At Krav Maga Nottingham we have some of the most experienced and highly qualified instructors and apprentice instructors in the world, not just the UK.
Every member of our instructor team undergoes regular national and international evaluation and certification. We take our teaching skills and our own training development very seriously.
Krav Maga is a constantly evolving system: because the problem is constantly changing, so are we. All our drills, methods, and curriculum are regularly reviewed to ensure you receive the very best training available.
David Stevens - Chief Instructor
David is one of just a small number of Expert-level Krav Maga instructors outside of Israel, and one of just a few in the UK. He is also an ex-security professional — a veteran of many violent and aggressive situations.
David is the former IKMF UK Director, and is currently the Continental Instructor Team member for Europe.
David has over 30 years martial arts experience, achieving
high level qualifications in many systems. He has competed, trained, and
taught in the USA, Israel, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and across Europe.
See an interview with David
Experience
- IKMF Global Team Member (CIT)
- Krav Maga Expert Level 2
- Krav Maga Instructor Certificate
- Experienced Muay Thai boxer
- FAST Defence Instructor
- FAST Combatives Instructor
- Urban Combatives Apprentice Instructor
- Brunel University Judo Squad (1992-96)
- 3rd Dan Black Belt in Shaolin Mok-Gar Kung Fu
- Kali/Escrima/JKD
- ABA Boxing
- Brasilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lee Livingstone
David Thompson - Instructor
David has over 20 years of martial arts experience, 10 of which are in Krav Maga, with many years fighting in full-contact competition at national and international level before moving on to Krav Maga. He also has a good degree of real-world experience working as a nightclub door supervisor.
Experience
- Krav Maga Graduate Level 3
- Krav Maga Instructor's Certificate
- FAST Defence Qualified Coach
- Security Professional
Chris Pemberton - Instructor
Chris has been training in Krav Maga for several years, and has a background in amateur boxing and, more recently, Muay Thai (Thai Boxing). Chris is also a qualified strength and conditioning coach. Chris works as a nightclub door supervisor and has significant hands-on experience of confrontational situations.
Chris runs the Mansfield and Newark-on-Trent clubs.
Experience
- Krav Maga Graduate Level 3
- Krav Maga Instructor's Certificate
- Experienced boxer
- Muay Thai trained
- Various strength and conditioning coaching qualifications
- Security Professional
Jamie Farrell - Apprentice Instructor
Jamie has over a decade of martial arts experience including a background in escrima, ju-jutsu, and different reality-based self-defence systems. Jamie is a serving police officer and regularly instructs on the legalities of self-defence. Jamie holds the rank of Graduate Level One.
Mark Di Martino-Marriott - Apprentice Instructor
Mark began his Krav Maga training in 2005 at the age of just 17. He has trained in Kickboxing and Kung Fu as well as Krav Maga. Mark holds the rank of Graduate Level 1, making him one of the youngest Kravists in the country to complete the practioner syllabus.