Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale Kid’s Bully-Proof Self-Defense Program
969 NE 45th St., Oakland Park, FL 33334
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Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale Kid’s Bully-Proof Self-Defense Program is part of a certified Krav Maga Worldwide Official Training Center that offers kid’s bully-proof self-defense and kid’s self-defense. The program takes place in a facility that also offers Krav Maga, reality based self-defense, fighting, women’s self-defense, Krav Maga TASER training, group classes, semi-private lessons, private lessons, open gym times, in-house personal training, and seminars and workshops.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Group classes, semi-private lessons, private lessons, and open gym times are available 7 days a week from 6:00AM to 10:00PM.
The Kid’s Bully-Proof Self-Defense Program follows a mission that includes teaching physical self-defense techniques and building verbal confidence, with an emphasis that violence is never the first choice and that children should take action to defend themselves when threatened. The curriculum is described as combining practical self-defense skills with character development, physical strength, and mental resilience.
Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale is a Krav Maga Worldwide Official Training Center, and all classes are taught by certified instructors through Krav Maga Worldwide, which is led by Chief Instructor Darren Levine, who earned his Black Belt from Imi Lichtenfeld, the creator of Krav Maga for the Israel Defense Forces. The facility is qualified to teach Levels 1 through 5 and the Apprentice Instructor Program of the Krav Maga Worldwide curriculum, and all belt rankings from yellow to black belt earned there are recognized in over 140 Krav Maga Worldwide certified training centers worldwide. The first class or lesson is free, and the center offers separate Krav Maga group classes and lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
The program is locally owned and operated by Randall Koch, who is a Black Belt in Krav Maga with 29 years of teaching experience, has been training in Krav Maga since 1999, and has been teaching Krav Maga since 2001. He is a certified instructor and Black Belt under Krav Maga Worldwide, has belt rankings in five different martial arts systems with three Black Belts, has been training in martial arts since 1982, has been teaching martial arts full-time since 1994, and has over 20,000 hours of martial arts teaching experience. Over 20,000 Krav Maga practitioners throughout the world are subscribed to Randall Koch’s YouTube channel to study his instructional videos.
Additional staff include Monica Bondar, a certified instructor (Yellow, Orange, Green Belt) and Level 5 student through Krav Maga Worldwide; Pierre Correia, a certified trainer (Yellow and Orange Belt) and Level 4 student through Krav Maga Worldwide; Kim Praitano, a certified trainer (Yellow Belt) and Level 5 student through Krav Maga Worldwide; and Graceann Scherer, a kids self-defense instructor and Level 3 student through Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale. The leadership team is listed as Randall Koch (Owner and Lead Instructor), Monica Bondar (Certified Instructor), Pierre Correia (Certified Trainer), Kim Praitano (Certified Trainer), Graceann Scherer (Kids Self-Defense Instructor), and Shadow (Mascot and Security Guard and Customer Service Representative at Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale). Koch Martial Arts began in 1990 as a traditional Taekwondo school for children and adults in Newport, Oregon, and in 2009 the owners sold their schools in Oregon and relocated to the Fort Lauderdale area.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Group classes, semi-private lessons, private lessons, and open gym times are available 7 days a week from 6:00AM to 10:00PM.
The Kid’s Bully-Proof Self-Defense Program follows a mission that includes teaching physical self-defense techniques and building verbal confidence, with an emphasis that violence is never the first choice and that children should take action to defend themselves when threatened. The curriculum is described as combining practical self-defense skills with character development, physical strength, and mental resilience.
Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale is a Krav Maga Worldwide Official Training Center, and all classes are taught by certified instructors through Krav Maga Worldwide, which is led by Chief Instructor Darren Levine, who earned his Black Belt from Imi Lichtenfeld, the creator of Krav Maga for the Israel Defense Forces. The facility is qualified to teach Levels 1 through 5 and the Apprentice Instructor Program of the Krav Maga Worldwide curriculum, and all belt rankings from yellow to black belt earned there are recognized in over 140 Krav Maga Worldwide certified training centers worldwide. The first class or lesson is free, and the center offers separate Krav Maga group classes and lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
The program is locally owned and operated by Randall Koch, who is a Black Belt in Krav Maga with 29 years of teaching experience, has been training in Krav Maga since 1999, and has been teaching Krav Maga since 2001. He is a certified instructor and Black Belt under Krav Maga Worldwide, has belt rankings in five different martial arts systems with three Black Belts, has been training in martial arts since 1982, has been teaching martial arts full-time since 1994, and has over 20,000 hours of martial arts teaching experience. Over 20,000 Krav Maga practitioners throughout the world are subscribed to Randall Koch’s YouTube channel to study his instructional videos.
Additional staff include Monica Bondar, a certified instructor (Yellow, Orange, Green Belt) and Level 5 student through Krav Maga Worldwide; Pierre Correia, a certified trainer (Yellow and Orange Belt) and Level 4 student through Krav Maga Worldwide; Kim Praitano, a certified trainer (Yellow Belt) and Level 5 student through Krav Maga Worldwide; and Graceann Scherer, a kids self-defense instructor and Level 3 student through Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale. The leadership team is listed as Randall Koch (Owner and Lead Instructor), Monica Bondar (Certified Instructor), Pierre Correia (Certified Trainer), Kim Praitano (Certified Trainer), Graceann Scherer (Kids Self-Defense Instructor), and Shadow (Mascot and Security Guard and Customer Service Representative at Krav Maga Worldwide – Fort Lauderdale). Koch Martial Arts began in 1990 as a traditional Taekwondo school for children and adults in Newport, Oregon, and in 2009 the owners sold their schools in Oregon and relocated to the Fort Lauderdale area.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
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