What a fantastic seminar at Beach Cities Krav Maga!  Thanks to Beau Durocher and his fantastic instructors and students. If you get a chance to visit them, you won't be disappointed.

Trial By Firearms 2 is here!  Sign up now for your spot in the most exciting combination of Krav Maga and firearms training anywhere.  This weekend features a new, enhanced trip through the infamous Sim House, where you'll face hand to hand combat and firefights using Simunition.    You will get out alive...but not unchanged!

Returning attendees get an extra trip through the Sim house. Early bird registration ends September 30!

Check out our next Training Theme -- Fighting Injured!

Learn to continue fighting after losing use of a hand, arm, foot, or leg.  These training drills allow you to practice -- in a safe environment -- while simulating potential injuries. Learn to keep fighting when the fight goes bad!

Trial By Firearms 2 is ready for registrations!  Go to the events page to sign up.  To enhance everyone's experience, we are limiting this Trial By Firearms to 35 people.  Returnees from the first Trial By Firearms get more time in the Simunition House!

To register and/or get more information, please go to the Events page.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the gun defense seminar at Top Gun Karate in Manhasset, New York. If you haven't visited the school, you should definitely check it out. The lead instructor, Tony Morrison, is top notch, and his staff and students are fantastic.  Great job, everyone!

As we wrap up the first year of certification courses under the KM Alliance banner, I want to take a moment to assess the past and anticipate the future, primarily to ask: has it been successful?

The answer, so far, has to be a definite "yes." With the exception of one course (which I posted about last year) in which everything, including my own energy levels, conspired to confound the training, the courses have been relatively well-delivered, extremely well-practiced by the participants, and well-reviewed by the school owners. The candidates seem to have learned the material, and gone back to their schools as good instructors. We can't ask for more than that.

The secret of this success has very little to do with me, or with KM Alliance. The program's success has relied on the quality and preparedness of the participants, all of whom come from schools with thriving KM programs -- which means they already have significant experience. Without their readiness and skill, there is no way we could do these courses in 3 days. The burden is on them, and so far they have borne it well.

We're about to get our first big test. Some upcoming courses will include participants with little previous KM experience. The onus is on them to be prepared...but at the same time, their participation is a test of the program's strength. Out of respect for these candidates, I will not be naming names...but I WILL post honest assessments of the program as it is reflected in their performance. If we cannot make them good instructors, we may have to take a hard look at the program. In the open-source spirit in which all this started, I will keep you informed!

Thanks to all the instructors who came for Level 2 training! 20 people came from all around southern California, and from Texas, Georgia, and New York, to get certified in Level 2 of the Krav Maga curriculum with us. Thanks for making the weekend such a great training experience!

We are hosting a Next Generation Krav Maga Instructor Certification at our Los Angeles headquarters on Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24. Next Generation Krav Maga is our kids certification course that includes Krav Maga, Fitness, and Life Skills!

Attendance is limited to 10 people, and the course is already half-full. Certification includes marketing materials, lesson plans, instructor manual, games, life skills lessons, and much more! Non-Alliance instructors are welcome. Alliance instructors receive a 30% discount! For more information, please email debfloch@nextgenerationkravmaga.com.

Krav Maga Alliance will soon be offering a kids’ program. Our thanks go to Deb Floch, creator of the Next Generation kids Krav Maga program. Congratulations Erica and Trevor for getting certified, and special thanks to Nicola Provolo for traveling all the way from Verona, Italy for the certification. We are excited to recommend this program, and you’ll be hearing a lot more about it soon!