Our Instructors

All our instructors are professionals who have been trained to offer you the highest quality instruction. Every member of our instructor team is approachable, caring, and possesses a true love for teaching self defense & martial arts. After taking just a few lessons, you will see why Rocky Mountain Krav Maga is Castle Rock and Aurora's choice for self defense - fitness -  fighting

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John Hallett founded Rocky Mountain Krav Maga in November 2005. He is a certified Level 5 Krav Maga instructor and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. He also has accolades in Hapkido and grappling. Currently he is pursuing advancement in Krav Maga and grappling.

John started his interest in Martial Arts in 1992. He began teaching in 1997. John formed Krav Maga Nantucket and Revolution Martial Arts in 2000 and ran these programs until October 2005 when he and his family moved to Larkspur, Colorado. He maintains his strive for excellence not only for himself, but also for his students.

John believes that Krav Maga offers a better all-around fighting and self defense system for both men and women. He finished the final phase of instructor training for Krav Maga in 2004 and is now working on the last  expert series of Krav Maga training. John was also be selected to the Krav Maga Train the Trainer program in 2007. This is a small group of Instructor's from across the country who are trained to conduct Instructor certification courses.

John’s approach to fitness is one of a martial artist combined with a fitness enthusiast. He believes that his classes offer the best combination of fitness training for everyone, from the beginner to the more experienced student. Because he gives his heart to all of his programs, students quickly excel beyond their own initial expectations.

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Michael Jones is a 14 year Law Enforcement Veteran; he served in the capacity of Patrol Officer and Police Detective and 2000 became an investigator for the State of Colorado.  He has investigated Fraud in the areas of Banking, Securities, Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, medical, property, auto, and life Insurance as well as police misconduct and election fraud.

 Investigator Jones is also an instructor at the Arapahoe Community College and Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Academies as well as a former adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Colorado Technical University.

with Colorado Department of Law, Office of the Attorney General in the Financial Fraud Unit where he is the agency’s defensive tactics instructor and a firearms instructor.

Michael is a certified DT instructor since 2003, teaching PPCT and certified as a Krav Maga Force Training Division instructor since April 2006.  He also  holds a certification in firearms instructor since April 2005. He is married with a 3 ½ year old son, enjoys martial arts, amateur bicycle racing, and scuba diving and reading history

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Chris Cranston is one of the youngest people in Krav Maga worldwide history to successfully make it through the instructor certification program.  He is currently a senior at Rock Canyon High School and plans on joining the army after college.  He enjoys working out, watching mixed martial arts (MMA), and hanging out with friends.

Chris came to us in the spring of 2005 with members of the local army recruiting center for an introductory seminar.  Chris was immediately impressed with the level of practicality.  It wasn't about figuring out your opponent or scoring points for a competition.  It was about doing what was necessary to go home to your family.  Chris began training at RMKM in June of 2006.

Chris's favorite part of being an instructor is seeing people come in the door seeking help and watching them leave safer.  He believes that Krav Maga's battle tested techniques can lead to safer lives for both men and women.  He emphasizes that students should have a firm grasp of the technique as well as the principles that formed it.

When he is not training in Krav Maga he is working on his own personal system.  "Dragon Style",  it deals with no natural response to danger and is as complicated as possible.  He borrows a lot from the teenage mutant Ninja Turtles his first experience in Martial Arts at age 12
 

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Philip Mann is a 10-year military veteran whose active duty tours spanned the Navy, Army, and National Guard. Presently employed by the Federal Aviation Administration, he brings with him a varied background ranging from infantry to electronics. Philip has been training at Rocky Mountain Krav Maga since November 2006, and has far outpaced even his own expectations.

Philip’s pervious training encompassed bits and pieces of various martial arts, but was drawn to Krav Maga because of its “no-nonsense” approach to teaching and learning that can work for everyone. He believes that the street is not the place for dozens of complicated forms and esoteric techniques. “The military breaks things into tasks that can be remembered and executed under the stress of combat; Krav Maga does exactly the same thing and it works.” Also, with its emphasis on overall fitness, he believes that Krav Maga arms students with important tools that can mean the difference between winning and losing a confrontation: fitness and conditioning. “All other things being equal, the better conditioned fighter always wins.”

Philip earned his Bachelor of Science in Business in 2006 and is pursuing Master degrees in both Public Administration and Business Administration. He spends a substantial part of his remaining time working out, running, and riding his motorcycle.

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