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At work as part of the Saudi royal family close protection team.
With friend and professional fighter(Pride)James "collussus"Thompson.
Krav Maga demonstration at the Sweatbox Gym.
Matthew Stait started his martial arts training in the late 80's in amateur boxing.After years studying disciplines such as Karate,Kickboxing,Olympic Wrestling and MMA and taking part in many successful competitions he then moved into self-protection where he came across the Israeli system of Krav Maga.After a number of years exploring different krav maga systems he then moved onto Kapap Combatives which he feels is the the perfect blend of functional martial arts,self defence and self improvement. Matt is a level 1 Kapap instructor with the International Kapap Federation and the University of Tel Aviv registered in Israel under founder and head Lieutenant Colonel (res) Chaim Pe'er who is recognized internationally as a soke-founder of the modern Kapap system who has been a special forces combat instructor,paratrooper and guerilla warfare instructor,military survival instructor and hand to hand combat commando instructor.He is a direct student of Imi Lictenfeld the founder of Krav Maga.Chief instructors are Major(res)Avi Nardia one of only a handful of instructors to have been an official instructor for the Israeli Army,Israeli Police and Israeli Counter terror Units and David Arama who joined the IDF in 1984 and kept as a reserve today as an expert on counter-terrorism.He served in the special forces as a team leader and held the military rank of master sargent.He is also a Israeli Krav Maga and Lotar instructor. A level 2 Krav Maga instructor.
Certified Kickboxing Instructor with the ASMAA(The All Styles Martial Arts Association). A level 6 master's level self defence instructor and instructor assessor with the Self Defence Federation headed by Dave Turton 9th Dan who has over 40 years of experiance in this field. A self-Protection instructor with the British Combat Association licensed by Geoff Thompson and Peter Consterdine,two of the most influencial figures in martial arts and modern day self-protection.
Matt also holds grades in traditional martial arts. Matt has appeared on channel 4 television and has been part of a short film that is being shown at cinemas nationwide.He has worked in the security industry for many years covering roles as diverse as part of the close protection team for the Saudi royal family,concert security for bands such as David Gray and the Sugerbabes and pub and club security giving him an insight into real-life applications of self defence. We are fully insured and CRB checked and hold a current first aid at work certificate.
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