Excerpt: [on sharing what one of his colleagues told him] "Self Defense deals with the onset of Violence, the beginning of the violent moment. Basically the engagement, the first punch thrown etc... If you are amazing at self-defense maybe you did your 360, maybe you nailed them with a punch, situation over. But, more often than not, that self-defense moment turns into a fight. So he defines self-defense and fighting as self-defense the kind of before to the beginning and fighting as the during and maybe a little bit after." -Saar Markovitch

Saar Markovitch is the Co-Owner and Head instructor of X-Fighting is Sydney, Australia. Originally from Israel, he has been doing martial arts since he was a child. He was an Officer in the Israeli Airforce. During this time he found Krav Maga and was eventually invited to be an instructor. He trained and was certified at the famous Wingate Institute as was involved as an instructor in Impact Krav Maga. 6 years ago he moved to Australia and continued his Journey as a Krav Maga Instructor. In this episode we discuss, Krav Maga, Martial Arts, Being and Instructor, What's going on in Sydney, and yes Psychedelic's, Mental Health and our experiences growing into more open compassionate but masculine people, instructors and mentors. 

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Excerpt: [Krav Maga is]“A Great System for someone to come into and for someone to grow in if they want something that's broad but maybe not too deep. but it's broad, I mean there's a lot you gotta learn and you know you gotta learn your punches, your blocking, your blades, your sticks, your firearms, your grappling but it doesn't run too deeply in any of those things. and that's why I like having the other Martial Arts so that if you find that you are connected to this type of training keep coming to Krav Maga but if you like let's say grappling because thats a big one if you enjoy the grappling then hey, cross-train in Jiu-Jitsu. ” – Dennis Hill

Dennis Hill, Chief Instructor, has trained military personnel, police offices and detectives. He is a 5th-degree black belt and Master Instructor in Combat Hapkido, a black belt in Judo, a 1st-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), and a black belt and certified instructor in Israeli Krav Maga. Dennis also trains in Kali with Paul Kischkum. He earned his certification in Kettlebells from Pavel Tsatsouline and has trained in Wresting for 8 years with Master of Sport, Jospeh Vigdorchik, Russian Freestyle Wresting. He also holds numerous other certifications in Health and Wellness. In this episode, we talk about Krav Maga, Self Defense, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and general martial arts training and teaching and training. Check out Dennis' school at https://ctkravmagamma.com/

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Excerpt: "I think it’s the responsibility of any citizen to be reasonably well informed on most things. You don’t just get to say, well your appeal to authority, oh the experts said this…You should at least be able to inform yourself to say, is that true?" - Quinn

Quinn is a UTKM green belt who trained with us for several years, recently he moved to Switzerland for family opportunities but was back for a visit. He also trained BJJ and Muay Thai with UTKM and others schools. He is Originally from Salt Spring Island, a small island in between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. He learned to love to explore his environment and build things and learn how things worked. This lead him to a Career in Mechanical Engineering which ended up with him working on Small Particle Accelerators at UBC'S Triumph Labs. He and his now wife made the move to Switzerland as She got a job working at CERN and he found a job working in the exciting and growing field of Solar Panels. In this episode, we discuss UTKM, Martial Arts, Science and Scientific Method, Politics, Critical Thinking, and more. The post Episode 91 – Quinn is a UTKM Green Belt and is a Mechanical Engineer who has worked on Particle Accelerators and Solar Panels appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

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Nir Maman is a Counter-Terrorist, Policing and Use of Force Expert and founder of CT707 a Global Risk Mitigation, Special Operations, and Training organization. Nir's full background is read during the Intro of this episode which takes some time, as the actual talk starts around the 17-minute mark. Host Jonathan Fader has also had the opportunity to train with Nir via his Krav Maga instructor Certification on multiple occasions as well as an Israeli Tactical pistol course and like many can attest to Nir's expertise and world-class instructional quality. 

The following is an abbreviated version of what is on his website: Nir has a professional background that spans twenty years of service in the fields of Military Special Operations, Police Tactical Operations, Law Enforcement, and High-Risk Security Operations... Nir is a certified Police Use of Force Instructor and SWAT Operator in both the United States and Canada and has a Martial Arts background of over 35 years with Black Belts/Instructor certifications in Krav Maga, Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Jeet Kune Do. and so much more... In this episode we discuss, Nir's Background and training, His time in the IDF Counter Terrorism Unit, Teaching and tactical methodologies, Policing and use of force and general philosophies. https://ct707.com/ 

