Class Descriptions
INTRO TO IMPACT
Length: 3 hours
Open to: Women, men, and teens 16 and over with permission of parent/guardian
This workshop introduces participants to the basics of self-defense. Students learn basic verbal and physical strategies for dealing with standing confrontations. Class size is limited and students have opportunities to practice use of physical and verbal skills in drills and simulated attack scenarios with a male instructor in padded gear.
INTRO TO TEEN BASICS
Length: 4 hours
Open to: All teens age 14-19
Maximum enrollment: 16
This introductory workshop is geared specifically to teens. Students learn techniques for verbal de-escalation and boundary-setting, physical strategies for dealing with standing and ground confrontations, and practice these in simulated attack scenarios with a male instructor in padded gear An emphasis is placed on addressing situations involving conflict with acquaintances, as this is the highest risk category for young women.
WOMEN'S BASICS
Length: 20-25 hours (exact length depends on class size)
Maximum enrollment: 16
Open to: Women 18 and over (sometimes younger by special arrangement)
This course offers instruction in physical, verbal and psychological self-defense techniques for dealing with a variety of self-defense situations including those which end up on the ground. The course is taught in five sessions of approximately five hours each and provides opportunity for structured group discussions in addition to verbal and physical practice and simulated attack scenarios with male instructors in padded gear.
TEEN BASICS
Length: 11 hours
Maximum enrollment: 16
Open to: Teen girls or co-ed, age 14-19
This 11-hour course is taught in three sessions and is open to teens girls age 14-19 years. (Co-ed classes are occasionally offered, too.) The workshop begins with a Friday evening verbal skills session on the fundamentals of boundary-setting and assertiveness. It is followed by two weekend afternoon sessions that combine additional verbal skills practice with instruction in physical self-defense, including defending oneself from the ground. Students practice in simulated attack scenarios with male instructors in padded gear. An emphasis is placed on addressing situations involving conflict with acquaintances, as this is the highest risk category for young men and women.
BEYOND BASICS
Length: 20-24 hours (exact length depends on class size)
Maximum enrollment: 16
Open to: Women and men graduates of Basics courses
This course is open to graduates of our Men's or Women's Basics courses. It includes a review and update on Basics material, additional techniques to add to your "toolbox," how to fight when you cannot see (blindfolded, too dark, etc.), how to use environmental "impediments," and physical strategies against armed or multiple assailants.
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