Krav Maga
We are an official Krav Maga Alliance training center. Krav Maga Alliance was founded by John Whitman, 6th degree Krav Maga black belt. KMD is uniquely equipped with multiple black belts as well as two members of the Krav Maga Alliance Training Team and Professional Committee. The Training Team is tasked with helping to prepare and certify other instructors inside of the Krav Maga Alliance. The Professional Committee serves as the gatekeepers of the curriculum, coming together to discuss adding or adjusting techniques and continuing to evolve Krav Maga.
For more information on KMA, please click here.
For more information on KMA, please click here.
John Whitman, Krav Maga Alliance Founder, 6th Degree Krav Maga Black Belt
John Whitman is a 6th degree black belt in Krav Maga, a certified Young Warriors Krav Maga Kids instructor, a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, and a certified USAW Sport Performance Coach. He is the first person in the world to hold a Senior Instructor degree from the prestigious Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel. He served as president of Krav Maga Worldwide for 8 years, and has been teaching since 1994. John teaches civilian, military, and law enforcement personnel, and has taught elite military units in the United States and abroad. John is the founder of the Krav Maga Alliance, an international organization of Krav Maga schools with affiliates worldwide. He is co-author of the books Complete Krav Maga and Krav Maga For Beginners. John has been featured in the videos Krav Maga Complete Set and Ultimate Krav Maga. He has “train the trainer” status and has trained most of the other Krav Maga instructors currently working in North America. He contributed significantly to the creation of the certification course used in North America to train Krav Maga instructors. He has appeared in numerous media outlets, including The Today Show, ABC News, and CNN.
Jiu Jitsu
We are an official Roy Dean International Academy. Roy Dean International is unique in several ways, most notably that every affiliate's rank demonstrations are all publicly posted. He has helped break ground with a collection of video instructionals, a trailblazer in media for Jiu Jjtsu. Roy Dean is committed to encouraging the affiliates to pursue their own vision and of Jiu Jitsu as he provides structured curriculums as well as technical Jiujitsu frameworks that allow for personal expression.
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For more information on RDA, please click here.
Roy Dean, Roy Dean International Founder, 4th Degree Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
While Roy Dean is an expert in Jiujitsu, his martial education is well rounded, also including a 1st degree black belt in Kodokan Judo and Aikiki Aikido, as well as 4th degree black belts in Japanese and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He continues to be a student of Roy Harris, and is recognized as a black belt by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), with affiliated academies around the world. Professor Dean has written about his adventures in two books, "The Martial Apprentice" and "Becoming the Black Belt."
His inspiring videos on YouTube have educated people around the world, in addition to his complete instructional library.
His inspiring videos on YouTube have educated people around the world, in addition to his complete instructional library.