dates over two weekends - Saturday, August 3rd; Sunday, August 4th; Saturday, August 10th, and Sunday, August 11th (exact times to be announced soon!) - please make sure you are available to attend every session.

 This class will be held in the San Francisco area--the exact location will be announced soon!

This one-hour class covers street safety & awareness, physical & verbal boundary setting tactics proven effective at keeping you safer in the world. This is a great class to take if you are considering the 20-hour BASICS course but want to check it out first. Like the Intro? Learn even more great techniques by checking out a future Basics course.

This FREE class is open to adults of all genders.

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.

Students MUST BE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD on the first day of class.

This course meets on multiple dates - Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 (exact times to be announced soon!) - please make sure you are available to attend every session!

This class will be held in the South Bay area--the exact location will be announced soon!

At the core of Impact's Adult program is our Basics Course for ages 18 and up. This Women's Basics is a 20+ hour course that covers situational awareness, verbal and emotional boundary setting, and effective physical self-defense. In this course we focus on attacks by a single, unarmed assailant - the most common form of attack that individuals face. We also explore issues related to fear and violence in society, and students have an opportunity to create custom fight scenarios. For maximum individual instruction, classes are limited to 14-16 students.

This course meets on multiple dates - Saturday, August 31; Sunday September 1st; Saturday, September 7th; Sunday, September 8th (times to be announced soon) please make sure you are available to attend the entire course.

An exact location for this class will be announced soon!

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You'll get 10% off at Sports Basement,

and Impact will get 10% of the sales!

Come out to learn some basic Impact techniques, learn about the organization, and help support Impact in creating a safer world for all of us! 

Come learn safe and effective self-defense skills that will keep you safer in the world and help you live your life more freely and with more confidence. Open to anyone age 12 and up. Bring your friends, co-workers, family, neighbors.

After the class, stick around to enjoy FREE happy hour drinks (beer, soda, wine) and snacks before you shop for holiday gifts. You'll get 10% off every purchase made at Sports Basement, and Impact will get 10% of the sales--everyone wins!

In the personal safety class, we cover awareness, body confidence, boundary setting, verbal self-defense (including de-escalation) and some simple full-force physical self defense techniques with pads. You'll be amazed at what you can learn in just an hour!

We hope to see you at Sports Basement!

At the core of Impact's Adult program is our Basics Course for ages 18 and up. This Women's Basics is a 20+ hour course that covers situational awareness, verbal and emotional boundary setting, and effective physical self-defense. In this course we focus on attacks by a single, unarmed assailant - the most common form of attack that individuals face. We also explore issues related to fear and violence in society, and students have an opportunity to create custom fight scenarios. For maximum individual instruction, classes are limited to 14-16 students.

This course meets on multiple dates - Friday, September 13th, Saturday, September 14th, and Sunday, September 15th (exact times to be announced soon!) - please make sure you are available to attend the entire course.

This class will be held in the San Francisco area--the exact location will be announced soon!

For students who have taken our Adult Basics class and are looking to brush up on their self-defense skills, Impact offers a Basics Refresher course! This course is perfect if you want to test your muscle memory, prepare for an upper level course like Defense Against Multiple Assailants or Defense Against an Armed Assailant, or if you just want to see what it's like to get back on the mat. Relive your Basics class in an action-packed 6 hours!

For maximum individual instruction, classes are limited to 14-16 students.