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Impact Bay Area Women's Self-Defense Course Schedule
Impact Bay Area's UPCOMING PUBLIC Self-Defense Classes
Scholarships for Public Classes
IMPACT Bay Area believes that every person should be able to take our courses regardless of their
financial situation. To help meet this goal, IMPACT Bay Area has established a Scholarship Program to provide
potential students financial assistance.
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please review the
following informational sheets and application:
Our two and a half to three hour introductory courses coverr 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.
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.
WOMEN'S BASICS
SELF DEFENSE COURSE
For women ages 16 and up
San Fran #93 (San Francisco, CA)
Three Consecutive Sundays (24 training hours)
October 10, 17, 24, 2010
Sundays, 9am-5pm
Course Fee: $495
Discount: Register 3 or more students together and get $100 off each.
This three Sunday 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.
UPPER LEVEL, ADVANCED SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES
Defense Against Multiple Assailants
For Women's Basics and Teen Class graduates ages 15 and up
SF 2010 (San Francisco, 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)
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.
"The Impact course embraced the entire issue of self-defense - not just the fighting, but the emotional issues that come up from past assaults and the fear women live with. Impact Bay Area gave me the place to face real dangers in our society, and pour my fears out into the class, where I learned to transform that energy from inner suffering to external, practical, self-defense." - Darcie (age 25)
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