Krav maga training
As part of our initiative, we also offer Krav Maga classes to the Jewish community and our allies. These classes are led by highly reputable instructors. For more information, please contact us via the form below.
“Together, the Lions of Zion bring unparalleled expertise and dedication to self-defense training and community upliftment.”
our instructors
LOZ head Instructor
With a martial arts journey that began at the tender age of eight, our head instructor has dedicated over 35 years to mastering various disciplines, including his own Krav Maga system based on effective, efficient, and practical self-defence techniques. This system offers the most effective and comprehensive self-defence.
He is an esteemed 8th Degree Black Belt in Japanese Jiu Jitsu (European Jiu Jitsu Union) (International Jiu Jitsu Federation) and an 8th Degree Black Belt in his own system of Krav Maga as awarded to him by Grand Master Mickey Davidow (10th Dan Grandmaster of Hisardut in Israel, 10th Dan Grandmaster of the South African Fanchento Kung Fu, and Jiu Jitsu Union), together with 10th Dan Grandmaster Irvine Ginsberg of the International Jiu Jitsu Union. He has also achieved his 5th degree black belt in the system of Dennis Hisardut (Israel).
As the founder of his own Krav Maga system, he has developed a comprehensive self-defence programme that has empowered the South African Metropolitan Police, police reservists, bodyguards, and community organisations, along with training thousands of students in schools through initiatives like Volkswagen's project for female schoolchildren.
His training philosophy focuses on a holistic approach that includes tactical awareness, threat assessments, and the legal implications of self-defence. He offers courses that delve into verbal de-escalation techniques, psychological insights into aggressors, and practical defence strategies against various threats. His expertise has also extended to international clients, including the Presidential Guard of Kenya, corporate security teams, and bodyguards to the King of Malaysia.
Beyond instruction, he is an accomplished author of a self-defence book for beginner and advanced martial artists and a co-founder of several initiatives for the upliftment of youth in underserved communities, abused women, and charity fundraisers through martial arts training and events.
LOZ Senior Instructor
Starting his martial arts training at just 4 years old with Judo, our senior instructor has grown into an internationally recognised 3rd Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga and Japanese Jiu Jitsu. His extensive teaching experience started at age 15, when he taught self-defence to hundreds of students at a martial arts training academy. He also has experience training security personnel and implementing effective self-defence programmes for schools, most notably by empowering thousands of female students through a Volkswagen South Africa initiative.
He is a co-founder of an online self-defence programme and provides essential training to foster confidence and mental, emotional, and physical strength through his much-sought-after skills as a highly respected and experienced reality-based instructor.