Instructors

Duluth

Richard Swords

He is our lead instructor with over 20 years in Martial Arts. He has a 4th degree black belt in TaeKwonDo and has a fine understanding of traditional martial arts and the weaknesses of tradition on the street. Richard is certified to teach Law Enforcement in Force Training and is also one of the highest ranking Civilian Krav Maga Instructors in the southeast. His goal is to teach as many people how to “Go Home Safe” the most effective way and ensure students have the knowledge to live healthy and fit. Richard is the founder of Attack the Attack and Krav Maga and Fitness. Feel free to contact him by e-mail at richard@krav.pro.

Toky Chanchevalap

After years of working on biomedical research at Emory University, Toky discovered that her true passion is teaching self defense and fitness. Toky is a certified Krav Maga instructor and certified personal trainer. Her goals are to teach her students practical self defense techniques and tactics that they can use as soon as they walk out the door and to whip them into the best shape of their lives.

Mark Carson

Mark was bitten by the martial arts bug in his early teens. Over the years he has trained in Shito-ryu Karate, Wing Chun Gung Fu, and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, as well as various other disciplines. He was always troubled, though, by the limitation that tradition and sport placed on real world application of most martial arts systems. He embraced Krav Maga wholedeartedly precisely because it is “more martial and less art.” Krav Maga is not about scoring points but about survival. As a certified Krav Maga instructor, Mark’s goal is to develop the fighter’s heart, physical stamina, and skill level in his students that keep them safe from real world threats.

Hunter Holland

After several attempts at instruction of “traditional” martial arts I discovered krav maga, a real world self-defense system that can not only build self confidence, fitness, and conditioning, but can also save your life. As an instructor, my mission is to share my knowledge and love for the system with others and to encourage students to reach their full potential.

Forsyth

Scott Sanchez

Scott is the head instructor in Cumming. Scott has over 30 years of training and 20 years of teaching in Martial Arts. He has trained in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Krav Maga. Scott’s goal is to share the most effective self defense techniques and tactics so students can ‘Go Home Safe’.