Because of an unlucky situation I found myself in, I felt that I needed to learn self defence and I felt compelled to learn fast. But in the late 1990s there was no program available to me. No DVD courses, online programs and barely any real help with traditional books. I had to attend classes.
I attended every class I could. I found every martial art class in my area and became a nomad of styles. As a kid I had studied Karate and Jui-Jitsu. With this affiliation to the Japanese styles I moved to Aikido and Judo. Then Hapkido, Choi Kwang Do, Taekwondo, Wing Chun Kung Fu... I keep trying new styles and new instructors. Then I started travelling further afield to learn more and from different people.
Something bothered me in the classes. There was too much tradition and spirituality in these styles. The respect based in the background of these martial arts ate into my training time. Bowing and learning numbers in the language were not relevant to my purpose... I just wanted the skills purely for self defence knowledge. I also noticed a steep learning curve. The movements and theories taught early were the simplest and most relevant in self defence, and they formed the basis for everything that followed, but what followed was long plateau of repetition and the slow introduction of new techniques and minor adaptations. At the time repetition was the main method of teaching and learning. But we now have more efficient techniques to transfer knowledge.
I attended every class I could. I found every martial art class in my area and became a nomad of styles. As a kid I had studied Karate and Jui-Jitsu. With this affiliation to the Japanese styles I moved to Aikido and Judo. Then Hapkido, Choi Kwang Do, Taekwondo, Wing Chun Kung Fu... I keep trying new styles and new instructors. Then I started travelling further afield to learn more and from different people.
Something bothered me in the classes. There was too much tradition and spirituality in these styles. The respect based in the background of these martial arts ate into my training time. Bowing and learning numbers in the language were not relevant to my purpose... I just wanted the skills purely for self defence knowledge. I also noticed a steep learning curve. The movements and theories taught early were the simplest and most relevant in self defence, and they formed the basis for everything that followed, but what followed was long plateau of repetition and the slow introduction of new techniques and minor adaptations. At the time repetition was the main method of teaching and learning. But we now have more efficient techniques to transfer knowledge.
The why, the how & the what
Why I do what I doTeaching self defence is deeply personal to me. I believe that everyone has the right to walk in peace and with confidence.
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How I do what I doI use a variety of methods to accurately transfer the details, knowledge and skills to my students.
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What I doI break the status quo about how to teach. My students are open minded and ready to absorb the knowledge.
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With my training you get what you need, and what do you get, you get to the extreme.
I am not a team or global organisation devoted to an ever expanding empire of pop up dojos with a grading every time your enter the room. Nor am I going to sell you links to YouTube clips and say you are in a fast track program to success. I am one man, a Krav Maga instructor and former Bodyguard with a personal mission to be the instructor and mentor that I wish I had when I started this journey over 15 years ago. I deeply care for those in my charge. I welcome people to reach out to me, it's my desire to train those who need it, often people who cannot get to a self defence class or those who need a little extra help and focused instruction.
Krav Maga is recognised worldwide as one of the ultimate forms of self defence that is suitable for the street. My classes are NOT pre-made videos. I will teach directly to you either in person with traditional one-to-one tutoring or by use live steaming video conferencing. Or you can use my ToolBox, this was an unexpected success, it was originally designed as an aid to my online students but evolve into a very popular teaching method in its own right. No matter the method of learning, every student begins with the basic principles of Krav Maga and installing a positive mindset with a logical approach to problem solving so that you know how to work through difficult situations without panicking. In addition to teaching every single physical technique in Krav Maga I will advice you to creating plans so that you know how to react and handling dangerous issues, end a confrontation, and seizing an opportunity.
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