Combat Krav Maga SF

Combat Krav Maga SF offers intro, intermediate, and advanced Krav Maga classes that include practical self-defense techniques and advanced defenses against guns, knives, and other weapons, including makeshift tools like canes or umbrellas and traditional weapons such as nunchucks or staffs. The program also offers Kids Self Defense, Women's Self Defense, Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), Boxing, weapons skills, fitness training, group training, private training, kids training, and corporate seminars. The first class is free, and each Krav Maga level includes realistic scenario training using these skills.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

Combat Krav Maga SF describes itself as a community-focused martial arts center that aims to help those around it feel safe and confident. The program states that its curriculum for kids includes de-escalation techniques, bully prevention strategies, and other topics tailored for children, and that its Women's Self Defense class is the only one in the Bay Area led by a female instructor. It also notes that its mixed martial arts class is tailored for individuals new to MMA, its Brazilian jiu-jitsu class is a no-gi, technically focused ground-combat class, and that private lessons are available for more personalized training, with a fitness program listed as “coming soon.”

Instructor N. Joel Brown is the founder and Head Krav Maga Instructor, with over 45 years of Krav Maga experience starting in 1979, a 1st Dan Black Belt earned in 1990, and Combat Krav Maga founded in 2005 after training in Israel with Moshe Katz and Eli Avikzar and specializing in Krav Maga with the IDF and Mossad. The leadership team also includes Steve Grubbs as MMA Instructor, Seiji as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor, Erik for Krav Maga San Carlos, Robert Bunting as Krav Maga Senpai, and Bray as Krav Ma-Paw Sensei. The program notes that Steve is a Bay Area personal trainer and nutritional consultant with a black belt from the 10th Planet system and experience training with top fighters in San Francisco, and that Coach Seiji is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt under Master Ralph Gracie and Professor Tay Crivello with 10 years of experience.

Last updated March 7, 2026.