IMPACT teaches empowerment self-defense. No specific level of fitness or prior experience is requ ired. We teach people practical verbal and physical skills they can use to assess potentially vulnerable situations and incapacitate an assailant enou gh to get to safety. We believe in bodily autonomy\, and that each of our s tudents knows themselves best\, so we approach our classes as a way of offe ring up tools\, and trust students to decide what works for them and their desired lifestyle.
Workshops are hands-on and utilize experiential le arning. Just as you learn to swim by getting in the water\, you learn self- defense by practicing it! Workshops are typically taught by two instructors . One acts as a coach\, walking the participants through realistic role pla y scenarios once they’ve been taught the basic skills. The other plays the ‘character’ of an assailant. The participants (that choose to) then have th e opportunity to practice out loud and full force. Learning in this way hel ps train the brain to recall the learned skills under times of stress. It’s like developing muscle memory for your brain in a short period of time.
Please wear clothing that would allow you to practice the hands-on exer cises and wear closed-toe shoes. This event is open to HLS Faculty\, Staff\ , and Students. RSVPs are required and spot s are limited. Please register today!
LOCATION:Milstein East A GEO:0.000000;0.000000 ORGANIZER;CN="Kayla Kaszyca":MAILTO:kkaszyca@law.harvard.edu URL;VALUE=URI:https://hls.harvard.edu/events/empowerment-self-defense-with- impact-boston/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260308T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR