Affiliations

What is the Krav Maga Alliance?

Krav Maga Alliance is composed of Krav Maga schools, instructors, and students dedicated to improving themselves and each other through realistic training and the continuous exchange of ideas. We have affiliates all over the world, from Australia to Italy.

We provide training, certification, and ongoing to support in all aspects of Krav Maga training. We provide curricula, lesson plans, and monthly updates with new training drills and scenarios to our affiliates.

Krav Maga Alliance Founder

The Krav Maga Alliance was created by John Whitman, a fourth degree black belt in Krav Maga. John is the former president of Krav Maga Worldwide, and earned instructor degrees from the Krav Maga Association of America, Krav Maga Worldwide, and Wingate University in Israel. He has trained thousands of civilians and hundreds of law enforcement and military personnel, including the Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations Antiterrorist Specialty Team. John is the co-author of COMPLETE KRAV MAGA and KRAV MAGA FOR BEGINNERS. He was a leading participant in the creation and refinement of the Instructor Training Program used by Krav Maga Worldwide, a program he headed for 7 years.

What is Fit to Fight?

Fit to Fight Foundation is the internationally acclaimed, multi-tieredfighting program that takes the best from boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thaiand wrestling systems and blends them in a systematic fashion that isboth effective and fun to learn. The model is rooted in safety (andretention) and relies heavily on progressive resistance in terms oftechnique acquisition and subsequent application.

Fit to Fight Founders

Ryan Hoover is Fit to Fight co-founder and trainer of instructors in eight different countries. He is a2nd degree black belt in Krav Maga and has black belts in multiple systems. He has coauthoredthree books on Krav Maga: KM for Beginners, Black Belt KM and KM for Women.Ryan is a certified natural trainer and speed, agility and quickness trainer.Ryan is also the co-founder of the self protection program, Hard Ready. Ryan is a KravMaga Force Training instructor, as well as a Krav Maga Train the Trainer. He has beeninstrumental in developing defensive tactics curricula at the state level. Ryan owns twotraining centers in North Carolina.

Jeff Jimmo has practiced self protection and martial arts for his entire adult life. For twenty years,Jeff was a social worker by day and a nightclub bouncer by night. Having survived literallyhundreds of potentially violent (and actually violent) altercations, Jeff’s understanding of thereal life stressors, both physical and emotional that are manifest during interpersonal conflictis second to none.Jeff has black belts in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and sambo. He is a Krav Maga instructor, Muay Thaitrainer and former NCAA wrestler. Jeff has trained UFC fighters, as well as other pro andamateur fighters. He is the co-founder of Fit to Fight, Hard Ready and PRIDE. He is coownerof a training center in North Carolina.