Krav Maga Instructor – Which one will you choose?

Website design By BotEap.comWhen looking for a Krav Maga (KM) instructor, who should you listen to? Moni Azik with Commando Krav Maga or David Kahn with Israel Krav Maga? Or should you follow the Krav Maga style of Alain Cohen or Darren Levine?

Website design By BotEap.comEach is a master in this field, but each has a different method of instruction. Let’s take a closer look at the best instructors so you can decide which one is right for you.

Website design By BotEap.com1.) Moni Azik with Commando KM is undoubtedly one of the most famous experts. He has a very polished website and has been featured on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, Fox News and a host of nationally syndicated magazines.

Website design By BotEap.comCommando Krav Maga (CKM) is unique in that it provides training via traveling classes in most major American cities, as well as locations in Canada and Europe. These bootcamps are for certified instructors as well as the general public. You can even schedule some private lessons with Moni Azik the day before or after one of her CKM boot camps.

Website design By BotEap.com2.) Another expert and instructor is David Kahn with Israel KM, a school in New Jersey. David Kahn trained with Grandmaster Haim Gidon, who is the highest ranked KM black belt ever promoted by founder Imi Lichtenfeld. It has been said that “David is quite possibly the most connected to honest Israeli special ops guys out of anyone in North America.”

Website design By BotEap.comDavid Kahn has written one of the essential books for the method called Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method – For Fitness and Self Defense.

Website design By BotEap.com3.) There is also Alain Cohen, who heads the KM Federation. His specialty is security and escort. He is a security consultant for large companies and has written several books, including Krav Maga Israeli Defense System.

Website design By BotEap.comAlain Cohen also has a DVD course and seminar that travels across the United States.

Website design By BotEap.com4.) Darren Levine is probably the best known instructor in the United States and has a center in Los Angeles, California. He has one of the largest studios in the world called KM Worldwide Training Center. He also has the world’s largest reality-based self-defense organization with over 240 chartered schools and claims to have trained over 500 law enforcement and government agencies.

Website design By BotEap.comDarren Levine is a prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and was awarded a Founder’s Diploma for Special Excellence in KM by Imi Lichtenfeld. Imi awarded this diploma to only 2 people in the world: Darren Levine and Eyal Yanilov. These diplomas were given to the people Imi wanted to be the future leaders in the field.

Website design By BotEap.com5.) Eyal Yanilov of the International KM Federation is another Master and holds the unique “Founder’s Diploma of Excellence” which was awarded to only one other instructor, Darren Levine.

Website design By BotEap.comOffering one of the first classes for American citizens, Eyal Yanilov has been running instructor courses around the world, under the auspices of the Israel Ministry of Education and the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF). Eyal Yanilov is the key force in spreading the method throughout the world.

Website design By BotEap.comHopefully, you can now identify the main players in the Israeli self-defense method. Each expert has their own personal style of instruction, and each instructor appeals to a different demographic.

Website design By BotEap.comWhichever you choose to follow, please note that Krav Maga is a “no holds barred” method of real world self defense on the street.