FDKM news & updates

September 2025

 

Upcoming Events


Aug. 29th-Sept. 1st- Labor Day Weekend Closing

Sept. 2nd- Noon Classes back to Noon

Sept 6th- Level 1 testing (P1, P2, P3)

Sept 21- 15th Anniversary Picnic

Sept 30th-Oct.23rd Introduction to Krav Maga 4 week course

October 5th- Level 2 Testing (P4, P5)

TBA-Members Seminar:Anti-carjacking

First Defense Krav Maga
360 Herndon Parkway
Ste 1200
Herndon, Va 20170
 

Bye Summer of 2025!

It’s that time year again, back to school, back to Krav! I don’t know about you, but it felt like

summer flew by in a blink of an eye. But that’s probably due to all the activity that was

happening over the summer. FDKM was a buzz with all sorts of events and seminars this year.

We hope you were able to participate in a few of them. If not, no worries, we’ve got some fun stuff coming up this fall too!


A quick recap of FDKM and students over this summer. . .

Summer camps aren't just for kids. Some of our adult students participated in this year’s KMG PG&E Camps in Sardinia, Italy for

about a week each! We always highly encourage people to go. It’s intense training, but a lot of fun too. They'll tell you all about it in their own words in a future newsletter. Shawn and Chris B. completed their KMG Instructors Course in France this summer, too! (Two trips to France in one summer! Mon Dieu! The miles!) Lots of leveling up completed as many of you tested for your next rank. Young Adults prepping for college in our College Prep course. We had a lot of fun at our Knife defense seminar. I think we’re still cleaning up from that one! And of course, the highlight of the summer was probably Eyal’s visit for the Instructor’s Update and the open seminar held at First Defense. Photos further down in our Newsletter. There’s a lot in this month’s newsletter, take note and mark your calendars!


Stay focused, and see you on the mat!

-Nick, Ann, & The First Defense Team

 

Labor Day Weekend

CLOSED


FDKM will be closed from Friday Aug. 29th- Monday

Sept. 1st for the holiday weekend

Fall Introduction to Krav Maga Course


Our popular 4 week introduction to Krav Maga Course is back! Tuesday Sept. 30th-Thursday October 23rd. Register today!


15 year Anniversary Picnic!


Sunday September 21st

Lake Fairfax-Shelter H


Picnic Potluck-sign up to share!

Link will bring you to Signup Genius.

 

Fall Introduction to Krav Maga 4 Week Course

Introduction to Krav Maga Course 


This course is for beginners wanting to try out Krav Maga for the first time or for newer students whowant some extra details and training time. The Introduction Course has been a staple of FDKM for the last 15 years and it only improves with age! The objective of this course is to introduce the participants to the theories, techniques and tactics of

the Krav Maga system. We'll cover a variety of topics including:


 Fundamental striking and strike defenses

 Releases from common grabs & holds such as chokes and bearhugs

 How to fall safely and defend from the ground

 Managing basic weapon threats

 Basic boundary setting and stress management

 Principles of protecting others

 Using the environment to your advantage


Course begins September 30th. The 4 week course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from

5:45-6:30pm between September 30 th -October 23 rd .

Ages 15+, cost is $247

 

FDKM Celebrates 15 years!

Picnic Time! Lets Celebrate!

Celebrate 15 years with us!

Sunday September 21 st

Lake Fairfax Shelter H

Arrival and setup 10 am

Picnic 11am-2pm


Join us Sunday September 21 st at Lake Fairfax to help us celebrate FDKM’s birthday! We can’t believe we’re celebrating 15 years of business. It’s incredible to think that we’ve trained

thousands of people over the course of these years. Bringing some Krav to the community! So we hope both old, new, current, and curious members please bring your family and friends for a mid-day picnic. This will be a picnic potluck so sign up at the link below to bring something to share. We hope to see everyone there!


Address:

Lake Fairfax Park

1400 Lake Fairfax Dr, Reston, VA 20190


Shelter H is a covered shelter next to the lake near the main park office.

*Drive Past the Watermine, the parking lot near the office is the closest place to park. Walk up

the hill and you should see a number of “shelters” we’re in “H”


Sign Up for the Picnic Potluck below. The button link will bring you to the Signup Genius Web page. Just include your name, what you plan on bringing, and the number of people in your party. This way we can get a rough head count and ensure a variety of food. Look forward to seeing everyone!

