Our Instructors

Our instructors are highly trained and certified in their respective disciplines.

Brian MacDonald: 7th degree Black Belt in American Kenpo Karate 3rd degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kenpo Karate Krav Maga Worldwide Black Belt certified instructor Krav Maga Worldwide Force Training Division certified instructor 5 years experience as a CDT Tactical Master Instructor Recipient of the Charles Burke Service to Youth Award 26 years of experience in the martial arts training Over 20 years of experience in martial arts instruction Head instructor for the Academy of Martial Arts for 18 years Taught Watertown, Belmont, and Weston school system for 5 years
Tara MacDonald: 4th degree Black Belt in American Kenpo Karate 3rd degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kenpo Karate 1st degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do Level 1 certified Krav Maga Worldwide instructor Certified Kickboxing Instructor Women’s Kenpo Weapons World Champion 1996 Over 30 years of experience training Over 20 years of experience teaching Co-owner of the Academy Taught in Weston, Natick, Watertown, Belmont, and Brookline school system for 10 years
Julian Bercu: 2nd degree Black Belt under Brian MacDonald 2nd degree Black Belt East Coast Kenpo Systems Senior member of the XMA Performance Team Assistant Coach for XMA Performance Team Level 1 certified Krav Maga Worldwide instructor 10 years experience in martial arts training 3 years experience as a martial arts instructor
Victoria Coffey: 17 years experience in martial arts 4 years teaching experience Licensed RN International Competitor Black Belt in Shaolin Kenpo
Danelle Marable: Level 1 certified Krav Maga Worldwide instructor Played women’s rugby at University of Central Florida (Almost) Barefoot runner Trains with kettlebells, barbells… and Wii Lifts things up and puts them down
Matt McDonald: 3rd degree Black Belt under Brian MacDonald 1st degree Black Belt through the Worldwide Kenpo Karate Association Certified Instructor – United Professionals Black Belt Schools of America Head Coach of the Xtreme Martial Arts Performance Team Level 1 certified Krav Maga Worldwide instructor 12 years of experience in the martial arts 7 years of experience in martial arts instruction
Patrick Sanders: Level 4 (Expert 1) Krav Maga Worldwide instructor Currently training and teaching as a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Prof. Roberto Maia, Boston BJJ Lakan Isa in Modern Arnis Filipino Martial Arts under Guro George Mazek USMC veteran General strength and conditioning junkie with experience training in CrossFit and with barbells, kettlebells, and sledgehammers—with lots of burpees in between

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