The Impact Difference

This year we mark seven years since Impact Krav Maga officially opened its doors to San Diego.  We have always strived and continue to strive to offer the best and most up-to-date Krav Maga training to the public.  And after nearly seven years in business we are very proud what we have accomplished with the wonderful support of our community and our students.  What separates us from many other gyms is that we are far more than a gym.  We are a school.  A place where students come to learn, progress and excel.  What’s the difference you may ask?  There are a few, and we will do our best to address these in this article. 

A gym is a place where you come to get a workout, get fitter and stronger.  Any gym can give you that ability, but very few places can integrate the fitness aspect with a learning experience, where highly qualified professionals teach you essential self-defense and fighting skills.  Furthermore, any gym and any trainer can make you tired.  But being tired doesn’t make you better at a particular skill.  Our approach however, is to ensure that all physical exercises are in place to do more than just make you tired, but to reinforce the self-defense skills you come to learn at Impact.  All drills are carefully thought out and build upon each other to methodically teach you the critical Krav Maga skills needed to make you a better practitioner and fighter.  All classes have a theme and each lesson reinforces the previous and supports the next.

Additionally, our instructors are invested in the students’ development.  Unlike most gyms that bank on the fact that most of its members never show up, we encourage our students to invest into their training just as much as we invest into our teaching.  We will go out of our way to ensure that every student that is willing to work hard and learn, is given the ability to do so in a safe, fun and supportive environment.  We will push you to get better and encourage you to take control of your training.  Both you and us will work hard together to get you towards your goals of learning how to keep yourself and your family safe. 

And lastly, like any place of higher learning, there is a strict focus to our teachings.  Unlike many gyms that offer a variety of classes ranging from Zumba to jiu-jitsu, we believe that a focused approach is best to develop the necessary skills our students have come to expect from Impact.  Although there is absolutely nothing wrong with either of these two and other similar programs, to truly excel at Krav Maga, students must be immersed in an environment where all courses, classes and drills are tailored to perfect that particular discipline.  Therefore, although we incorporate elements from other fighting styles such as boxing, Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu, we do so in a way that reinforces the ultimate goal of learning skills that are essential to self-defense, not towards competitive fighting or just for the sake of fitness alone.  

We specialize in what we do, but we could not do it without you.  So we thank you for your support, and the wonderful community we have created together at Impact.  We look forward to continuing to build Impact Krav Maga together and ensuring it remains the premier school for Krav Maga training and self-defense education.