 

Holiday Closing and Schedule Changes

-Closed Labor Day Weekend Friday August 29 th -Monday September 1 st


-Noon classes have moved back to Noon time slot! Tuesday and Wednesday 12pm-12:45pm


-Advanced/Intermediate Strike class on Wednesday nights are canceled


 

Testing

Testing dates for the rest of 2025


  • Level One (Practitioner 1, 2, &3) September 6th & November 8th
  • Level Two (Practitioner 4 & 5) October 5th
  • Level Three (All Graduate Levels) November 9th


Testing is invite only. To be eligible to test you must reach the minimum requirements within each level. If you have questions about testing and if you are eligible to participate, please reach out to Ann or Nick

 

BMT Seminar

BMT Seminar and Testing with Duane Ludwig


Hagerstown BJJ is hosting a BMT Seminar and Testing with Duane Ludwig on Saturday September 20th. Registration is $ 125. This event is hosted by Hagerstown BJJ, all registration and questions call 301-733-8777 or visit their website for more info.



 

KMG Instructors Update

KMG- Open Instructor Update with Eyal Yanilov

In August FDKM hosted KMG's Open Instructor Update with Eyal Yanilov. We welcomed Instructors from across the U.S.. It was really great to see familiar faces and meet new ones. It was 3 days of intensive training with Eyal. We're super proud of our FDKM team for participating and working super hard through the update. Bonus for looking good!


Krav Maga for Kids

Open Seminar with Eyal Yanilov

3 Hour KMG Seminar with Eyal Yanilov

To cap off 3 days of Instructor training, we held a special seminar with Eyal for students. For three hours everyone worked on armed multiple attackers. What a fantastic event! Huge thanks to everyone who attended. And bigger thanks to Eyal for teaching. We look forward to your next visit!


Krav Maga for Kids

Members Seminar: Knife Attacks

Always a student favorite, our Knife Attacks member seminar. What a fun 2 hours of training against knife threats and attacks. Tshirts were definitely marked up. Some were brave enough to train with the shock knife! We're still finding "blood" on the mats!!!!!

Krav Maga for Kids

Tie Dye Day!

Tie-Dye Your FDKM Shirt!


The littles and the adults got into some tie-dye action! The results were fantastic. We always love doing this. It gives our FDKM tshirs some creative pop and color!

 

College Prep Course

College Prep Course


In July we also held a College Prep Course. it was a great 3 hour introduction to Krav Maga and Self-Defense. We had some "graduate" students join us too. Ann had a great time seeing some old high school friends.

 

Krav Maga for Kids

Youth Krav Maga 3 Class Trial Pass


Curious? Interested in having your child tryout our youth program? We offer a Youth Krav Maga 3 class trial pass for just $19.99.

Just purchase and book the first class!


Buy and Book here


Questions? Please contact us via email or call us at the studio

 

3 Class Trial Pass for Adults

3 Class Pass!


Been thinking about Krav? Not sure where to start? Our 3 class trial pass for beginners and new students is one of our most popular ways to start. For just $19.97, you can attend 3 Self-Defense/Krav Maga Adult Fundamentals classes. Spread them out throughout a week or over a 3 week period. We offer these classes on the the following days and times:

-Monday and Wednesday 7:15-8 pm

-Tuesday and Thursday 5:45-6:30 pm

-Saturday 11:30 am- 12:15pm

Purchase your Pass and Schedule your first class with us today!

 

Congrats to Shawn and Chris!

A huge congratulations to Shawn and Chris for completing the KMG General Instructor's Course (GIC) this summer under the watchful eye of Emmanuel Ayache in Paris, France! The course itself is 18 full days, but both of these guys put in many, many hours of training & preparation before Day 1. We're really proud of them. They represented FDKM well!


If you are interested in learning more about the instructor development program at FDKM, just reach out to Ann or Nick for information.

 

KMG PANTS

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Back in stock


We have a few sizes back in stock. Smalls, mediums, and Larges. Still limited quantities, so grab them now. With tariffs and international shipping being blocked, we're not sure when we'll get more in once these are gone.

Visit the front desk to grab a pair.

 
 
 
 

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Request for Reviews


Have you noticed these little cards around the studio? They're NFC cards that will automatically take you to a Google review page for First Defense.


If you haven't already, please consider taking a minute next time you're in the studio. Just tap your phone on the card and follow the prompts to leave a review for us.


Or, you can just use this link to leave a great review for us now!

 
 

Thanks for taking the time to review our News & Updates. We look forward to seeing you in class.

Sincerely,

Nick, Ann, & The First Defense Krav Maga Team

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