American Krav Maga Radio

Ep. 17 Matt Kissel and Mark Slane Talk American Krav Maga Weapons Defenses (USKMA)

Mark Slane is the founder of USKMA started Krav Maga 1999 and was one of the first American of Non-Israeli descent. Mark has written 6 books ranging from Krav Maga to Weapons Defenses. Mark holds a 5th Degree Black Belt USKMA, 4th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Mark is also a retired Fire Fighter/Paramedic and has made it his life's work to teach people how to be safe. Mark has been a great friend and instructor over the years to all of the American Krava Maga practitioners.
Matt Kissel is a recently retired police Lt. of 30 yrs. from Gahanna, Ohio. Matt holds a 4th Degree Black Belt under USKMA and volunteers his time teaching weapons defenses at Buckeye Krav Maga in Gahanna. Matt holds a Law Enforcement Instructor Certification with Worldwide, an ASP Instructor Course Certification and the Defensive Tactics Instructor Course Certification through the Ohio Police Training Academy.

Ep. 16 Josh Hesser (USKMA) 360 Defense

Josh Hesser owns and operates a 360 Defense school out of Colchester Connecticut. Josh holds is a 1st degree black belt under USKMA, a 3rd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and a BJJ practitioner. Americankravmagaradio@proton.me.   

Ep. 15 Jack Gabalski (USKMA)

Jack Gabalski is the owner and operator of Buckeye Self-defense in Gahana Ohio. Along with being a successful real estate agent Jack holds a 2nd Kyu in Shotokan Karate and a 2nd degree black belt in American Krav Maga (USKMA). If you would like to get ahold of us at you can do so at americankravmagaradio@proton.me

Ep. 14 Ron Rotem History of Krav Maga

Ron Rotem is one of the foremost experts on Krav Maga history and we here at American Radio were fortunate enough to be able interview him. Ron holds a 6th degree black belt in Krav Maga and is the head instructor at the Israeli Krav Maga Institute along with being a Wingate Instructor along with being the former head of Krav Maga for the IDF and the Israeli Prison System. Make sure that after you listen to Rons interview you get on Face Book and follow his Krav Maga History page. If you would like to get ahold of us at American Krav Maga Radio, you can do so at americankravmagaradio@proton.me 

Ep. 12 Jeff Liddle USKMA American Krav Maga Radio

Jeff "Don't Hire Me to Be Your IT Guy" Liddle is a American Krav Maga (USKMA) 3rd degree Black Belt. Jeff started Krav Maga in 2012 at 270 lbs. at the Florida Fit Factory. He has worked with instructors in USKMA like our founder Mark Slane, Alexis and Juan Acosta, Will Schneider, Mike Jozwiak just to name a few. Jeff now co-owner and instructor at Defense & Fitness in North Venice, Florida. Don't forget Krav Con October 2-4, 2026, in Connecticut at 360 Self-defense. AmericanKravMagaRadio@proton.me

Ep.11 Donnie Chaney USKMA American Krav Maga Radio

Donny Chaney owns and runs 10 Snakes Krav Maga in St. Ignatius Montana, he is a USKMA black belt and an Army combat Veteran. Donny teaches self-defense on the Flathead Reservation where he supports and works with an organization called Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) which helps families and provides resources to these families in the search of missing indigenous adult relatives. americankravmagaradio@proton.me

Ep. 10 Yuri Boiarsky Krav Maga Orange County

Yuri Boiarsky has been doing Krav Maga for 40 years and is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga through KAMI Krav Maga Association which is the largest Krav Maga association in Isreal. Yuri is an IDF Combat Veteran and is an instructor and the director of international Krav Maga operations at the Levinsky-Wingate Academic College. 
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Ep. 9 Tony Matias USKMA (American Krav Maga)

Tony Matias a USKMA 2nd degree black belt and runs Conquer Self Defense in Brentwood New Hampshire. Tony started training, in Martial arts when he was 9 years old. Started boxing at the age of 14 with two of his friends Derek and Jeff and in the mid 90’s fought Golden Gloves before joining the Army. After getting out of the Army while working in Paraguay Tony was introduced to Krav Maga by some Israeli body guards and was hooked. While living in Redondo Beach California, Tony learned and trained with Brian Rauchbach learning as much Krav Maga as he could. In 2013 Tony met Mark Slane the Head of USKMA (American Krav Maga)where he became a USKMA instructor and earned his black belt in American Krav Maga. If you want to get ahold of as American Krav Maga Radio you can do so by emailing us at AmericanKravMagaRadio@proton.me 
 

Ep.8 Dutch Hemker Krav Orphan

Dutch Hemker is a Navy veteran and Krav Maga Black belt. He has studied many different martial arts but like the rest of us found Krav Maga. Dutch is the first Krav Maga practitioner I have had on the podcast outside of the USKMA federation and has been a longtime friend of mine. AmericsnKravMagaRadio@proton.me

Ep.7 Charlie McShane (USKMA) American Krav Maga Radio

Charlie McShane started training in martial arts in early 90's and opened his martial arts school in 2002. He has a black belt in BJJ from Marcio Stambowsky and a 2nd degree black belt in American Krav Maga from Mark Slane. His school is called 360 Defense which has four locations in Connecticut. He also has a Golden Girls Tattoo. If you want to reach us, email us at americankravmagaradio@proton.me