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5 Year Anniversary Seminar with Darren Levine

Krav Maga Illinois celebrated 5 successful years on Sunday, October 5th with an extraordinary seminar featuring KMW Chief Instructor Darren Levine. The seminar was for Krav Maga Illinois students only. This was Darren’s 3rd time here at KMI and we appreciated every moment of it. Students of all levels attended, including our Level 5’s who had the pleasure of hearing Darren cheer them on (via cell phone) during their testing back in March. The seminar featured an introduction to active …
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Krav Maga Level 1 Testing July 13, 2014

On July 13th, 20 Level 1 Krav Maga students woke up early to participate in a testing that would bring them to Level 2 in Krav Maga. The test was many hours long and a true testament to the will, strength and desire to move forward in Krav Maga reality self defense training. Congratulations on your accomplishment. We are honored to have you as students at Krav Maga Illinois!
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Krav Maga Illinois Level 5 Students!!!

We are pleased to present our first group of Krav Maga Illinois Level 5 students. Our facility has been open for over 4 years now, and in that time these students have worked their way up from beginning Krav Maga students to Level 4. They have taken class after class, and have successfully passed 3 other intense Krav Maga Level testings. They knew what to expect and were prepared completely for the recent testing. In keeping with our motto of …
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH

This is the first in our “Student of the Month” series. A series dedicated to the diversity of students, at Krav Maga Illinois, participating in Krav Maga Reality Self Defense Training. In this series we will spotlight one determined, dedicated, and persistent student per month, proving that persons of all ages, occupations, and athletic abilities, are seeking out aggressive, intensive, hands-on reality self-defense classes. These students are able to progress and benefit from these classes, both mentally and physically. We must …
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Instructor Jesse Earns Krav Maga Worldwide Black Belt

Congratulations to Krav Maga Illinois Instructor Jesse O’Connor for attaining his BLACK BELT in Krav Maga. Jesse has worked/trained very hard for many years for this honor and accomplishment. He has traveled much back and forth to the Krav Maga National Headquarters in LA, spending days and weeks training and retraining with some of the best Krav Maga Instructors in the world. He is now among an elite group of Official Krav Maga Worldwide Black Belt Instructors, and one of …
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Congratulations Krav Maga Illinois Instructor Scott Gave

Congratulations to our Krav Maga Illinois Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor and Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Gave. We are so proud of Scott as he was recently awarded his Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by his coach Scott Goddard. This is a testament to Scott’s dedication to teaching and training in the Martial Arts. He brings so much to our Krav Maga Illinois table and we are very proud of his accomplishment.
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Krav Maga Illinois Level Testing Coming Up!!!

We are pleased to announce our Krav Maga Illinois Testing Dates. Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 will take place in February and March, with workshops one week before each testing. Please see flyer below for specific dates. This will be our first batch of potential Krav Maga Worldwide Level 5 students. We have come a long way since 2009 and are honored to have most of our original team of students testing. We are very fortunate to have such …
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Scott Goddard Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Seminar

Krav Maga Illinois was honored to have Scott Goddard here on Sunday, December 8, 2013, for a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar. The seminar was attended very well and the students were happy to take in all of the knowledge and brilliance that Master Scott Goddard was handing out that day. Not only did the students AND instructors get great training, new skills, and strategic rolling in, but they also received stripes for their consistency, progress, and hard work in our BJJ …
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Krav Maga Level 1 Testing 10/27/13

On Sunday, October 27th, 22 Krav Maga Illinois students tested to get to Level 2. The testing was over 5 hours, with participants displaying their knowledge of techniques and fighting spirit. New students, family and friends came out to support them, and some stayed the entire time. It was a great atmosphere filled with much energy, hard work and determination. We are thankful to those students who chose to spend the day with us fighting to get to the next …
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APACHE KNIFE FIGHTING SEMINAR THIS WEEKEND

Saturday and Sunday, September 21 & 22 all adult Krav Maga and KO bag classes will be canceled (all other classes will go on as scheduled) so that we can bring you Lipan Apache Snake Blocker who will be doing a two day Apache Knife Fighting and Battle Tactics Seminar here at Krav Maga Illinois. We are very excited to welcome him to Krav Maga Illinois for this very special weekend. Along with Snake with be special guest Brian Meade (Knife …
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