Biography of
Moni Aizik, Founder/Chief Instructor:
Moni Aizik started training in Jiu Jitsu
& judo at the age of 8 under Opa Schutte, himself 2 generations away from the
founder of Kodokan Judo, Jigoro Kano. Throughout his youth, Moni virtually
dominated Israel’s competitive scene, winning national titles 7 times.
Deciding not to try for an Olympic birth in his late teens, he opted instead
to shift his energy to becoming a member of one of the world’s most
clandestine and sophisticated military units, responsible for
counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines.
In the 70s, Moni was asked to improve upon the army's existing hand-to-hand
combat system, using his extensive knowledge of reality based Jiu Jitsu and
competitive Judo, specifically for the use of their special forces. Blending
the lethal trinity of Israeli Fighting Systems, he founded: Commando Krav
Maga. As such, one factor that has always separated Moni from the typical Krav
Maga instructor is his depth and range of knowledge in Krav Maga and other
practical Fighting systems.
After finishing his tour with the military, he would frequently travel to
Japan to study the technical wizardry of World Judo and Sambo Champions Isao
Okano and Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki. In the meantime, his club in Israel, Maccabi
Tel Aviv, was quickly becoming recognized as the defacto national training
center, with hundreds students training in Commando Krav Maga Jiujitsu and
judo!
Among Moni’s best Israeli students: Avi Nardia – (one of the leading Kapap and
counter terrorism instructors in the world) and Yael Arad the nation’s first
Olympic and World medalist
Moving to North America in the eighties, Moni was the first one to Introduce
Krav Maga to the Canadian when he start teaching at the J.C.C in Toronto.2
years Later he would go on to demonstrate his abilities in elite instruction,
as he would establish one of the most successful schools in Canada, the
Samurai Club, which was the first in Canada to teach Israeli fighting systems!
Biography of Rodrigo Celones, CKM Instructor:
Rodrigo was born and raised in the streets of the Philippines where bare-knuckle and knife fighting was a common sight. He learned how to box at the hands of his father and brother, using the streets as his ring. In the Philippines, he trained with his father and his brother, developing a keen sense of street smarts, training in street Boxing, Karate-do, and Sikaran. Rodrigo is an active duty Chief Master-at-Arms (Military Police) in the U.S. Navy and studying Bachelor of Science in Criminology. He is a Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor and AT/FP Training Supervisor in which he teaches the Use of Force, OC, expandable Baton, defensive tactics, and unarmed self-defense. He trains law enforcement personnel such as Ship’s Security Force, Naval Security Force, and DoD Police. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1992. He completed recruit training (Boot Camp) at RTC San Diego, California. After the 9/11 attacks, he converted to join the Master-at-Arms (U.S. Navy Police) community. He graduated from the Master-at-Arms/Law Enforcement Specialist course as the “TOP DEFENSIVE TACTICS HONOR STUDENT”. In 2006, while stationed aboard the forward deployed aircraft carrier, the USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), he received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3rd Awards) for professional achievement as the Anti-terrorism/Force Protection Training Supervisor. During his 9 years tour in Japan, he trained in Kyokushin Karate, Aikido, Judo, Muay Thai, Jiujutsu, and more. A very open minded and versatile person, when it comes to fighting he found himself back in the street through COMMANDO KRAV MAGA!!!
Rodrigo immediately adopted COMMANDO KRAV MAGA as his true art. Although he still practices several traditional Martial Arts and MMA, he teaches COMMANDO KRAV MAGA because he believes it’s the pinnacle in STREET SURVIVAL!
MILITARY INSTRUCTOR/EXPERIENCE:
Graduated Master-at-Arms/Law Enforcement Academy
Graduated Auxiliary Security Force Academy
Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor
CIVILIAN INSTRUCTOR/EXPERIENCE:
Certified COMMANDO KRAV MAGA (CKM) Instructor
Certified ELITE COMBAT FITNESS (ECF) Instructor
Certified ELITE KETTLEBELL Instructor
Snowboarding Instructor (Level I and II)
RODRIGO’s QUOTE: “I was blessed with the opportunity to be able to travel and train with different forms of fighting, but I guess it is safe for me to say: I’ve been fighting before I learned how to fight. My first lesson in the streets was when my brother told me to run from a fight and I asked him why should I; he then replied “you know, you can come back with a baseball bat” (laugh). COMMANDO KRAV MAGA put me back in the streets once again and it made me feel like I found my long lost childhood or forgotten childhood. It will take you back to the streets in any possible situation. Do we really need to put ourselves in years of repetitious training, just to learn how to fight? Do we really need to train like a professional Boxer or UFC fighter, just to protect our lives and our loved ones? Gosh, I hope not (laugh). But sometimes no matter how a person tries to live a normal and peaceful life, , one day he will end up with a wake up call on the wrong side of the streets where crimes and violence really exist; where he has no option but to engage or disengage. If you disengage then do it early and safely but if you engage… if you engage… I hope you have a baseball bat advantage or CKM.”
