Instructors

Practising Krav Maga since 2007, Piero has established himself as one of the most foremost experts in Krav Maga & Self-Defence in Australia. Since becoming a Krav Maga Instructor under the tutelage of Israeli Masters in IKMF, KMG, SMART KM & Protect Krav Maga with Itay Gil – he has travelled to Israel for intensive training and earned his Expert Black Belt under intensive testing conditions. Since then he has expanded his specialist expertise being an accredited Law Enforcement Instructor, Women’s Self-Defence Instructor, Junior Instructor, and continues to teach and train his students to solutions that have reality-based applications.

Piero also continues to train the combatives system created and used by the Australian & New Zealand Defence Force. Having trained up to ACP lvl 2, and is a current Kinetic Fighting Instructor.
To compliment his knowledge and round out his deliverable skills he achieved his shodan Black Belt in Jissen Budo, an all-round combative martial art.

His early years were spent playing nearly every team sport and many years in Taekwondo and Boxing. Over the decades has accumulated and experience a wide array of skill sets training in MMA, Muay Thai, Judo and BJJ – which he includes in his Self-Defence & Fight teaching. Piero has gone on to finish a Bachelor Degree, Fitness credentials, and Certificate IV Training & Assessment. His other active pursuits include security work, rifle/pistol shooting & tactics, nutrition, fitness/bodybuilding – where he made the Australian team in the Natural Olympia Titles in 2009.

His goals and passion for Krav Maga & combative arts are exampled through his teaching knowledge and practice – teaching to high-level military and police, and mentoring and training professional Krav Maga & Combatives Instructors.

Having begun studying Shotokan Karate at 8 years of age, Trent experimented with Ju-Jitsu, Hapkido, MMA and BJJ in an effort to expand his martial arts knowledge and abilities. However it wasn’t until he transitioned to Krav Maga in 2010 that he realised these previous systems failed to accommodate the factors at play in real life situations. Training originally under his instructor Piero B, then to continuing to develop his craft on his own, Trent quickly developed into one of the foremost experts in self-defence in Australia.

Trent believes that self-defence should be accessible and available to every person and he decided to undergo formal training to become a Krav Maga instructor in 2013. Having completed his Krav Maga Civilian Instructors Course and Law Enforcement Course, Trent also obtained his Black Belt from Itay Gil in Brisbane 2017, and since then also his Black Belt in Jissen Budo and Blue Belt in BJJ. He is also currently a Kinetic Fighting & ACP Lvl2 Instructor, and continues to train and teach various levels in Krav Maga including his own school in Ipswich.

Ty’s lifelong passion for martial arts, combat sports and self-defence has seen him travel the world to learn numerous styles of fighting at their source. Beginning ITF Taekwondo and Kickboxing in Australia at age 10, Ty achieved his 3rd Degree Black in 2009. Looking to challenge himself, Ty represented Queensland University of Technology in WTF Taekwondo at the Black belt Level.

After completing his studies in 2011 Ty passed the Krav Maga VIP Protection Bronze Shield accreditation and began preparing to join the prestigious Team Quest gym in Chiang Mai, Thailand. There he trained in Muay Thai and Submission Grappling with the culmination of this experience was his victorious debut in Muay Thai Kickboxing.
After returning to Australia Ty redoubled his Krav Maga training and trained in Israel a total of three times. And in 2017 travelled and trained again in Israel under Haim and received his Black Belt.

Under Haim Sasson and Amnon Darsa, Ty has received his Instructor Certifications in Civilian, Kids, and Law Enforcement. In 2015 Ty again travelled abroad to learn at the famous ATOS BJJ Headquarters in San Diego, California. Ty is currently active in the IBJJF competition circuit, twice medalling in 2015.

Damien has a long interest in fighting arts where he took up boxing at age 17, competing for four years in amateur division racking up a 75% win ratio. Afterwards he tried a few other martial arts before finding Krav Maga training under one of Australia’s leading Self-Defence Experts Instructor Piero. Damien fell in love with the fighting system and trained 6+ hours each week perfecting and embracing the Krav Maga mindset. His dedication and hard work lead him to achieve his goal of becoming a qualified Instructor by completing his CIC in 2014 under Israeli Masters Haim Sasson & Amnon Darsa.

Since then he constantly trains to improve his techniques and understanding so he can pass on his knowledge to newcomers to Krav Maga that he instructs each week. Damien is also an accredited Kids Krav Maga Instructor and a big passion of his is teaching kids the joy of physical activity and the skills they can use to keep themselves safe.

Craig has a vast experience in the health and fitness arena from personal training, massage practitioner and triathlon enthusiast. Over the years Craig has periodically trained in a range of fighting systems including Boxing and Savate but nothing seemed to provide the practicality that he was looking for. After the birth of his first child Craig started to seriously look into practical self-defence and Krav Maga was recommended to him in 2011 by a friend in the Special Forces. Craig was hooked from the beginning by how practical and natural Krav Maga was for self-defence.

Training under Instructor Piero from the beginning, Craig completed his Civilian Instructor Course in 2014 under Israeli Masters Haim Sasson and Amnon Darsa. Now in his 50s, Craig continues to train in functional fitness, kettlebells and is testament that age is no excuse to stay fit and active.

Wei-Teng has previously practiced in various martial arts including Taekwondo, and Wing Chun where he achieved his Black Belt. He then began training in Krav Maga and found it to be the most practical and effective system for self-defence.
In 2015 he completed his CIC and also travelled to Israel to enhance his skills at the original source of Krav Maga. Wei-Teng has also gone on to complete his Krav Maga Instructor certification in Law Enforcement, Women and Children’s self-defence and is also Kettlebell Level 1 & 2 Instructor.

Also having a passion in training dogs, Wei-Teng is currently a licensed dog handler working in the security industry with experience training with Taiwanese Police/K9 Champion Trainer Master Chen.
PKM Instructor Wei-Teng is currently teaching his craft from his school in Taiwan.