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Vanguard Krav Maga®
Real World Self-Defense
Learn authentic Krav Maga from the Bay Area’s original training institute! Vanguard Krav Maga® is a self defense fighting system that emphasizes the importance of environmental awareness and de-escalation to avoid physical confrontation at all costs. As a last resort, our system teaches you how to swiftly and aggressively react and escape to safety. Krav Maga focuses on evasion and only resorts to physical violence if there is an immediate threat.
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The #1 rule in krav maga is awareness.
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Gear requirements
Gear rentals are available in our Proshop. $5 per pair.
Gear is also available for purchase in our Proshop.
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MMA Gloves
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Towel
Krav Maga Belt & Rank system
PROGRESS THROUGH THE RANKS IN KRAV MAGA
There are 6 levels in the Vanguard Krav Maga Ranking System: Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Brown and Black. When you first start taking classes you are a “White Belt”, taking Level 1 classes to get ready for your Yellow Belt (Level 1) Test.
in-person schedule
We are running both in-person Krav Maga classes and Zoom Krav Maga Classes.
Click here, Register for Zoom Classes.
Monday
11:00am
5:00pm
6:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am
5:00pm
6:00pm
wednesday
11:00am
5:00pm
6:00pm
thursday
11:00am
5:00pm
6:00pm
Friday
11:00am
Saturday
10:00am
krav maga memberships
Krav Maga Memberships
Already did a trial? Ready to sign up? ASD offers the best deal in town for Krav Maga! All of our memberships are month-to-month, no enrollment fees, no long term contracts, no initiation fees, just simply pay the same low rate each month!
Krav maga instructors
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Everest Pepper
Vanguard Krav Maga® Founder
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Amit Patel
Senior Krav Maga Instructor
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Shayne Herrera
Krav Maga Instructor
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Anh Clemens
Krav Maga Instructor
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Sergey Sudakovich
Krav Maga Instructor
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Gina Reddick
Krav Maga Instructor
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Andy McFadden
Krav Maga Instructor
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Patrice Lagrange
Krav Maga Instructor
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Chris Chan
Krav Maga Instructor
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James Krause
Krav Maga Instructor
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Richard Meure
Krav Maga Instructor
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Jason Stimac
Krav Maga Instructor