About Krav Maga
Krav Maga (“contact combat”) is the official self-defense and fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces and numerous U.S. law enforcement and military agencies. Krav Maga emphasizes easy to learn techniques that have been proven effective in real-world situations to provide the adult and children practitioners in our community the strength and confidence to protect themselves and those closest to them.
Our team of certified experts are internationally recognized for their civilian, military, law enforcement and 3rd party protection training. We will teach you the same techniques we have extensively taught the police, military, and other high risk operatives "...so one may walk in peace.”​​
Unified Krav Maga's founder and his Chief Instructor
Joseph Gleed​
Mr. Gleed founded Unified Krav Maga more than 23 years ago as the first Krav Maga school in Utah. Joseph is an expert Krav Maga practitioner (7th Degree Black Belt) and a Black Belt certified instructor out of the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel. He also holds the title/rank of Kru in Muay Thai, a Brown Belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, and is a certified Bas Rutten MMA instructor. He holds a Master's Degree in Psychology and a CSW with an emphasis on violent trauma and mental health.
Matthew Smith
Mr. Smith is the owner and chief instructor at Unified Krav Maga and the only student under Master Gleed to achieve his 3rd Degree Black Belt. Matt has more than 13 years of Krav Maga training, is a Black Belt Certified Krav Maga Instructor, and is a trauma-informed self-defense specialist (Unified Krav Maga is a safe space for victims of assault to learn real-world self-defense). He is a Muay Thai, MMA, and Jiu-Jitsu tournament fighter and holds Bachelor's Degrees in Business Leadership and Business Administration from Utah universities.
Matt and Joseph specialize in force-on-force combat and provide unequivocal self-defense instruction for the military, law enforcement, undercover operatives, and civilians in the Utah region. The instructors, safety measures, training environment, and system structure at Unified Krav Maga guarantees the success of every student who is committed to progress, and EVERYONE is welcome here! (regardless of ability, identity, or background).
Instructors
Unified Krav Maga prides itself in having the most dedicated, well-trained, and qualified Krav Maga instructors in Utah. Every Unified Krav Maga instructor receives ongoing training to improve their psychological understanding of fighting, how and when to use self-defense, and what a safe, supportive, and trauma-informed self-defense school looks like.
Primary Instructors
Matthew Smith
Roger Graves
Mitch Thompson
Becca Farr
Brian Rolfe
Dave Mayfield
Grant Thomas
Tony Sumbot
Jessica Barley
Wade Pitts
Earl Potter
Garrett Beacham
Secondary Instructors
Stephanie Chica
Chance LaMont
Camille Newbold
Wyatt Woodard
Andrew Wojciechowski
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