KMLI News

June 2008 - NEWS 12 Long Island ran a short feature on KMLI on Monday, June 16th. The piece aired every hour for around 24 hours!! Producer Dan Wallenstein is now a KMLI member!!

May 2008 - KMLI welcomes new Krav Maga Instructor Rosannaa Musso. Rosanna is certified by Krav Maga Worldwide (KMWW) and the  Krav Maga Association of America (KMAA) and has trained extensively under U.S. Chief Instructor Darren Levine. Rosanna is certified to teach Levels 1 - 4, and will be testing for her Brown belt in August 2008!

February 2008 - KMLI was invited to do a  KRAV MAGA demo at the Mid-Island Y in Plainview.

September 2007 - The Sid Jacobson JCC (East Hills, NY) contracted with KMLI to run a 6-week Introduction to Krav Maga Program


July 2007 - Christine Palladino joins the KMLI teaching staff as the KOMBAT KIDz instructor.

June 2007 - Michael Blitz was invited to do a demonstration of Krav Maga for Fitness at the Book Expo America convention at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. The demo was to promote the book Everything Krav Maga by Tina Angelotti. Tina's book is about the connections between Krav and serious fitness training, and the publisher, Adams Media, asked Michael to provide a 30 minute demo at the convention. In view of hundreds of browsers (the Book Expo features hundreds of publishers and authors, and tens of thousands of new books) Michael and Assaf Gal--who was a terrific demo-partner--showed a variety of kicks, hand-strikes, striking combinations, and knife defenses.

April 2007 - KMLI was a featured sponsor of WBLI radio's Long Island Idol Contest at the Broadway Mall in Hicksville. (see www.WBLI.com and go the link about LI Idol).

March 2007: Michael Blitz was invited to speak at John Jay College of Criminal Justice about "Self-defense, and the Morality of the Use of Force."

February 2007:  KMLI will begin offering a Basic and Intermediate Grappling class on Thursdays at 8:45 PM! Kombat Grappling® is open to all. (Instructor: Kon Klissouras).

KMLI Community Outreach

KMLI offers outreach workshops for adults, teens, and young children to raise awareness about personal safety, self-defense and fitness. These events are always well attended, often with parents, teachers, and children looking on. Participants learn about personal safety and awareness, as well as basic defenses against chokes, punches, and other kinds of attacks.
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<> Our workshops have included:
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<> February 2008 - Mid Island Y, Plainview, NY
<>November 2007 - Matelin  Middle School, Plainview, NY
<>March 2007 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
<>January 2007 - Temple Beth Shalom, Roslyn, NY (Dealing with Bullies)
<>November 2006 - Hofstra University, EMET Society
<> May 2006 - Stony Brook University Hillel chapter
<> April 2006 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Student Clubs
<> January 2006 - Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn, NY
<> January 2006 - Dix Hills Jewish Center - Sisterhood
<> November 2005 - Hicksville Cub Scouts
<> February 2005 - Youth group, East Meadow Jewish Center
<> Novem ber 2004 - Youth group, Temple Beth Elohim, Bethpage, NY
<> November 2004 - Teen group(s), Temple Beth Shalom, Roslyn, NY
<> September 2004 - Adult group(s), Midway Jewish Center, Syosset, NY
<> Summer 2004 -  Stony Brook University Hillel chapter
<> 2003-2005 - Weekly classes at the Torah Academy of Long Island

<>KMLI & Krav Maga in New Zealand!
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February 2005 - KMLI Chief Instructor Michael Blitz was invited to New Zealand to train NZ Naval Security officers and security personel from ArmourGuard (NZ's largest private security agency) in basic Krav Maga. In addition, in response to a series of violent incidents occurring between students and staff, Michael was invited to train a large group of teachers at the McClaren Intermediate School in NZ.  While he was in NZ, Michael was also interviewed by Linda Clarke on NZ's National Public Radio and by Diane Wichtel of the magazine "The Listener" about his book on Arnold Schwarzenegger ( Why Arnold Matters: the Rise of a Cultural Icon ) published in 2004. The article will appear in early March 2005.

July 2005 - KMLI Chief Instructor Michael Blitz was invited back to New Zealand to train ArmourGuard security officers in Auckland and Christchurch as well as security officers from the Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tognarewa) in Wellington. In addition, Michael was guest speaker at an Auckland meeting of security managers from throughout the country.