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Nathan de la Feraude is a UTKM Yellow Belt and Baseball coach. He grew up in Surrey, BC in the once-notorious neighborhood which has since been slightly cleaned up. He went to University in Chicago pursuing his love for Baseball as his goal was to go Pro. Things did not go as planned and he ended up Back in Vancouver where he started at the bottom working his way up and is now a VFX Coordinator working on several notable big Marvel Projects like Antman and the Wasp, Wandavision, and many other big movies. Nathan continues his love of Baseball by teaching, coaching and mentoring kids and teens who had the same dream he did but teaching them the things he wish he knew but no one showed him. In this episode, it is very much a conversation where we discuss our backgrounds, growing up, mentorship, teaching, Addiction, Drugs, life, and its difficult choices and due to some questions from Nathan several long-winded answers from the host Jonathan about UTKM and Politics and the world around us. Nathan asks that if you want to get to know him better come and train with us at UTKM a sentiment that we could not support more. www.urbantacticskm.com 

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Mike Hansen is the Co-founder of Budo Martial Arts in Metro Vancouver and Current Owner of BUDO Burnaby. Mike holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, and has trained BJJ and Muay Thai Kickboxing since 2009. He has competed and won a 2014 NAGA Champion and he competes regularly at the IBJJF World Masters and Pans. He has trained with some of the most respected names in the BJJ world, including Ricardo De La Riva, Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles, and Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu. He believes that martial arts are a great way to build confidence and get in shape and his goal is to share this belief with his students in a fun and friendly training environment. Mike has built up a strong school well known in Metro Vancouver and is one of the top lighter black belts in the city. Mike is also the Warriors Den Host, Jonathan Faders BJJ professor. In this Episode we discuss, His background, BJJ, MMA, mentorship, teaching philosophies and more.

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This is a Blog post series Episode based on the Series doomed to repeat by UTKM assistant Instructor Petra Foerster. You can listen to Episode 85 if you want to learn more about Petra and her perspective. The purpose of the series was originally to compare Petra's experience growing up in East Germany and the Fall of the USSR and to give you perspective on some of the similarities between the authoritarian regimes of old and the directions that many governments have been trending in recently. In this episode, your host Jonathan Fader discusses Authoritarianism in all its forms from communism, Fascism, and yes even socialism. The mask that Authoritarians wear is irrelevant as the end result is an oppressed and suppressed population. We must learn from the past to prevent the follies of then from happening again. The purpose of this podcast is simply to give you perspective regardless of whether or not you agree with the conclusions or sentiment as true knowledge and truth can only be found with an open mind and a willingness to change it. 

Full episode links at: https://utkmblog.com/2021/07/16/episode-87-blogpost-series-doomed-to-repeat/

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Ron Engelman has been doing Krav Maga since he was a young boy. When he moved to Israel he was fortunate to live near Netanya the proverbial epicenter of Krav Maga. Since then he never looked back eventually becoming both an IDF combat soldier and Krav Maga Instructor. He has been in the military for nearly 20 years and has been teaching Krav Maga to soldiers and civilians. He spent time in Australia where he attended university getting a degree in psychology and where he founded the Krav Maga Defence Institute (KMDI) which is now in the hands of his students. Ron now is the Head Instructor at Krav Maga Israel where he teaches civilians and instructors from Israel and all over the world. In this episode we discuss Ron’s Origin story, Krav Maga mentalities, Krav Maga training, His teaching approach and philosophies and Israel. As well as really defining Self Defense vs a fight.

You can follow Ron on Instagram @krav.maga.israel and @ronengelman. Stay tuned for his own podcast, The Ron Engelman Podcast.

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Petra Foerster was Born and raised in East of Germany, before the fall of the Berlin wall. There she was exposed to communist/socialist authoritarian governments and the tail end of the cold war. She started practicing Judo at the age of 6 practicing for more than 15 years achieving her Brown Belt. In December 2012 she decided to move to Vancouver and looking for a new start found Krav Maga at the end of 2014 at a gym in downtown Vancouver. In the fall of 2016, she switched to UTKM where she is now an Assistant Instructor and Green Belt. A few years ago she started training Judo again finally getting her Black Belt and now is teaching Kids classes at the Kensington Judo Club. As part of UTKM requirements, she also trains BJJ recently receiving her Blue Belt from Mike Hansen at Budo Martial Arts Burnaby. In June 2019 she went with fellow UTKM instructors to California and completed the IKF instructor Course under Amit Himelstein. In This Episode, we discuss her Martial Arts Journey, Judo, Krav Maga, Growing up in East Germany, Her recent Blog Post series Doomed to Repeat, Mental health, and more... 

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