Urban Tactics Burnaby: Krav Maga - Self Defense

Jon, the instructor is amazing. He really train you for real life situations. Great staff all experienced with lots of knowledge on many different disciplines! Highly recommend the Krav Maga classes.

Had an incredible experience learning Krav Maga at UTKM. The school follows a modern approach to Krav taking in principles from other martial arts as well. The curriculum also focuses on military style stress training and critical thinking through “warrior” classes. The instructors Jon, Petra and Karch do a great job teaching different techniques and holistically tuning you on how to approach the concept of practical self defense. The “warrior” classes also expose you to controlled sparring where you can learn how it feels to be in a fight in a controlled environment. Sparring is included from beginner classes itself and that is very crucial to self defense in my perspective.Overall, I had a great experience and would absolutely recommend UTKM for anyone interesting in training Krav.

UTKM is about providing you the skills to back up a conflict-avoidance mindset. The self-defense classes give you the confidence and techniques to buy you 2-5 life saving seconds during an unwelcome and unavoidable encounter. There are no egos here; everyone is there to learn. The atmosphere is one of learning and supporting one another. There's a whole range of people, from teens to the older set from all walks of life.I enjoy learning KM from this particular school because of their pragmatic and no-nonsense approach. Self-defense is one of those things you spend your whole life hoping to never use but you're all the better for having practiced it physically and mentally.

Jon is a great instructor. My teen girls love it! Everyone in the classes are great and want to be there so it makes the classes enjoyable.

I have now taken two firearms courses with Jon and found him to be very knowledgeable and a good teacher. His military experience and training, as well as his Krav Maga expertise, enable him to provide a specialized training which he presents in a way that I found easy to understand. In the short time spent in his courses, I felt my understanding of firearms safety and confidence in handling them improved dramatically. I won't hesitate to take courses from Jon in the future. If you are looking for someone who really knows their stuff and will give it to you straight, you will enjoy Jon's classes.

I have been training at Urban Tactics Krav Maga (UTKM) since 2016. Not long after I started I was approached if I would be interested in teaching, I mulled it over and agreed to go through the incredibly extensive assistant instructor course and started teaching soon afterwards. What I really appreciate is the supportive community - no matter if you just started or if you have been with the school for a longer time - we always support and respect each other. Our tests are hard but there are always people there to cheer you on. For a woman it is not easy to check out new gyms or self-defence schools by yourself but the people at UTKM are so welcoming and fun to hang out with and I never regretted it to have stepped foot into this school. I really enjoy training and teaching here. Everyone is welcome and I always look forward to new people joining us and to seeing them grow.

I’ve been looking to join a martial art or self defence class to further my learning and skills and came across Urban tactics Krav Maga. From the first class on I felt welcome and part of a bigger family.I’m very impressed with the curriculum and how it’s being taught. Everyone is welcome regardless of their fitness level and skill. Jonathan and Petra encourage you to go beyond your limits and ultimately help you to become more confident in your ability to defend yourself and “walk in peace”.I encourage anyone who feels they need to build their confidence or just plain want to get fit to give it a try.I will be training at Urban Tactics Krav Maga as long as I am physically able to.

Fantastic instruction, fun classes that help you learn effective self defense strategies that are applicable in real life. I really appreciate Jon's focus on safety and trying to create realistic scenerios, while teaching the background information that explains why it's important to learn a skill exactly the way it's taught.

It's been about 2 months and we've learned so much! Jon is practical, real and authentic, teaching us good foundations! KM community is respectful and everyone is supportive of one another. Each session we come out having fun, challenged and drenched!

John has been an excellent coach. He has helped to motivate me, provide me with quality training in martial arts, and also given me a great amount of fitness and health advice. Plus he’s been a fun guy to train with! I’ve been doing classes with him for over six months now.