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Mike Leifer - Krav Maga Experience: 25 years training/teaching.
Bio: Mike began his training in Krav Maga in 1985. He received his instructor
certification from the US Chief Instructor Darren Levine and Israeli Chief Instructor Eyal Yanilov. He
co-founded Krav Maga of Orange County in 1992 with Mitch Markowitz and
has been instructing both civilian and law enforcement in the program since then.
email: Mike@KravMagaOC.com |
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Mitch Markowitz - Krav Maga Experience: 25 years training/teaching.
Bio: Mitch began his martial arts training at age seven. He trained in Judo and
competed in tournaments throughout Southern California until age 13. Mitch began his
Krav Maga training in 1985 with the US Chief Instructor Darren Levine. He received his
instructor certifications from Darren Levine and the Israeli Chief Instructor Eyal Yanilov. Mitch began
teaching in 1988 at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles. In 1992,
Mitch co-founded Krav Maga of Orange County with Michael Leifer. In 2009 he
co-founded the Krav Maga Martial Arts and Training Center in Mission Viejo. Mitch
holds the rank of Shodan in Aikido and is an instructor with the Mission Aikido dojo. In
addition to Judo, Krav Maga and Aikido, Mitch has experience in Ninjitsu, Jujitsu, Boxing and Kali.
email: Mitch@KravMagaOC.com |
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Yuri Boiarsky - Krav Maga Experience: 25 years training/teaching, US and international.
Bio: He trained and became an instructor in Natanya, Israel. He received his
black belt from Imi Lichtenfeld himself. He was teaching the Israeli Defense Forces
(IDF) as well as civilians and Israeli law enforcement personnel. Yuri provided
training to Israeli security forces protecting embassies and consulates as well as local law
enforcement agencies in the U.S. He has been teaching with Krav Maga of Orange
County since 2001. In 2009 he
co-founded the Krav Maga Martial Arts and Training Center in Mission Viejo
email: Yuri@KravMagaOC.com |
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Larry Lubman - Krav Maga Experience: 22 years training/teaching.
Bio: Larry is a Southern California native and began his training in Krav Maga in 1988 under one of Darren
Levine's first black belt instructors. He received an instructor certification in 1995 after completing
courses taught by Darren and Israeli Chief Instructor Eyal Yanilov and received his black belt at the grand opening
of the Krav Maga National Training Center in 1997. Larry began training with Mike and Mitch in Orange
County in 1994 and has been teaching with them since 1996.
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Eric Papp - Krav Maga Experience: 9 years training/teaching.
Bio: Eric is a California native, born and raised in Orange County. Eric has trained with
the senior instructors of Krav Maga of Orange County since 2001. He achieved the level of brown
belt in 2007 and currently working towards his black belt. He is a certified instructor and has
also completed several special topcis seminars including "Krav Maga in Low Light Environments" taught
by senior Krav Maga instructor Tamir Gilad from Israel.
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Mike Flood - Krav Maga Experience: 6 years training/teaching.
Bio: Mike has trained in Krav Maga since 2004. Mike also currently trains in
Brazillian Jiu Jitsu and his past martial arts training includes both Tae Kwon Do and Judo. He
is a certified instructor and achieved the level of brown belt in 2009. He's also completed
several Krav Maga special topics seminars.
email: MikeFlood@KravMagaOC.com |
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Nicolas Szczedrin - Krav Maga Experience: 8 years training/teaching.
Bio: Nicolas has trained in Krav Maga since 2002. Nicolas also currently trains in
Brazillian Jiu Jitsu and his past martial arts training includes Tai Boxing, Kickboxing and JKD (Jeet Kune Do). He
is a certified instructor and is currently working towards is brown belt. He has completed several Krav Maga
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Amber Burga - Krav Maga Boot Camp Director.
Bio: Amber has 7 years experience in fitness as Master Trainer. She
is certified by nationally recognized programs including NASM and NESTA. She also has
obtained NASM's elite certification, Performance Enhancement Specialist. She
specializes in weight loss, sports performance, muscular strength, nutrition and more. Amber
began teaching a combination of fitness and Krav Maga, playing the lead role in organizing KravFit
Boot Camp.
email: Amber@KravMagaOC.com |
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Gary Ballard - Gary was born in Durban, South Africa and has 33 years boxing experience and 10 years as a personal trainer.
He fought professional in South Africa and the US. He was the only boxer to be ranked in the top 10 in the world in 3 different
weight categories at the same time. In 1997, he was ranked the #2 Super-Middleweight of the world and fought for the world title under
promoter Don King. Gary retired from his boxing career in 1998 and transitioned into personal training. Today, Gary is a personal and boxing trainer
teaching boxing classes at Krav Maga of Orange County.
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