Congratulations to Tim Leard! He's our Instructor of the Month for July 2016!. Tim is a second degree black belt in Krav Maga, has been training and teaching Krav Maga since 2001. In that time Tim has also been certified as a KMA Force instructor as well as earning a Krav Maga Instructor’s diploma from Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel.

A full time martial arts instructor since 1999, Tim is an avid martial artist and fitness enthusiast, Tim has years of experience teaching and working in the martial arts and self defense fields. He is honored to be a part of the Krav Maga Alliance Training Team. Tim regularly trains and teaches at Kovar's Satori Academy in Carmichael, CA.

Krav Maga Alliance was asked why we still teach the Plucking Defense, and we wanted to provide an answer via this video. John Whitman breaks both techniques down, and gives our reason why we still have both Choke Defenses in the KMA system. Enjoy!

Tony Cianflone has over 31 years of martial arts experience and holds a second degree black belt in hapkido. Tony has been training in krav maga since 2003 and has also trained in several other martial arts and fighting systems, including wing chun, jiu jitsu, and DNA (Defence Lab), and is a certified Level 5 Krav Maga Force Training (LEO) Instructor, a certified civilian krav maga instructor, as well as a certified Defence Lab Instructor. Tony is the owner and head instructor of Krav Maga Force in Chicago, Illinois, which opened in September 2013 and he has recently added a new StrikeFit program to his curriculum.

Tony, also, currently works full-time as a Chicago Police Officer and has 26 years of law enforcement experience, including 24 years with the Chicago Police Department and 2 years with the Cook County Department of Corrections. During his time as a Chicago police officer, Tony spent 14 years as a Tactical Gang Officer, as well as a number of years as a member of a robbery team and has received numerous department commendations, life saving awards, and meritorious unit commendations for his time as a gang officer. He is a certified carbine operator and has been certified as Field Force Operator from Fema's Center for Domestic Preparedness, has completed training through the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Psychological Preparation for Combat, and has attended the Terrorism Awareness and Response Academy through the United States Department of Homeland Security. Most recently, Tony has been certified through the State of Illinois for public dignitary protection.

To learn more about Tony and Krav Maga Force or if you are in the Chicago area and want to train at KMF, visit our website at www.kmfchicago.com

For April's Technique of the Month, we introduce the Level 4 (Blue Belt) Stick Defense versus an Overhead Swing. John Whitman demonstrates and instructs in the video below. Enjoy!

Davide Gristina has been involved in martial arts for 20 years. He received his 2^nd degree Black Belt from Krav Maga Alliance in 2011 and is Krav Maga New York’s principal, Chief Instructor and license holder.

Davide is also a business professional with more than 25 years experience in the field of infrastructure management, resource consumption and cost recovery services. He is the Chief Operating Officer and part owner of a NY City based firm that services class A commercial real estate owners, managers and operators. Having developed a unique method for the real time acquisition of energy data, Davide is recognized by the US Patent Office as an inventor under patent no. 7,069,161.

Check out Davide's Krav Maga Gym, Krav Maga New York!

Krav Maga Alliance is holding an Extreme Close Quarters firearms course on April 16 and 17, 2016. This will be one of the most important firearms courses we conduct this year!

The course is run by KMA Force, our law enforcement and military training division, and will be taught by Jeremy Stafford. Jeremy is a former Marine (having earned a Bronze Star with a V for valor in Iraq), a current law enforcement officer responsible for firearms training programs, and a first degree Krav Maga black belt.

Learn armed and unarmed solutions for the 0-5 meter fight. This course is the same curriculum Jeremy teaches to United States Special Warfare Units. You should NOT miss this course.

The cost is $279, and will be taught at the SureFire Institute in Las Vegas.

If you would like to attend, please Register Here. Don’t miss out on one of the best firearms courses available!

This month, we're showing you the Level 1 (Brown Belt) Krav Maga technique for "Gun From Behind - Distance." John Whitman, 5th Degree Krav Maga Alliance Black Belt Instructor, demonstrates the technique. Enjoy!

Congratulations to Sepi Melamed from Top Gun Karate in Manhasset, NY, for being selected the March 2016 Krav Maga Alliance "Instructor of the Month!"

Sepi Melamed is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga, and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kaizen Karate. She is one of the few female Krav Maga Black Belts teaching in the United States. She’s been teaching Krav Maga for over 10 years, and has been awarded “Train the Trainer” Status by John Whitman, founder of the Krav Maga Alliance.