
“We’re Teaching Kids to Hold onto the Body Autonomy They Already Have.”
5 Age-Appropriate Activities to Try in Your ESD Class

5 Age-Appropriate Activities to Try in Your ESD Class

Interview with ESD Professional & Association Board Chair Michele Elefante

We must use discernment about how, what, and when to share.


“All those moves, and I didn’t use one of them.”

IMPACT Safety has found low participation rates among black women in ESD classes.

If we pay attention, we can continually learn from our cultural connections and be humbled by moments of our own inter-cultural clumsiness.

Here are some signs you are teaching empowerment self-defense (ESD).

Teaching Empowerment Self Defense as a Padded Instructor