One Goal. Multiple Paths to Get There.
Whether you’re joining the regular class schedule, working one-on-one with an instructor, or training through a targeted workshop, every format is built around the same outcome: real-world capability under real pressure.
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Training Format 01
Memberships
Ongoing group classes, beginner through advanced. The foundation of every ETKM student’s training.
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Training Format 02
Private Lessons
One-on-one instruction tailored to your specific goals, pace, and needs.
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Training Format 03
Workshops & Seminars
Focused, immersive training events that go deeper on specific skills and scenarios.
Memberships. The Foundation
Our structured group curriculum takes students from their very first class through black belt, building skills, confidence, and situational awareness at every level. Classes run Monday through Saturday, morning and evening, so training fits your life rather than the other way around.
- Beginner: Levels 1 & 2. Core strikes, movement, situational awareness, and essential defenses. Where every student starts and real confidence begins.
- Intermediate: Levels 2 & 3. Dynamic scenarios, multiple-attacker defense, grappling fundamentals, and reflex training under increasing pressure.
- Advanced: Levels 4 through 6. Weapons defense, high-pressure scenarios, and precision under stress. Training that demands everything you’ve built.
East Texas Krav Maga is the best place to learn self-defense. With its intense training, encouraging atmosphere, and outstanding instruction, it is by far the most relevant and engaging form of self-defense that you will experience.
Private Lessons. Your Plan. Your Pace.
Private instruction is the fastest path to real proficiency, because every minute is focused entirely on you. No waiting for others to catch up. No slowing down when you’re ready to push. The instructor builds the session around your goals, your comfort level, your learning style, and your life.
- Personalized plan built from your specific goals and gaps
- Your pace. Accelerate where you’re strong, reinforce where you’re not
- Ideal for students who want faster progression alongside group classes
- Available for youth ages 8 to 14 who aren’t yet in group classes
- Female instructor available upon request
- Victims of violence: trauma-informed, supportive, confidential
- New students who want a foundation before joining the floor
Workshops. Deeper. Harder. More Specific.
Workshops are focused training sessions for ETKM students that go far deeper than regular classes allow. Each one targets a specific area of real-world violence, drilling the principles and techniques across multiple angles, positions, and stress levels. This isn’t about collecting new techniques. It’s about owning the ones that matter.
Who Workshops Are For
How They Work
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Ground Fighting
- Position and pressure control
- Locks, chokes, and striking from the ground
- Fighting from guard and bad positions
- Defending weapons on the ground (RCAT)
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Close Quarter Fighting
- Clinch positions, control, and striking
- Duck unders, arm drags, 2-on-1 control
- Takedowns, sweeps, and headlock defense
- Using walls and surroundings
- Deploying weapons and managing a second attacker
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Focus Mitt / Thai Pad
- Principles, combinations, and footwork
- Adding slips, ducks, and covers
- Elbows, kicks, and knees integration
- Clinch and dirty fighting
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Law Enforcement / Security
- Strong foundation: striking, cover, takedown defense
- Position, takedowns, and sweeps to control
- Close quarter fighting and weapon retention standing
- Ground control and cuffing
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Armed Citizen Tactics
- Handgun basics and clearing interior structures
- Fighting with weapon and weapon retention
- Low light and family defense
- Krav Maga vs the 21-foot rule
- Third-party protection
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Knife Defense & Offense
- RCAT principles, all angles
- Third-party defense
- Ground and confined space defense
- Offensive principles and retention
- Bad positions and wall scenarios
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Handgun Defense & Retention
- RCAT principles, all angles
- Third-party defense and vehicle scenarios
- Wall and ground retention
- Holster retention, in and out
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Long Gun Defense & Retention
- RCAT principles, all angles
- Third-party and confined space defense
- Vehicle and ground scenarios
- Wall and close-quarter retention
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Blunt Object Defense & Offense
- Defending and disarming
- Ground and bad position defense
- Striking, blocking, and clinching
- Retention and grappling
I like that they teach good ground work defenses and will take the time to show you each move.
Bring the Training to Your Group.
ETKM brings focused self-defense training to churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and community groups across East Texas. Formats range from a focused 90-minute Lunch-and-Learn to a full-day hands-on seminar, customized to your group’s needs, schedule, and goals.
What Groups Train
How to Set It Up
In Their Own Words.
Not only has my fitness level increased significantly but so has my situational awareness and confidence level. The instructors are top notch and care deeply about the material being taught and the student’s grasp of the concepts.
I’ve been training here for going on 2 and a half years, and it has really encouraged a sense of confidence and empowerment for me as a single woman.
Coming from someone who has experienced assault, this place is top notch for self defense and confidence building. The instructor genuinely cares for the wellbeing of every student who walks through his door.
One Decision. Every Path Leads Here.
Your first class is free. Try a group session, talk to an instructor about private coaching, or ask about workshops. We’ll point you in the right direction from day one.