What is Krav Maga? 

Krav Maga is a self-defense system developed for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)
​that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from aikido, judo, boxing and wrestling,
along with realistic fight training.


Krav Maga is known for its focus on real-world situations and its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. It was derived from street-fighting skills developed by Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler as a means of defending the
​Jewish quarter against fascist groups in 
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in the mid-to-late 1930s.

Instructor Justin Gates

Gun Defense

Instructor Justin Gates

Justin has trained in traditional arts such as Kyokushin karate, Taekwondo and Five Animal Kung Fu. But also practiced non traditional styles of  Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) and Escrima (stick fighting)

Justin became a certified Level 1 instructor at Krav Maga Worldwide® HQ in LA  in 2011 and  Level 2 certified at Krav Maga Maryland in 2012. From 2011 until 2014 he taught at Advanced World Martial Arts Systems in Kernersville NC, and at  Octagon  Krav Maga and MMA in Greensboro NC until moving to Wilmington in December 2014. 

Since then he has affiliated with the Fit to Fight® organization headquartered in Charlotte NC and has been teaching adult classes, coaching individual clients and offering seminars to groups and organizations.  ​