FIMA Features

ALABAMA – DAVID “LD” THOMAS: David “LD” Thomas is the FIMA Representative for the State of Alabama, as well as the only FIMA Black Belt or Instructor in the state. LD began his martial arts career in Taekwondo at the age of 9 and went on to finish second in the U.S. Open Martial Arts…

Mark Winn is our Krav Maga Representative in Virginia. He has been practicing martial arts over 30 years and has a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Krav Maga. He has trained under our FIMA Representatives Masters Bruce and David Rubinberg at FEKS Martial Arts Center. He is the chief instructor and owner at Winning Warrior…

Christian Garippa is our FIMA Representative for the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas area, and has been practicing martial arts for over 20 years. The majority of his training has been in Krav Maga and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Christian has Black Belts in Krav Maga, and also in BJJ under Master Carlos Machado. Other martial arts that he…

Shonie Carter – Mr. International Mr. International – none other than Shonie Carter. Shonie was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a renowned fighter and martial artist. Shonie started as a wrestler back in high school and then added Judo and Jujutsu. He was an All-American Wrestler and won state titles in Judo while in…

Shonie Carter – Mr. International Mr. International – none other than Shonie Carter. Shonie was born in Chicago, Illinois and is a renowned fighter and martial artist. Shonie started as a wrestler back in high school and then added Judo and Jujutsu. He was an All-American Wrestler and won state titles in Judo while in…

Ron Rotem – Hathiya Hod HaSharon, Israel   Ron Rotem is a Top Israeli Krav Maga Instructor and 5th degree Black Belt and has been training in Krav Maga since 1996.  His start in Krav Maga was very much like something out of a Hong Kong Fight movie where a would-be street fight ended up…

An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes  Stephen Hayes is a real-life ninja! Having lived many years in Japan, he trained with Tsunehisa Tanemura and Masaaki Hatsumi in Togakure-ryu ninjitsu. Hayes was awarded the judan (10th Dan Black Belt) in Togakure-ryu ninjitsu from Hatsumi. In 1985 he was inducted into Black Belt magazine’s Hall of Fame as Instructor…

Vince Cecere is a talented actor, producer, writer, stuntman, comedian, and martial artist.  He is known for Analyze This – Timo (1999), The Bouncer – Vinny (2011) and Palmetto – Tow Truck Driver (1998), and has been in dozens of movies. He has written a book called “Vince Cecere: My Complete Book of Vinnyism’s” In…

Joseph Edmondson FIMA Krav Maga Representative in Arizona Joseph Edmondson is a lifelong (47 years) martial artist. He is a 7th Dan Senior Master in Taekwondo, 2nd Dan in Hapkido and 4th Dan Instructor Certified under GM Itay Gil.  He has been in magazines like Black Belt, featured in Motivational Lithographs and has acted in 10+…

Raven Cain is The Founder of the Raven Self-Defense Academy in Hurricane Utah where he teaches Kapap Krav Maga, Kempo Jujutsu and full contact MMA. He is a member of the International Kapap Association under FIMA International Kapap Director Moshe Galisko and trains with Shihan Jacov Bresler, head of Street Smart Survival System Kapap Krav…