Endorsements

“The Assailant Defense training brings many gifts the most profound of which is the permanent visible, quantifiable change that graduates experience. It comes from learning – deep in their cells – that no creature in nature is defenseless.”

“Their sensitive and appropriate manner are unparalleled by any self-defense training organization I have encountered. IMPACT Assailant Defense is the best self-defense program for women.”

- Gavin de Becker
Best selling author of “The Gift of Fear”,” Protecting the Gift”
arguably the nation’s foremost expert on identifying and predicting violent behaviour

“It is important for people who have not had a sense of themselves as being psychologically powerful to feel confident that they can protect themselves. When a person has completed the IMPACT Assailant Defense and Personal Safety program the confidence that they exude to the world makes them less likely to be viewed as a victim.”

- Dr. Warren Gayten
Director of Psychology
Los Angeles Police Department

“Year after year this informative program has been a top-rated seminar offered at our yearly conference. Everyone leaves feeling empowered and better able to handle life’s more challenging situations.”

- Gary Pillarsdorf
American Trial Lawyers Association

“PepsiCo Health Enhancement program has sponsored the Impact Personal Safety program for the past three years. The employees get tremendous confidence from knowing they have safety options and skills. It is the perfect employee benefit.”

- Frank Locastro, Director
PepsiCo Health Enhancement Program

“Nordstrom Loss Prevention has been using IMPACT Assailant Defense workshops as part of its training program in Southern California since 1995. The life skills taught in the workshops are not only applicable on the job, but in everyday life as well. All attendees volunteer to take the workshop and it has quickly become the most requested and popular workshop. The feedback on the effective and extremely applicable skills learned has been tremendous. Women report increased confidence, and feel safer in every aspect of their lives. Men appreciate the verbal and negotiating skills that they learn. Most recently we have expanded the workshops to include employees from all areas of Nordstrom and the response has been overwhelming. The value of the gift of safety and well-being to employees is immeasurable.”

- Jana Sulley
Nordstrom Loss Prevention

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What is SpySchool?

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: is to attend an event unlike any party you have ever attended.

You can host any of the courses listed here for $1500. Bring your friends, family, co-workers, or children (since we’re talking a dozen, maybe you’ll want to borrow some of your friend’s children) to our complex, or, we will come to you within the city limits, if at all appropriate. You bring the people, and we’ll supply the life-changing experience. Safety is our number one priority, and we will never do anything that hurts your body, clouds your future, or robs you of your self respect. Our courses are designed to show you parts of yourself you have only dreamed about, and it is our goal to amaze you, to fulfill your dreams, and to settle your fears. We hope our instructors will delight you, and you will astound yourself.

Thank you very much.

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Should I enroll in SpySchool or any other course all by myself?

We do design programs for many individuals, but our specialization really occurs in course design, with groups, and private parties. We organize private parties and corporate programs which are, quite frankly, life changing. We find anything worth doing is often made more remarkable by sharing the experience with loved ones, friends, and co-workers.

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What if I’m a celebrity?

While we are enormous advocates of our award-winning spyschool program and our unusual, effective approach to fitness, we’d like to highlight one particular aspect of our program which has extraordinary relevance to you. Especially if you are in the public eye, you’ll be pleased to learn SPYSCHOOL is a division of IMPACT PERSONAL SAFETY, an extraordinarily effective and highly unusual self defense and personal safety organization which has been teaching women, men, and children the basics of personal safety and violence prevention for longer than any other program in the country.

You may have seen IMPACT on TV or read about IMPACT in a book, but even though we have been training celebrities and individuals about personal safety for two decades, our confidentiality is so efficient you may not have heard of us at all. If you attended the carousel of hope charity event, for example, we’ve probably trained a few of the people at your table. We are recommended by experts like Gavin de Becker.

If you are in the public eye, personal safety is of utmost importance. Although you may be fortunate to travel accompanied with people who are employed to protect you, there is simply no substitute for learning how to defend yourself should an emergency ever occur. This information is not only vital, but it is vital to your day to day well being. As a public figure, you will have to set boundaries with people, learn to recognize what your instincts are telling you, and react accordingly. We’ve been training celebrities, their families, and their support staff, for over two decades. Whether it's basic boundary setting skills above and beyond what a confidentiality agreement can guarantee; or whether it's personal safety concerns, more reliable than a restraining order, we have been the unrivaled leader in training for over two decades. All of our courses are confidential.

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Can I really take a class with just anyone? I usually take courses with people who are comfortable around me, and vice versa.

Rest assured, if you participate in our assailant defense course with strangers, in fact, it may be one of the only times you really, truly feel like you can be yourself around civilians. We’ve been training celebrities for twenty years, and we are proud of how safety experts such as Gavin de Becker recommend (and in some cases, insist on) our courses for their clients. Our ability to create a confidential atmosphere and to guard clients with extraordinary anonymity is quite different from similar programs.

We take what we do very seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. You’ll have a good time with us, and most importantly, you’ll put to rest a dormant and common concern: "what would I do if I or my loved ones are in danger?," "What if I am ever in an emergency? Will I be able to stay calm and have the tools to do everything I can to keep myself and my loved ones safe from harm?," and "What is the right thing to do?"

You may not think any thoughts about personal safety haunt you, in which case, you’ll probably be surprised at the level of calm you experience after taking a course with us. This "calm" will come in the form of overall anxiety relief: in the little decisions you make every day, during tough business negotiations, and emotional conversations. Transactions which used to "wind you up" or create distress for you will feel simple, non-threatening, and easy.

Another aspect of calm, the one for which we are most commonly recognized, comes from deep within. you will understand on a profound level that you can protect yourself against a lot more than you thought you could, without weapons, bodyguards, dogs, or divine intervention. We are told that this information alone is worth every second of our courses.

If you choose to schedule a course privately with friends and loved ones with respect to your personal safety, we highly recommend you gather a few of your most special loved ones and associates for our course. Although we do train individuals privately and by request, two decades of experience have shown us that our group dynamic both fosters learning and empowers individuals to a more profound experience. Not to mention, when you beat the crap out of our assailant, its really gratifying to know you’ll have friends to discuss it with later.

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