Our Instructors
Tommy BobbittTommy Bobbitt is an IKMF certified civilian instructor. Tommy has a background in (San-Kyu) Goshin Ju-Jitsu, but wanted to find a more realistic system of self defense. Krav Maga is what he found, and he has been dedicated to its practice ever since. Tommy started his training with Bart Brooks, and received his instructor training from IKMF masters, Avi Moyal and Gabi Noah. |
Bart BrooksBart Brooks is the IKMF Director of Texas. He is certified by the IKMF and was trained by Avi Moyal, Gabi Noah, and Thierry Cimkauskas. Mr. Brooks spent three years training under the American Krav Maga before moving over to the IKMF. Mr. Brooks is also a 4th degree black belt under the legendary J. Pat Burleson. |
Charlie BrownCharlie Brown is an IKMF certified Krav-Maga instructor with a background in Boxing and American Karate under Grand Master J. Pat Burleson. Charlie has trained with three of the four IKMF Masters, Avi Moyal, Gabi Noah and Eli Ben-Ami here in the States as well as in Israel. Charlie has a strong background in physical conditioning as is evident in all of his Krav-Maga classes. He also holds Master Class rating in IPSC USPA. Charlie is the head Krav-Maga instructor at Legends Martial Arts in Hurst, TX and Hardcore Gym in Azle, TX. |
Steve HickmanI am a twenty year veteran police officer. I have trained in several styles of Martial Arts and Defensive Tactics systems. I have trained in Krav-Maga for the last three years, and I am a certified IKMF Instructor. I currently hold a level one Law Enforcement Instructors certification in Krav-Maga and a Law Enforcement Instructors certification in Gracie Jiu Jitsu. I am a departmental Defensive Tactics Instructor. |
Grace Taiclet
Grace Taiclet is the youngest IKMF Certified Instructor at the G1 level, as well as a second degree black belt in American Karate under J. Pat Burleson's Legends Martial Arts and Christian Soldiers programs. She is finishing her freshman year at the University of Texas at Arlington in the Honors College.
Grace plans to teach in Crowley, TX after the first of the year. |
Lynn WeeterLynn Weeter has a diverse background including being a model, housewife, home-school mom, executive, doctor, aerobics instructor, and personal assistant. This background gives Lynn a wealth of knowledge and understanding which makes her style of instruction both informative and interesting. Her desire to protect her family and help other women protect themselves and the ones they love led her to become interested in studying the Israeli tactical system of Krav-Maga as taught by the source of Krav Maga, the International Krav-Maga Federation. During this training she has had the privilege of traveling to Israel on multiple occasions to receive training from three of the four masters of Krav-Maga in the world. Masters Avi Moyal, Eli Ben-Ami, and Gabi Noah, as well as Mr. Bart Brooks, the Texas IKMF director, have taught, trained, and imparted their knowledge in order to produce the unique combination of skills that Lynn possesses. As a result of this training, Lynn is currently certified to teach Krav-Maga to civilians (specializing in women’s self defense) and on the professional level, in the area of executive protection. Additionally, Lynn serves with her husband as IKMF head of VIP protection for the state of Texas.
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David WeeterDavid Weeter brings a wealth of practical experience ranging from truck driver and construction worker to business executive and doctor to executive protection and Christian minister to his ability to apply Krav-Maga in a variety of situations. David has been interested in martial arts since a small child. As he researched the many options, he consistently came back to Krav-Maga as being the best. However, the only facilities that taught the original Israeli system through the International Krav Maga Federation were located in California. Then in 2007, Mr. Bart Brooks decided to open an IKMF training center in Saginaw, TX, just minutes from David’s home. Therefore, he began studying Krav-Maga with Mr. Brooks, IKMF director for Texas. In addition to regular civilian training, David has made extended trips to Israel to study Krav-Maga on a professional level with Masters Avi Moyal, Eli Ben-Ami, and Gabi Noah in the area of executive protection. As a result of this extensive training and his level of performance, David has been appointed to the IKMF Elite Executive Protection Team. Additionally, David has also been appointed as the IKMF Head of VIP Protection for Texas. As such, his responsibilities include everything concerning providing executive protection details, as well as instructing executive protection professionals for the IKMF in the state of Texas. Currently, David’s certifications include civilian instructor and VIP protection instructor, and he holds the rank of Graduate level 1. |
Miki WeinsteinMiki became interested in Krav-Maga when her husband, Richard, starting taking classes from Bart Brooks. She was taking American Karate at the time, but thought Krav-Maga would be more her style. She has been taking classes for over 2 years, and she went through the Civilian's Instructor Course this summer to become a certified IKMF instructor. Miki teaches classes at the Regional Training Center and is available to teach seminars and private lessons.
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Richard WeinsteinRichard brings a unique background to IKMF Krav Maga. As an insurance professional for the past 19 years, he has been in the business of assessing risk. When searching for a self-defense system he was introduced to Krav Maga by Bart Brooks, the IKMF Texas Director. Richard quickly saw that it was not only effective, but very easy to learn and retain. After a trip to Israel to Tour and Train, Richard and his wife Miki both decided that they both wanted to be Civilian Instructors. He is one of the few Instructors in the United States to train with all four of the IKMF Masters. |














