House of Combat

Specialties

House of Combat is a Place of Training that provides an education of self defense and martial arts through a variety of styles including: Krav Maga, Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, and Muay Thai Kickboxing.

Our mission is teaching students how to survive a life and death altercation by providing them with the skills and techniques necessary to respond effectively and with speed while under pressure of a threat.

History

Established in 2010.

House of Combat was founded as an outlet to provide every individual with a proven course of training to protect themselves. Joel Gelfand, the founder and lead instructor, has 25 years of experience in martial arts and now specializes in teaching Counter Terror Krav Maga as it is the most effective and proven method of self defense, used by military and special forces around the world to defend against any form of close quarters attack, be it hand to hand, or with the involvement of weapons.

Meet the Business Owner

Joel G.

Business Owner

Joel began his journey in Martial Arts at the age of 8. Living in Chicago at the time, he attended Tae Kwon Do classes and after continuous training and successful competition, attained his Black Belt from the World Tae Kwon Do Federation at the age of 14. Setting out to diversify his training, Joel continued with in depth study of a variety of styles including Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and Jeet Kune Do, and began to explore grappling styles, primarily studying Jiu Jitsu at the Chicago Carlson Gracie gym. Realizing that none of these styles offered concrete and proven methods of dealing with the multiple forms of an armed attack, Joel studied and attained certification as a CT 707 Krav Maga Instructor under Nir Maman in 2011. Joel also has extensive experience in security and law enforcement. From 2008 — 2012 he worked as a Mobile Patrol Supervisor and Use of Force Instructor with Condor Security. He holds certifications in Use of Force, ASP Baton, and Tactical Handcuffing.