KMI’s teaching methods have been carefully developed over many years. KMI has embraced Imi’s teaching methods in a way that makes classes fun, supportive, interactive and provides the best overall learning experience. Each KMI NYC team member brings their own unique perspective to the training.
Our instructors are not only Krav Maga experts that train regularly at the highest level, they know how to teach. KMI is continually striving to develop and improve these teaching methods. For instance, we use stress training to prepare you for real confrontations.
The best way of knowing the quality of an instructor is by looking at the quality of their students. We invite you to meet and train with ours, we are extremely proud of them all.
KMI is the largest organization of its kind in the USA. We teach the only complete, stress tested & open source reality-based self-defense system in the world which blends hand to hand combat skills, mindset, conflict communication, physical, technical & tactical skills with behavioral psychology, physics and physiology. Learn cutting edge reality-based self-protection skills while pushing physical & mental limits for personal growth.
Start with an induction class. Choose your day and time.
Krav Maga is a modern self-defense and hand-to-hand combat system. Read more
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Designed to build physical and mental resilience giving you confidence. Read more
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Learn a complete reality-based self-defense system. Learn practical, effective and battle tested skills from some of the country’s leading instructors.
Start with an induction class. Choose your day and time.
KMI is unique in that all of its instructors are professional instructors, hand picked and built from the ground up. Candidates are interviewed, tested, retrained and supervised carefully for several years. Instructors undergo full background checks, they are carefully vetted and tested in all aspects of the Krav Maga system and their ability to teach. They all undergo personality tests and teaching assessments .
If candidates pass their instructor certification, they undergo a 2 year probationary period during which time they must complete a minimum number of teaching hours, KMI continuation training, certification and testing.
KMI NYC holds some of the highest instructor and training standards in the world. A KMI, IKMF, KMG or other reputable Krav Maga Instructor Diploma is not enough to become an instructor at KMI. All team members are carefully selected after many years of training, testing and screening.
Instructors are also required to have an instructor license obtained by regular training, teaching hours and they also need to have completed all continuation training and education obligations. KMI’s lead instructors have between 10 to 30 years of training and teaching experience and are vetted at the highest levels in Israel and the US.