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Shlomi Katz
Shlomi Katz
Biography
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Shlomi Katz has been training in martial arts for almost 40 years and teaching youth and adults, civilians and soldiers, for over 25 years. Shlomi has served as a fighter in special forces and as the head of Krav Maga and counter-terror training at the Counter Terror School (CTU). This school is in charge of training all special forces fighters in hand-to-hand combat. Shlomi specializes in bringing new students to the high levels of self-defense skills in a short time frame and experienced martial artists to the top of their game.
Certificates and Professional Experience
- Former head of Krav Maga and hand-to-hand combat in the Counter Terror School (CTU) and was a soldier in a special forces unit.
- Representative and chief instructor of Wingate Krav Maga in the United States. (Wingate Institute is Israel’s National Centre for Physical Education and Sports)
- Master degree (black belt Dan 7) in meijin Kai – an Israeli system that combines Krav Maga, karate and Muay Thai
- Black Belt Dan 6 in Karv Maga
- Dan 5 in pankration (MMA) from the International Federation of Pankration
- Raised and trained world champion in pankration MMA – Asaf Batan
- Dan 3 in karate Hachi-O-Kai from the head of the International Karate Association, Takemasa Okuyama
- Trained several national champions in full-contact fighting and world champions in pankration MMA
- Certified coach in the International Pankration Federation
- Certified instructor by Wingate Sports Institute, Israel 1993
- Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi and years of experience in Muay Thai
- Served as the head of the technical committee of the European Federation of Pankration Athlima
- Bachelor of Arts, Economics, The Hebrew University, Israel 1998
- MBA and Finance, Ben-Gurion University, Israel 2003