Steve

The founder and chief instructor of Krav Systems is Stephen Hay.

Steve has 17 years of extensive experience in conflict resuloution and real self defence, gained from various careers, working in very hostile environments all over the world, including anti-terrorist operations in the UK and abroad.

He has a knowledge of real self defence from first hand experience, learning some lessons the hard way.

In addition to Krav Maga, Steve also has extensive martial arts experience in Aikido, Ju Justu, Systema and Boxing, as well as having a working knowledge of most other systems and having received a large amount of professional job-specific conflict management, and control and restraint training.

Steve has written several articles for Martial Arts Illustarted about Krav Maga and self defence.

Steve honestly believes there is no better system for real self defcence than Krav Maga and this is why it is the only system that he teaches. It's Steve's misision to raise the profile of Krav Maga in the UK and increase the amount of people who train in the system.

Steve completed the Krav Maga instructors course in Poland and Sweden in 2005. He continues to improve his knowledge by training and re-qualifying regularily with the IKMF glogal training team.

  Customer feedback:

"Steve instantly gained our confidence as our instructor and covered the day comprehensively. There was a broad range of experience/diversity in the group, but this was managed well throughout the day and I got the impression no one felt left out.

The seminar was an enjoyable and educational day wihich was well planned and professionally executed.

Credit to Steve, he really knows his stuff."

  Steve was trainined in Krav Maga by the World chief instructor: Eyal Yanilov and other members of the IKMF global training team.

He is currently a Graduate Level 2 Instructor.

  Self Defence, Conflict Resolution, and Personal Safety.