MAT LOG · GILBERT AZ · KRAV ELITE · BY QUALIFICATION Now Qualifying
[01] Advanced, qualification-based small-group training with Coach Joe

Advanced Training For People Who Take Protection Seriously.

Krav Elite is a qualification-based small-group program for experienced students and protection professionals who want deeper scenario work, judgment, and application under pressure.

Train the decision, not just the move. Elite is where the basics are already there and the work shifts to judgment, responsibility, scenario complexity, and advanced application, in a small group, directly with a 4th-degree Krav Maga black belt under GM Itay Gil.

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[02]Program Distinction

Elite is not just more techniques.

Krav Elite is built for students who already understand the fundamentals and want to go further in a room where every person is committed at the same level. The work is not harder drills for their own sake. It is scenario complexity, decision-making, and the responsibility that comes with protecting yourself or someone else.

That is why the room is small and the entry is by qualification. The training assumes composure under pressure and builds on it.

  • Students who have completed our core Krav Maga classes
  • Anyone responsible for protecting other people
  • Security, law enforcement, and executive protection professionals
  • Students who want small-group attention and advanced application

Accelerated vs. Elite

Accelerated = faster structured development of core capability. Elite = advanced application and decision-making for qualified, experienced students. The qualification call determines which is the right next training environment for you.

See If Elite Is The Right Fit
[03]Advanced Pillars

Train the decision, not just the move.

Train for better decisions under pressure. Every pillar below is about judgment and application, not just execution.

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Advanced Combatives Under Fatigue & Pressure

Sharpen fundamentals into instinct, striking with speed and precision when you are tired and the pressure is real.

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Weapons-Threat Decision-Making

Problem-solving against edged, blunt, and firearm threats, at a pace and resistance level built for students who are ready for it.

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More-Than-One-Threat Movement & Prioritization

Live, less scripted scenarios with more than one problem, where positioning and priorities decide the outcome.

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Ground Survival With Rapid Disengagement

Get back to your feet fast and get out, with the priorities that matter when staying down is not an option.

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Protecting Or Moving Another Person

Where appropriate, the added responsibility of moving a family member or a principal to safety.

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Scenario Integration, Judgment, Communication & Debrief

Put it together, talk it through, and learn from the decision as much as from the technique.

[04]Why Coach Joe's Background Matters More Here
Judgment is part of the curriculum.

Coach Joe holds a 4th-degree Krav Maga black belt earned directly under Grandmaster Itay Gil. He has spent more than 30 years in security and executive protection, teaches defensive tactics and firearms as an NRA and USCCA instructor, and is a Force Science Certified Analyst.

That background is why Elite includes judgment, communication, and responsibility, not merely harder drills. In a real protection problem the decision is often the hardest part. This is the room where that gets trained.

Joseph EdmondsonCoach · 4th-Degree Krav Maga Black Belt

Meet Coach Joe

[05]On The Mat
[06]The Qualification Process

It starts with a call.

STEP 01

Book Your Qualification Call

A direct conversation with Coach Joe about your training background, your goals, and where you actually are right now.

STEP 02

We Both Decide

The qualification call determines whether Elite is the right next training environment for you. If it is not the right fit yet, we will point you toward what is.

STEP 03

Get To Work

If it is a fit, you join a small group of serious students and start training directly with a 4th-degree black belt under GM Itay Gil.

[07]The Qualification Call

See if Elite is the right next step.

FREEQualification call

Krav Elite is not open enrollment, and it is not part of the $14 group-class trial. Book a free qualification call and Coach Joe will talk you through the program honestly.

  • 01 A direct conversation with Coach Joe
  • 02 An honest read on whether Elite fits where you are right now
  • 03 No pressure and no obligation
Book Your Qualification Call

Speak directly with Coach Joe about your training background and goals. If Elite is not the right fit yet, he will tell you honestly and point you toward the program that is.

Book My Qualification Call

No pressure. No obligation.

[08]Other Programs

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[09]Your Move

See if Elite is the right next step.

Advanced application, better decisions under pressure, and a small room of serious students. It starts with a conversation.

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