On June 24, 2012 Dave Clark and I were the first two certified C.O.R.E Krav Maga instructors by Chief Instructor Steve Ledford in Asheville, North Carolina . Dave a is retired police officer. He is working as a Private Military Contractor as a Police mentor in Afghanistan. Dave will be training the Afghanistan Police in C.O.R.E Krav Maga. I will bring C.O.R.E Krav Maga to Florida teaching classes in Doral. It was great training with Clark an experienced self defense instructor certified in CKM (Commando Krav Maga) level 4, World Wide Krav Maga, and other martial arts. He is also the co-developer of the CKM Total Officer Protection law enforcement defensive tactics system. My self defense went to another level studying Steve Ledford’s Krav Maga concepts.
In 1948, the United Nations voted to grant statehood to Israel that same year Imi Lichtenfeld joined the newly formed Israeli Army and Krav Maga was born. Krav Maga is the Israeli’s Military’s reality based fighting system which translates to Combat Contact or Close Quarter Combat. From 1948 to 1963 Imi trained Israeli soldiers in Krav Maga. In 1963 after retiring from the military he began teaching civilians.
For those that have been reading my column you know that even though I’m ranked in Hung Gar Kung Fu as a master and I’m certified in numerous martial arts as an instructor I’m a student for life. Always in a quest to become the best martial artist possible. I was introduced to Krav Maga in 1999 in a workshop at the NAPMA World Conference by World Wide Krav Maga’s Darren Levine and UFC Champion Bas Rutton. In 2000 or 2001 I took a 3 day work shop on Krav Maga by Nir Maman of the Israeli special forces at Mike Lee Kanarak’s martial arts school. At that time I was also taking private lessons in Haganah, another Israeli military martial art from the originator Mike Lee Kanarak. In 2004 I took the Haganah F.I.G.H.T instructor trainers course and was the first instructor in Miami Dade County certified in Haganah. In 2009, I decided to take Moni Aizik’s Commando Krav Maga fitness certification ECF (Elite Combat Fitness.) This was 3 days in hell! It was hardest fitness challenge I’ve been through since Marine Corps Bootcamp in Parris Island in 1980. That’s were I meet Steve Ledford who was a Krav Maga and ECF instructor. Steve guided us through this Israeli fitness bootcamp.
C.O.R.E Krav Maga is a complete reality based self defense and fitness system. It is great for men and women, civilians, military and law enforcement. Who can forget Jennifer Lopez movie “Enough” based on Krav Maga training. The goals of C.O.R.E. Krav Maga are to build students and instructors who are physically, mentally, and emotionally able to react to violent encounters.Teach students to be analytical thinkers when evaluating attacks and defenses. Encourage students to create the self-discipline to maintain their personal readiness at all times through training.
You will learn to survive any street self defense situation standing, on the ground, gun, knife and blunt weapons. Get Fit and Fearless with C.O.R.E Krav Maga coming to Doral. For more information call 305 599-3649, AntaMartialArts.com
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