Professor Marty Cale started training in Krav Maga in 1999. In 2001 Professor Marty Cale and his school, Arkansas Martial Arts, was certified by Krav Maga Instructor Rhon Mizrachi to teach Krav Maga.
Marty Cale has since, traveled to Israel numerous times and trained in the Israeli Combat System of Krav Maga with Former Chief Commander Ran Nakash, former Head Instructor Itay Danenberg and the current Chief Commander of the Israeli Defense Forces for Krav Maga, Danny Netzer. Mr. Cale is one of only very few people fortunate enough to train at the IDF Military Training Base. Being a High Level Advanced Instructor in Krav Maga, Mr. Cale has also trained with the Head Instructor Itay Danenberg and Chief Commander Danny Netzer at the National Security Training Academy for Court and Parliment Security Officers, training extensively in Advanced Krav Maga, VIP Protection, Security, Law Enforcement and Counter -Terrorism as taught to Special Forces Military Units, Security and Elite Law Enforcement officers. Professor Cale has received two different Diplomas from Ran Nakash, Danny Netzer and Itay Danenberg, making him, his wife Jenny and one of his assistants the only three Americans to receive such Diplomas at the time. Marty Cale has been training in Israeli Combat Shooting techniques and Krav Maga since 1999.
In July of 2013, Professor Marty Cale hosted Nakash, Netzer and Dannenberg in the US where they helped him teach a Defensive Tactics Course for Law Enforcement in Phoenix AZ, where he was presented a 3rd Diploma/Certificate in front of 300 people.
Professor Cale also trained with Idan Pundak, Raz Pe'er and their assistant Instructors in Israel. These training sessions were conducted at private and remote locations around Israel where he trained in CQB, Tactical Driving, Shooting from a car, Israeli Combat Shooting, Active Shooter Response and Combat First Aid.
After several trips to Israel and having Pundak and Pe'er travel several trips to Arkansas, Cale was issued certification as the ONLY person in the US actually certified as Israeli Combat Shooting Instructor under these high level Special Forces and Counter Terrorism Instructors.
Professor Cale has organized 2 different groups of Instructors within the Krav Maga Association to travel to Israel and participate in a "Tour and Train" progrogram one with Nakash and then a large group of 30 Instructors to train with Amit Porat. Krav Maga Training was done in the most historic locations throughout the country of Israel. This was a once in a lifetime experience for many of our Instructors.
Mr. Cale has since, hosted Instructor Amit Porat 2 different times here in the United States to teach Krav Maga Courses for Krav Maga Association Instructors and Students alike.
Professor Cale wrote the "Official Training Manual" for Krav Maga Tactical Training Options, a Defensive Tactics Program that has been approved in the U.S by most States and Government enties for Law Enforcement standards.
Marty's experience and methods of teaching cutting edge tactics takes his courses to a level rarely seen. His teaching abilities will impress even the most highly skilled as he has taught Military, Law Enforcement, Security Guards, Federal Agents and others Hand to Hand Combat and Firearm Instructors.
Professor Marty Cale has been training and studying the martial arts for 4 decades. He holds numerous Black Belts in various arts including a 10th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate and a 7th Degree Black Belt in Combative JuJitsu. He has been a Certified Instructor in JKD (Bruce Lee’s Art) since 1995 and recently receiving a second Instructor Certification from Grandmaster Richard Bustillo, one of Bruce Lee’s original students. Mr. Cale has been certified as a Defensive Tactics Instructor for Law Enforcement by 3 different organizations.
Professor Marty Cale is President and Chief Director /Instructor of the Krav Maga Association and is in charge of setting up Krav Maga schools as well as Instructor Seminars for Civilians and Law Enforcement around the world. He along with his wife Jenny own and operate Krav Maga Headquarters in Fayetteville Arkansas where they teach Krav Maga.
Marty is dedicated to providing the highest quality professional training available whether for students, potiental Instructors, Instructors, law enforcement agencies or private citizens, large seminars or private lessons, basic or advanced, with an emphasis on friendly hands-on instruction that is simple, effective, affordable, reality-based, motivating, empowering, and most importantly, FUN!