Grace Church School, Upper School Division

After having taken other self defense classes before, I can say with certainty that Impact taught me the most practical techniques and gave me the most realistic experiences. It wasn't all theory & pulled punches - it was the closest experience to a real attack I've had yet.

The Prepare class has done so much to lift me out of the victim state. For survivors of abuse, such as myself, the attention paid to the emotional issues involved in the process of empowerment is essential, and unique to Prepare. My body has been trained to fend off an attack, but so has my spirit.

Empowerment has taken on a real, tangible meaning for me. I was surprised by how deeply the course reached me. I was expecting to come out of it with a few good karate moves but instead came out feeling more like "ME" than I've ever felt and stronger than I've ever known I was.

I feel that no one should be without this course. It is unfortunately fundamental for living in today's world.

As a seventeen year old woman preparing for college, I felt it was important to have a basic knowledge of self-defense; I couldn't have been more excited about the results. I feel incredibly confident in my ability to de-escalate an attack, and, if necessary, defend myself. It was an overwhelming success.