Barry was fortunate to be introduced to Krav Maga as early as 1983.  In a short time it became a passion which pushed him to excel through yellow, orange, green, and blue belt in just over a year and a half through intensive training and seminars.  In the summer of 1984 he had the opportunity to train for four weeks in Israel with Eyal Yanilov, Elli Avikzar as well as Grand Master and Founder Imi Lichtenfeld at the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport. He returned with his assistant instructor’s degree from the Administry of Education in Israel and a desire to teach all levels of Krav Maga to children and adults.  In 1986 after his second trip to Israel and continued training with Darren and Eyal, Barry received his black belt and continued teaching in numerous locations and schools to help spread the system which he loves. After many years away, the desire to train has brought him back to Krav Maga with the same desire and passion to teach that had excited him before.  He is proud to be able to once again pass along his knowledge and passion to Team Crossfit students and its members.

-  Black Belt - Full Instructor – Krav Maga – Administry of Education Israel

-  Certified Massage Therapist  - Specializing in Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation

Training will include
- Krav Maga self defense and weapon defenses
- Firearms training
- Stress drills involving KM and firearms combined!!

Who has the right to defend themselves?  EVERYONE!  Anyone and everyone has the god given right to defend themselves from harm and that includes kids of all ages.  Check out Brandon our in-house prodigy showing everyone that age is nothing but a number and it doesn't matter how young, small, different you are, you can still fight and fight like your life depends on it.

Congrats to our new Level 2 students!  They worked their butt off in the Level 1 test this Saturday and they really kick some booty!  Our Krav Maga family is growing and it's wonderful to see everyone progress into higher levels.  They are the future of Krav Maga and its looking good!

One of the common question regarding Krav Maga is if we do any type of ground work or Jiu Jitsu.  Krav Maga's principle on the ground is this. GET OFF THE GROUND AS QUICK AS YOU CAN!  Because of the dynamic nature of a fight and its enviroment, we believe it is too dangrous to stay on the ground especially with others around that can possibly attack you while you are trying to choke someone out.  With that said, we do train and learn basic grappling techniques such as arm bars and rear naked chokes and the defense against them.  Check out the picture of our lead instructor James performing the RNC escape during his black belt test.