The students of B. T. Wilson Sixth Grade School received a self-defense lesson from Chief Instructor Pete Hardy. Click here to see the story in the Kerrville Daily Times

Update:
The B. T. Wilson 6th Grade School posted some photos taken at the event on their website.

Darren Levine will be presenting two seminars at the Texas Throw Down, a special event to be held at San Antonio's Krav Maga Regional Training Center on May 3.

Darren is the individual that the originator and founder of Krav Maga personally chose to bring Krav Maga training to the United States. Darren served as the first president of Krav Maga Worldwide, is now Assistant Head Deputy for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. He is Chief Instructor of the Krav Maga Defensive Tactics System in the United States, and holds a 6th degree black belt in Krav Maga.

The first seminar will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and is open to the general public. Realistic street fighting and bar fighting will be covered, including situations where your attacker is using a knife or a bottle as a weapon. The admission fee for this seminar is $79, and includes a free t-shirt.

The second seminar will be from 1:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon, and is for law enforcement officers and first responders only. The topics covered will be techniques for going from an interview stance to initial contact. Ground fighting basics and defending against handgun threats will also be covered, and if time permits, handgun retention techniques. The admission fee for this seminar is $79, and includes a free t-shirt.

Existing students will have the admission fee discounted to $59 each. Also, anyone who wants to take both classes can do so for $99.

Click here to download this event's flyer in portable document format (.pdf)

You can pre-register by calling (210) 348-6127 or simply fill out the registration form.

Learn to defend yourself against domestic violence and sexual assault using the Krav Maga system during a Saturday morning seminar.

This women only seminar will take place on April 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Krav Maga Regional Training Center, which is located at 7460 Callaghan Road. The fee for the seminar is $35. This event is being cosponsored by The Rape Crisis Center and The Family Justice Center.

You can pre-register by calling (210) 348-6127 or simply fill out the registration form.

Bullying is rampant in schools. A recent statewide survey found that 1 in 3 kids complain of being bullied at school. KSAT broadcast a feature story about the problem and how some local parents are taking action by enrolling their kids in our km-X program.

Reporter Erik Runge visited one of our school safety program’s training sessions and filed this report: WOAI.com: Teachers Get Tactical Training

Owen Kelly, principal of Kennedy High School, disarming a pistol attackerIn response to the increase of campus violence and the recent spate of campus shootings, 911 Self Defense is offering a school safety training program for educators.

Teachers and school administrators will be taught how to disarm an armed attacker, and how to defuse a crisis when student’s lives are on the line.

Recently a group of educators from Kennedy High School received Krav Maga training from 911 Self Defense. Here’s what Owen Kelly, Kennedy’s principal, had to say…

The facts associated with school violence are as follows: violence exists in schools; it’s been chronicled in several instances; the violence ranges from bullying to murder. We understand that if we are to prevent and/or intervene effectively, we must be aware of these facts and our surroundings. We must explore our opportunities to prevent these tragedies from occurring, and we must prepare and plan our interventions so that innocent lives are not lost. Krav Maga educates the participant with regard to these scenarios. In addition, it proactively empowers educators to take control of the situation and confidently intervene. A successful resolution to a potential school tragedy can be achieved. Krav Maga instruction is an integral part of that formula.

Pete Hardy, the owner and chief instructor of 911 Self Defense, described the school safety training curriculum:

When we train educators, we immediately cover defense against weapons—especially guns. This is where Krav Maga training shines. Krav Maga was born on the battlefield, and has been tested in the streets. It’s strange to talk about battlefields, the streets, and schools all at the same time, but schools are where the danger is the greatest because the teachers and students are so vulnerable. Krav Maga training can change that, and it can prepare teachers to become life-saving heroes when the chips are down. I’ve trained soldiers, policemen, and bodyguards . . . but there’s nothing as satisfying as training someone who could very well save the life of school kids some day.

Michelle Ryan discusses her Krav Maga training and doing stunts for Bionic Woman.
Link to story:
MonstersAndCritics.com: Michelle Ryan talks stunts for ‘Bionic Woman’

Fight Quest is a new program on the Discovery Channel about two fighters travelling the globe to investigate fighting styles. One of the February episodes will be devoted to Krav Maga.

From Discovery Channel's programming schedule:

The Israeli military is one of the most highly trained and skilled forces in the world and their secret weapon is Krav Maga. In this episode, Jimmy and Doug train with the Israeli military and learn the secrets of this murderous fighting style.

Broadcast times (CST):
• February 22: 9:00 p.m.
• February 23: 1:00 a.m, 12:00 p.m.

John Whitman from Los Angeles (third from left) visited San Antonio and conducted a Level 4 test for our instructors.

Congratulations to Sylvia, Mando, Jeremy, and Brad for achieving Level 4!

Krav Maga Worldwide™ instructor and former Israeli Defense Force commando Amir Perets has been chosen to do a Krav Maga handgun defense segment on the National Geographic Channel’s Fight Science Special Ops television program. It will air the evening of January 27.

Amir is a former hand-to-hand combat instructor for elite units in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). He is a training partner of Bas Rutten (the former UFC heavyweight champion), and an instructor (4th-degree black belt) at the Krav Maga Worldwide™ National Training Center in Los Angeles under the leadership of Darren Levine. Here is the comment Amir wrote for the book Complete Krav Maga about the quality of the Krav Maga Worldwide™ training system as led by Levine…

Darren Levine’s exceptional critical thinking, analytical skills and proficiency in Krav Maga make him one of the best instructors in the world today.

Broadcast details for the San Antonio viewing area:

Sunday January 27
The program will be broadcast at 8:00 p.m., and repeated at 11:00 p.m.

• Time Warner: NGC 57
• DirectTV: NGC/NGCHD 276

• Dish Network: NGC 186, NGHD 9429

Note that another episode of Fight Science will be broadcast on the same day at 7:00 p.m. (and repeated at 10:00 p.m.) in which Bas Rutten, former UFC champion and friend of Krav Maga Worldwide, will be featured.

Hear what Bas Rutten has to say about the effectiveness of Krav Maga self-defense techniques