Graduate Instructor - British Krav Maga
Head Instructor Jim Halton shares an insight into his experience in the martial arts :
I started training in martial arts in the mid 80’s and have trained in many different combat sports and martial arts through the years such as Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Filipino boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Wrestling, Grappling, Krav Maga and Korean Kickboxing.
I really started taking martial arts seriously in 2002 and looked to compliment my training with studying sports science, criminology and power and strength conditioning which could help supplement my overall knowledge. My aim was to become as strong a student and a coach of the martial arts as possible. I also qualified as a professional VIP Close Protection Operative and worked as a doorman so that I could get first hand experience outside of the ring of the true nature of violence on the streets.
In 2008 I registered as a coach in Shaolin Kung Fu with the British Chinese Council of Martial Arts. In 2010 after intensive training in Krav Maga I became one of the British Krav Maga Associations Official schools and opened the Bristol Titans Krav Maga Academy. I am also a coach in several other systems and I do continue to train daily to improve my skills as a martial artist and a coach.
Martial Arts
For me, in all that I have trained in and this lifelong commitment that I made to the martial arts, Krav Maga is by far the most effective and complete systems I have come across. There is a reason why Krav Maga is used by the Israeli Defence Forces and has been for the last 70 years. It works. And it works really well under pressure, in fact the harder the pressure the better Krav Maga works. In our British Krav Maga classes we are able to fully focus on a field stripped martial art, taking away the traditional elements and the fancy techniques and focus not only on the high percentage techniques but we can work on the attacks which are the most likely. Krav Maga literally translates to Contact Combat and as such we pressure test everything and spar every session, both stand up and on the ground – something that I have found works really well to prepare the student for the reality of a real life attack, only through contact does the student gain actual confidence in a technique.
Krav Maga Instructors:
We have a great team of Krav Maga Instructors at the club and are always pleased to meet and train with new people, please get in touch if you would like to get involved!
