Krav Maga in Newcastle

Here at British Krav Maga we work like a family. We have a great Instructor up in Newcastle (unsurprisingly his school is called Krav Maga Newcastle) called Jeff and we wanted to give him a quick shout out. If you are based in the North East, look him up and grab a free esson.

‘Jeff is a talented Instructor, skilled Kravist and all round nice guy. Smart, understated and skilled, he is everything a great Instructor should be’

Paul Grey – Training Director. British Krav Maga Association

Krav Maga Newcastle is run by BKMA Graduate Instructor Jeff Hollows. Jeff has a training cv going back to 1994 where he began training as a junior through traditional Martial Arts route.

In 2007 Jeff joined the British Army where he trained in Mauy Thai later training in Thailand with Phuket Top Team.

Whilst in the Britsh Army Jeff also trained in the Gracie Survival Tactics, A military/Law Enforcement version of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Whilst in the Army Jeff trained as a surveillance and target acquisition specialist working in hostile environments internationally.

During this period Jeff also trained in and qualified as a full JKD Instructor under Paul Vunac’s Progressive Fighting System and later with adaptive Martial concepts. On leaving the Army, Jeff attended the British Krav Maga Association Instructor Certification and successfully completed 21 days Krav Maga Instructor Training.

In 2015 Jeff progressed on to the certified Military Instructor course run by the Association for Instructors with active military experience. Jeff runs a welcoming, friendly training environment that welcomes all abilities and fitness levels. If you’d like to come see for yourself, Jeff offers free trial sessions as an intro for those who may be interested in training in Krav Maga.

• Paul Vunak Progressive fighting systems – Instructor
• Full Instructor Jeet Kune Do
• Full Instructor Kali
• Certified Instructor Kickboxing 2nd Dan
• Certified Instructor – Mountain Leader – British Army
• Graduate Krav Maga Instructor – British Krav Maga Association
• Military Krav Maga Instructor – British Krav Maga Association