Instructors

At Krav Maga Kentucky we pride ourselves in providing our students with quality instruction from instructors who are highly trained and whose abilities have been tested in real life confrontations. All of our instructors are highly skilled and most are current and/or former law enforcement officers and former military who have experienced firsthand the effectiveness and practicality of Krav Maga.

ROBERT JANSEN – Cheif Instructor

Robert Jansen is a certified Fit to Fight trainer, and a Krav Maga instructor for civilian and Law Enforcement. He is a former Swedish Marine and veteran of the Kosovo conflicts. Robert is a graduate from ESI Executive Security International and a certified Close Protection Specialist. Robert brings his extensive military, Executive Security knowledge, and 10 years of experience to his training of Krav Maga. He has worked both internationally and nationally providing individuals and companies his services through security. 

DENNIS SMITH - Instructor

Dennis Smith is a former airman, and soldier and a veteran of Desert Storm. Dennis became a military helicopter pilot while serving in the United States Army. He has been involved in the martial arts for over 20 years. He is a 4th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, 2nd degree black belt in Combat Hapkido, and is a certified Krav Maga instructor for civilians as well as Law Enforcement. He has been certified as a Tactical Instructor with CDT and has spent the last 4 years as a police officer and helicopter pilot with the Lexington Police Department. When not flying Dennis spends his "down" time as a Lexington Police Tactics instructor.

DION GUEST – Instructor

Dion Guest is a former Marine and combat veteran of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. He has been a Krav Maga instructor for seven years in the Lexington area and is only one of two certified km-x instructors in Kentucky. In addition he is a certified Fit-to-Fight trainer. He is a licensed attorney in Kentucky. Dion's legal education and military experience allows him to bring a unique reality based perspective to his Krav Maga instruction and self defense. 

DANIEL DOSS – Instructor Northern KY

Daniel Doss is a certified Krav Maga Civilian Instructor. His martial arts experience primarily comes from boxing while in college. He has also trained in Judo, BJJ, and has recently taken an interets in Pencak Silat. due to his experience he brings a well rounded martial arts background to our program. He is the primary instructor in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. He currently is assisting with the expansion of our programs throughout Kentucky. He enjoys staying  competitive with triathlons while using marital arts as a way to cross-train. 

LINDSAY JANSEN- Kids Krav Maga and Program Director 

Lindsay Jansen has been training with Krav Maga Kentucky since 2007. She is a graduate from the University of Kentucky with her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and International Business. Lindsay brings her passion for Krav Maga and passion for kids to the Kids Krav Maga Program. She says that she enjoys inspiring our future generations in creative ways through Kids Krav Maga with Krav Maga Kentucky. She believes that "Krav Maga is a truly effective form of self defense because of its design: to be used by anyone at anytime regardless of their size, ability, age, or gender. Krav is truly real self defense for the real world." 

CHASE YADEN: Fit to Fight Instructor and Membership Representative

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Chad M: Fit to Fight Instructor.

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Dale: Fit to Fight Instructor and assistant KM Instructor

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Gabriel Popa: Assistant KM Instructor

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Kurt Myers: Fit to Fight Instructor and assistant KM Instructor

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