HISTORY OF KMI

KMI was founded at the end of 2010 by Patrick Lockton.  Patrick trained as a Krav Maga instructor in Europe, started teaching bootcamps in Central Park shortly after moving to New York from Europe with the goal of building a community of Krav Maga practitioners.  At the same time, Patrick’s close friend Danny Zelig started KMI in California (now Tactica).

Patrick’s bootcamps grew quickly and within a year KMI had three locations and had grown into one of the largest and respected self defense schools in the US. Patrick built a team of dedicated instructors around him and continues to teach.  KMI is  the largest self defense school in the US and boasts one of the largest and most experienced team of instructors.

Patrick and Danny’s joint efforts and work together have made KMI the gold standard in self-defense and Krav Maga training in the USA.