International Krav Maga Federation

Specialties

We stand for everyone’s inherent right to live in safety. We aspire to keep our families and communities safe by helping men, women, and children (regardless of age and physical strength) learn practical lifesaving self defense.

We teach Krav Maga, a practical self defense system that is easy to learn, easy to perform and effective.

History

Established in 2007.

Lead Instructor Christopher Gagne moved to Toronto from Ottawa in 2007 after becoming a certified instructor with the International Krav Maga Federation, (IKMF) While working full-​time he began teaching at the Miles Nadal Centre in 2007. In February of 2008, IKMF Toronto began teaching 1 class/​week in the Kensington Market.

With growing numbers we began sharing space with Wuxing Martial Arts between 2009 and 2012. During this time we increased our classes to 5/​week.

Continuing to grow we decided to establish our own location at 2156 Yonge Street. We now offer 10 adult classes/​week, along with a Women’s only class, and a kids class. We have also welcomed 3 excellent instructors who have established locations in Oakville, Scarborough, and York University.

Meet the Business Owner

Christopher G.

Business Owner

Empowerment through educating has been a main driving force for Christopher Gagne. Volunteering as an English literature teaching assistant, employed as a teaching assistant as a Master’s Student (history) has reflected and reinforced a passion for helping people develop their creative and critical thinking.

Teaching Krav Maga self defense is about helping people be safe through awareness and developing skills to avoid, escape, and if necessary, physically defend. Christopher was introduced to Krav Maga in 2004 by current Canadian National Director, Laurent Mougeot and became certified in 2007. Training with the International Krav Maga Federation’s (IKMF) Avi Moyal, Tamir Gilad, Marcus Torgenson, and many other Global Instructors has allowed Christopher Gagne and other members of the Greater Toronto Area Team to continue to hone their technical skills and teaching methods to offer and ever improving and more effective self defense training.