IMPACT Self-Defense Core Program for Women
with
Katie Skibbe
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category
Fitness & Wellness
Note: This is a multi-session event series. By purchasing the event package, you acknowledge that you can attend all event dates included below.Event Overview
Class #1: Friday June 17, 4:00pm-8:00pm
Class #2: Saturday June 18, 9:00am-6:00pm
Class #3: Sunday June 19, 9:00am-6:00pm
The Core Program is IMPACT Chicago's most intensive program, allowing women to gain the most self-defense training in the shortest amount of time.
Training progresses from distinguishing harmless and dangerous behavior to verbal boundary setting to responses to a physical assault. Women learn and drill effective awareness, verbal, and physical techniques and then practice using their voices, manage their adrenaline, project calmness, make moment-by-moment decisions, and deliver strikes and kicks with full-force, just as they would need to do in an actual attack. By the end of the Core Program, women have repeatedly used their skills to assess danger, set boundaries, and respond effectively to verbal and physical attacks.
This class is for women 18 and over. Must be present through all 3 days of the program.
What to Bring
---Comfortable clothes (for example, sweatpants or yoga pants, t-shirt) -- Clean aerobic, tennis, or running shoes -- Lunch & snacks, for example fruit, nuts, or another satisfying snack -- Refreshing and energizing drink (e.g. water, juice, gatorade)
Minimum age
All ages welcome
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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST
Katie has been involved in rape and violence prevention since 2002 when she began volunteering at Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault as a crisis counselor. She came to IMPACT in 2007 when she took the Core Program, and soon thereafter she became the volunteer coordinator. Her passion for IMPACT led her to class assist and participate in several advanced classes. In 2010 she became the IMPACT Board Treasurer, she has been teaching workshops since 2013, and is now completing her instructor training for the Core Program.
Katie received her master of business administration from DePaul University and is a certified public account. She currently works as the Superintendent of Business at the Des Plaines Park District.
“Every woman has a right to feel safe within her own body; and I look forward to helping women and girls learn to use their physical and spiritual power to defend themselves successfully.” – Katie
