Teen Impact Training
Tweens and teens can access IMPACT training in several ways, including Teen Basics and the College Prep Workshop.

Teen Basics Course at IMPACT

  • Cost:  $350
  • Format: 15.5 hours. Taught over two to three days
  • Open to: Teens, 13 to 20, of all genders
  • Location: Curtis Park neighborhood

What you learn

Teen Basics students learn skills including:

  • Intuitive response
  • Active awareness
  • IMPACT’s Magic Formula for setting boundaries
  • Verbal and physical self-defense skills

I'm Interested

Teen IMPACT graduates say…

Makes me feel much safer in everyday life

I am very glad that I took this class because knowing that I can protect myself makes me feel much safer in everyday life.  Thank you!

Rachel, 15, 2016 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2018-10-24T10:04:25+00:00

Rachel, 15, 2016 Teen Basics Course

I am very glad that I took this class because knowing that I can protect myself makes me feel much safer in everyday life.  Thank you!

Every woman should feel empowered

I love IMPACT and every woman should feel empowered because their life is worth fighting for.

Grace, 13, 2011 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2018-10-24T09:38:37+00:00

Grace, 13, 2011 Teen Basics Course

I love IMPACT and every woman should feel empowered because their life is worth fighting for.

Incredible

It was incredible and life changing.

Andrew, 18, 2016 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2019-01-09T18:17:37+00:00

Andrew, 18, 2016 Teen Basics Course

It was incredible and life changing.

This class has made me more confident

I thought that this class has made me more confident and more powerful because I know how to defend myself.

Vivien, 13, 2018 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2019-01-09T18:39:03+00:00

Vivien, 13, 2018 Teen Basics Course

I thought that this class has made me more confident and more powerful because I know how to defend myself.

Changed my life in so many ways

This changed my life in so many ways.  I now feel more confident and a higher self-esteem.

Ailish, 14, 2011 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2018-10-24T10:01:00+00:00

Ailish, 14, 2011 Teen Basics Course

This changed my life in so many ways.  I now feel more confident and a higher self-esteem.

I never knew I had this power in me

This experience changed me in so many ways.  I feel more confident in myself and more empowered.  I never knew I had this power in me.

Lucy, 13, 2011 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2018-10-24T09:58:32+00:00

Lucy, 13, 2011 Teen Basics Course

This experience changed me in so many ways.  I feel more confident in myself and more empowered.  I never knew I had this power in me.

I came into this class feeling afraid

Amazing! I came into this class feeling afraid and like I wasn't going to be able to do as well as other people. I have now finished the course and I am feeling so much more confident. I feel as though this class has saved me in a way. I am so grateful to all of my instructors, and so happy with the mental and physical progress I have made in self-defense.

Emma, 14, 2018 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2019-01-09T18:35:20+00:00

Emma, 14, 2018 Teen Basics Course

Amazing! I came into this class feeling afraid and like I wasn't going to be able to do as well as other people. I have now finished the course and I am feeling so much more confident. I feel as though this class has saved me in a way. I am so grateful to all of my instructors, and so happy with the mental and physical progress I have made in self-defense.

Feel very prepared to take on the world

A huge thank you to the instructors and assistants in this class.  They really created a positive, strong environment that made everyone feel safe in the most uncomfortable situations.  This class teaches the very important skill of self defense and awareness perfectly. Great experience, feel very prepared to take on the world.  LOVED it!!

Jyoti, 19, 2016 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2018-10-24T10:12:10+00:00

Jyoti, 19, 2016 Teen Basics Course

A huge thank you to the instructors and assistants in this class.  They really created a positive, strong environment that made everyone feel safe in the most uncomfortable situations.  This class teaches the very important skill of self defense and awareness perfectly. Great experience, feel very prepared to take on the world.  LOVED it!!

I can combine my mind and my physical strength

Such an empowering experience to see how I can combine my mind and my physical strength. I will definitely be back.

Wendy, 16, 2016 Teen Basics Course

Teen Basics
2019-01-09T18:05:38+00:00

Wendy, 16, 2016 Teen Basics Course

Such an empowering experience to see how I can combine my mind and my physical strength. I will definitely be back.

Verbal and full-force physical skills in action

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