Krav Maga Maryland

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J man J

In a word: Awesome. PEOPLE: Starting from the owner, all the way to the personnel working the front desk, they are professionals. The staff is consistently On Point: They are highly knowledgeable; they are ALWAYS positive in their approaches to training, as well as in their attitudes and in their actions. (I have trained to high levels of H2H combat as a former SOC Marine, and again in training for the Armys Special Forces, as well as being an Army H2H combat instructor myself, and I would be hard-pressed to think of a better group of professionals [other than some of my SF Cadre] from whom I have had a better learning experience.) They are highly motivated, which translates into motivation for those who need it. And, believe me, when you are nearing the end of your training session you are going to want as much motivation as you can get, because -- similar to the mindset in Crossfit (of which I am qualified as an instructor, so I know what Im saying [And which is also available on site] -- if you can talk during or right after the workout, then you arent working hard enough. The Instructors motivation is infectious. And, yes, that includes those of us who are Type-A and already self-motivated. They will push you to grow both physically (strength, speed, conditioning, etc.), regardless of your starting point, as well as mentally (knowledge of the art -- not just HOW to but WHY to employ various tactics; confidence, conviction, maturity, and so on). They will leave you sweaty, tired, and trying to figure out how soon you can get back for another workout/training session. Several of my instructors have left other gyms/dojos/arts in which they were at or near the peak of a particular discipline, telling me that it (another martial art) just couldnt prepare someone properly for real-world types of conflicts. As a former instructor I agree wholeheartedly with this assessment. In short: They are top-notch. PROGRAMS: Multiple types and levels of training are available for everyone, regardless of your age, your sex, your current fitness level, and perhaps, most importantly, your experience level. Even if you have a COMPLETE lack of experience and this is your first step into self-improvement via a martial art program, you can train here EFFECTIVELY. But no matter what your experience level is, this is where you need to be. In addition to the Krav Maga program itself, where you will advance through levels of increasing knowledge, fitness, intensity and situational threats, there are also many specialized seminars available, such as rape/assault prevention, where you will learn not only how to fight your way to safety, but also how to help avoid being in such situations in the first place. As Ive mentioned, sometimes the WHY is just as important as the HOW. They will teach you both. For people like myself, there are other specialized seminars for the military, the police, and other public servants ONLY (proper identification must be shown, for obvious reasons), where you will learn how to disarm various types of armed attackers, how to take an offender into custody, how to escape certain situations, and more. While many of us have probably already experienced some types of training similar to this, these seminars are an excellent way to re-learn, refresh, refine, and otherwise improve upon past TTPs. I have successfully completed several of these day-long (about eight hours) seminars, and they are invaluable to me in my chosen profession. FACILITIES: Excellent facilities -- Training areas are wide open, with no obstacles; Classes are filled with enough people to allow for various partnerships and groups during parts of the training, but not so full as to hinder your movements or to detract from using proper form and techniques; Rooms/mats are cleaned and sanitized frequently; Areas are organized in such a way as to permit various types (and skill levels) of workouts and training; Equipment for the training is in good condition, it is clean, and there is enough of it for the entire class. Try it.

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Daniel Sleider

I joined because I was interested in learning basic self-defense. I went on the tour of the place and the instructor told me Id be learning how to disarm knifed attackers and learning how to deal with multiple attackers. They had me… hook, line and sinker. Once I told them I wanted to join, they tried to talk me into a 2 yr membership, I told them I was interested in a 6 month plan, they showed me the rates and the rates were a little too high. So I decided to go with a 1 year plan....I shouldve stuck with 6 months. I stopped going after 4 months. They told me Id learn how to disarm knives, what they didnt tell me is that they dont teach the technique until level 3, which takes at least 1.5 yrs to obtain. The daily lesson plans are exactly the same as the last weeks, it just repetition and it gets really boring, which is why I stopped going. Most of the students attending have no fighting or self-defense background and the instructors seem to get upset when they show moves and the students aren’t able to properly perform the move….after only the first time being showed it. The instructors also come off in a way that if you don’t show up every day, you’ll get jumped the second you walk out your front door. Most of the male instructors try and hit on the female students, its actually quite pathetic. I went to a Saturday class, and overheard the owner trying to hit on the females about how he just bought a red, 2012 Toyota Highlander. The females knew what he was doing and didnt show interest, but he persisted, getting lamer and lamer in his attempts. It was actually quite comical for me. Krav MD also offers Krav Fitness, which is actually just Cross-Fit. I watched the female fitness instructor try and talk the female students into joining the fitness program, which was pathetic as well. The female instructor kept bragging about how much weight she lost, the female students seemed interested, but wanted to know how much time it requires to see results. The instructor couldnt give an estimate; she just kept saying “how the weight just falls off”. A more believable answer wouldve been "It depends on the person, your diet, and level of intensity". But no, it was just her pre-programmed sales pitch kicking in. This place is a McDojo, they make people pay to take the tests to promote to the next level. They just sign as many people up as possible without adding more instructors to cope with the student level. The lessons are always overcrowded. Id have to guess the student to teacher ratio is 15:1 on a weekday, on weekends; it can be 20:1. Even though they just want to take your money, the classes do offer a really good cardio workout, but it’s not worth the $100/month (or more) they will charge you. I was counting down the days my contract ended and I filled out a 30 day cancelation notice, if you don’t, they automatically move you to a month-to-month membership. I went 2 days before my contract ended and they are still going to charge me a month because “I didn’t do it in time” and they’re unable to cancel my membership without the monthly charge. I’m never going back to Krav MD and will tell as many people as I can about this place.

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Bonnie McKay

They lied when I signed up. You cannot cancel at any time like they tell you you can. You either need to move away or have a doctor sign a note saying you were never able to participate again. I tried to work this out with their billing department and due to scheduling issues and medical issues I have never been able to take a class. I talked to Miss me about the billing issue when I was short on funds one day and asked her not to run it on a certain card and a week later she did anyway which overdrew my account. When I called back to raise hell they did refund it back to that card which fix the overdrive problem but I still cant get out of the contract unless my doctor says something along the lines of Im never able to participate again. So here it is a year and a half later and Im still paying on it and have never been to go to a class. Make sure you read the fine print. This is something I was very interested in doing and had no way of knowing that I would have run into a medical issue that prevented me from going to class or that the schedule would change to where there werent any classes available for me anyway due to my work schedule. In response to your response This is a blatant lie I raised my voice yesterday on the called when they charged my account after they were asked not to charge that account. I did cuss and I apologized for my language because I lost my temper. They have not worked with me, I have not refused to submit a doctors note. I have explained to them I am trying to get an appointment with my doctor. Yes it does have my signature on it which I have stated, and I was lied to on set up its my fault I didnt read that I understand that. However to go online and call me a liar when I am simply stating facts is absolutely ridiculous, childish and not very good business practice. I have tried to set up a meeting, on the first meeting the young lady had to reschedule, the second meeting my grandson was born that night, Im sorry Im trying to find another time when I am available as my daughter clearly stated I have multiple jobs I am doing the best that I can. Again my account was frozen at one point with a doctors note so I dont see how I refused to supply you with a doctors note I just have to go back to him and have him State according to your staff members that it is indefinite. The fact that you will verbally attacked a customer who is simply stating facts is absolutely ridiculous

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