I joined IMPACT Chicago in 1990 or 1991 and am pretty
certain that getting hit in the head a lot has nothing to do with not being
able to remember which. I attended a National
Instructor Training in LA in the summer of 1992 and finished my certification
as a suited instructor in the late fall of 1992.
In the past 22 years I have taught extensively in Chicago,
and have done a lot of work in curriculum development as well. I have traveled to San Francisco, Boston, DC,
Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Jerusalem (and some other places as well) teaching
IMPACT courses. I am also very much in
demand as a suited instructor trainer, and spends much of my mat time nowadays
traveling to other chapters either training new instructors or doing follow up
training for experienced instructors.
I have many years of martial arts training, competitive
fighting experience, and many years of experience doing security work.
A martial arts student of mine that worked for IMPACT
Chicago recruited me into IMPACT. I
already had some years’ experience as a professional self-defense instructor,
but saw the value of the IMPACT Full Force self-defense approach and signed on
immediately after seeing my first graduation. The moment I first saw IMPACT at
work I knew that this is what I was put here to do. I’ve known it every moment
that I’ve been on the mat since.
I live in Madison, Wisconsin where, in my day job, I work in
management at the University of Wisconsin Division of Information Technology (my
staff call me the nerd herder but I’d never call myself that). I am married to
Kate Washabaugh, a veterinarian in Madison, and an IMPACT Chicago
graduate. We have two young children.
In my free time, I am an excellent cook and a mediocre guitar player, and play ice hockey every chance I can get.
Mark Nessel, IMPACT
Chicago Suited Instructor
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