Belt Test Results

June 2008
Sean Bruning - Yellow
Dave Erdelyi - Yellow
Greg Galvani - Yellow
Danny Izcovich - Yellow
Anthony Papantonious - Yellow
Rob Steinhardt - Yellow

April 2008
Chris Hufford - Yellow
Greg Mendez - Yellow
Tim Marinace - Yellow
Greg C.  -  Yellow
Les Spence - Yellow
Kevin Santana - Yellow

March
2008
Dariel Williams - Blue

February 2008
Kon Klissouras - Blue
TJ Flynn - Green
Kevin Reid - Green
Raj Ramrattan - Orange
Jeremy Cohen - Orange

January 2008
Dean Angel - Yellow
Rudi Bishop - Yellow
Alex Gates - Yellow
George Rafferty - Yellow
Steve Ricco - Yellow
Jeff Santacroce - Yellow
Ralph Terysen - Yellow
Obinna Wachuku - Yellow

December 2007
Ariella Kaminsky - Orange
Ellen Kaminsky - Orange
Brian Maguire - Orange
Bill Murray - Orange
Steve Schonfeld - Orange
Jon Wolff - Orange
Izzy Benetos - Yellow
Giacomo Bolon - Yellow
Mike Byrd - Yellow
Chris Curtis - Yellow
Joe Galletti - Yellow
Rob Herms - Yellow
Nat Napolitano - Yellow
Evan Rogdakis - Yellow

September 2007
Damon Benedetti - Yellow
Michael Botwin - Yellow
Nigel Harris - Yellow
Arthur Krauss - Yellow
Christine Palladino - Yellow
Tony Racanelli - Yellow
Michael Benjamin - Yellow


July 2007
Eric Dixon - Orange
Fran Faustino - Orange
Lou Greco - Orange
Paul Kovach - Orange
Mir Noorata - Orange
Mike Rogdakis - Orange
Paul Benencasa - Yellow
Mike DeGregorio - Yellow
Ryan Martin - Yellow
Jason Quereau - Yellow
Amir Wilker - Yellow

May 2007
Scott Flashner - Orange
Frank Pomara - Orange
Mike Pomara - Orange
Chris Sbrocchi - Yellow
Todd Kettler - Yellow
Larry Zavadoff - Yellow

March 2007
Oleg Ivanov - Yellow
Yuriy Ivanov - Yellow
Adam Karp - Yellow
Raj Ramrattan - Yellow

December 2006
Eric Feldman - Orange
Darrin Giglio - Orange


November 2006
Jeremy Cohen - Yellow
Ramiro Ordonez - Yellow
Christian Varugheses - Yellow
Jon Wolff - Yellow

July 2006
Ayal Gal - Yellow
Avi Szefler - Yellow
Ariella Kaminsky - Yellow


June 2006
Bob Cohen - Yellow
Pete Fredriksen - Yellow
Mir Noorata - Yellow
Oz Rahman - Yellow
Mike Rogdakis - Yellow
Angelos Zisimatos - Yellow

Belt Test Results

May 2006
Dave Geltman - Green
Scott Abraham - Orange
Steve Cocoros - Orange
Joe Desthers - Orange
Rod Sequeira - Orange

April 2006
Sue Dubourg - Yellow
Fran Faustino - Yellow
Phil Lupo - Yellow
Brian Mund - Yellow

February 2006
Elizabeth Acosta - Yellow
Michelle Cohen - Yellow
Eric Dixon - Yellow
Scott Flashner - Yellow
Pete Orlando - Yellow
Aaron Strassburger - Yellow


January 2006
Bill Primavera - Green
Evan D'Amico - Orange

December 2005
Dave Avasthi - Yellow
Jon Gal - Yellow
Mike Pomara - Yellow
Steve Zyman - Yellow

October 2005
Jessica Day - Yellow
Aleks Degtyarev - Yellow
Tommy LaFemina - Yellow
Frank Pomara - Yellow

September 2005
Kevin Diegnan - Orange
Cathy Eng - Orange
Ricky Kemmler - Orange
Tom Faulhaber - Orange

August 2005
Darrin Giglio - Yellow
Ellen Kaminsky - Yellow
Yael Sacks - Yellow
Emily Hawe - Yellow
Brian Maguire - Yellow
Eric Feldman - Yellow
Alan Kashinksy - Yellow
Micky Pomeranz - Yellow

April 2005
Corey Delaney - Yellow
Mike Burkett - Yellow
Aurelio Gongora Sr. - Yellow
Aurelio Gongora Jr. - Yellow
Paul Kovach - Yellow
Jared Gold - Yellow
Amber MacDonald - Yellow
Gary Krass - Yellow
Kyle Krass - Yellow

January 2005
Bill Murray - Yellow
Scott Landman - Yellow
Scott Abraham - Yellow
Steve Cocoros - Yellow

October 2004
Cathy Eng - Yellow
Joe Desthers - Yellow
Lou Greco - Yellow
Adam Engelhardt - Yellow
Ricky Kemmler - Yellow
Tom Faulhaber - Yellow
Glen Rubin - Yellow
Charlie Doran - Yellow


2003
Jason Craven - Orange
Bill Primavera - Orange
David Moskowitz - Orange
Kevin Diegnan - Yellow
Rod Sequeira - Yellow
Bill Jackman - Yellow
Rebecca Maines - Yellow
Steve Schonfeld - Yellow

2002
David Moskowitz
Bill Primavera


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