Meet our Instructors!

Head Instructor/Owner

Krav Maga, Conditioning, Fight, Teens, KMX , Women’s Only Self Defense, Private Training, Krav Maga Law Enforcement Training

Dustin has basically grown up at Krav Maga Training Centre. He started off in the kids program at the age of 10. He quickly excelled in his training. Dustin trained every day, he took every seminar and special training that was available to him. He received his black belt in Shorin Ryu Karate in 2006 after a training trip to Japan with the DNBK. Dustin achieved extremely high marks in his Krav Maga Instructor testing in both Phase A and Phase B, which is especially impressive since he is one of the youngest instructors ever to complete these certifications. He has completed his full Instructor certification after passing phase C in October 2011. His Expert 1 level certification course was completed in January 2013 and Expert 2 level certification in July 2014. Dustin has been working with the KW Spinners Wheelchair athletes on Self Defense and Martial Arts skills since 2006. In addition to teaching his group classes, Dustin also enjoys working one on one with students to help them to achieve their goals.

On August 26th, 2018, Dustin earned his Expert 5 (Black Belt) level certification among fifteen other candidates from across the United States and Europe. This makes him one of four Black Belt level instructors in Canada.

On February of 2020, Dustin took over as Head Instructor and owner of Krav Maga Waterloo after 18 years of being with the company.

Instructor

Krav Maga, Conditioning

Pavol started his tour of martial arts in 2005, dabbling in everything from kempo, to tae kwon do, and japanese jiu jitsu. In 2012, while in search of the most practical thing he could find, he stumbled upon Krav Maga and never looked back.
Pavol achieved a level 4 in Krav Maga before becoming certified to teach in 2017. He now holds an Expert Level 1 certification.
During this time, Pavol has been extremely passionate about fitness. He regularly trains bodyweight, kettlebell, and powerlifting just to name a few.
Pavol has also been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 2017 and currently holds a blue belt. He considers it to be an excellent complement to his Krav Maga training.