Tuesday, October 05, 2021
People really can't ask for more than what you offer them, Joseph, thank you. To be more aware, learn self-defense skills that work, have fun, build teamwork skills, and do all of this at the same time is truly fantastic. I feel more confident about my body, my safety, defending myself and taking care of my loved ones too. This has been and continues to be life changing. Thank you!!
- Pat C
Who is Joseph Edmondson?
Joseph Edmondson has been involved in martial arts training since the early age of 4. While growing up in California, he was picked on and bullied in school and lacked confidence. That is, until his mother decided to put him in the martial arts, which helped him to build his self-esteem and teach him to defend himself.
He is a 7th Dan Senior Master in Taekwondo, 2nd Dan in Hapkido and 4th Dan Instructor Certified under GM Itay Gil. He has been in magazines like Black Belt, featured in Motivational Lithographs and has acted in 10+ national commercials including PowerBar, Budweiser and Sony. As a competitor, he won 2 silver, 1 bronze and 1 gold medal at the United States Taekwondo Union National Championships. He also won the USTU Presidents Cup and U.S. Open and was thirteen-time Arizona State Taekwondo Champion. He turned his competitive aspects to Point/Full-Contact Fighting and won 9 World Championships in that arena.
Joseph has owned/operated schools in Arizona for over 20 years and trained thousands of students. He currently runs Kids & Adults Krav Maga programs in both Gilbert and Chandler, AZ (Next Level Krav Maga>). Joseph has been a Self-Defense expert in the media in Arizona for the last 20 years doing hundreds of news segments. He retired from competition in 2005 and has since focused primarily on his training and that of his students and coaches-in-training. He has been active in teaching and providing Security and Protection work for various companies over the past 2 decades. In addition to training current and former Law Enforcement and Military Personnel across the United States in the art of Self-Defense and Defensive Tactics.
To this day, you will find Joseph training along side his students on a daily basis and even after his years of competition and numerous championships; he still finds joy in teaching students how to perform at a top level.
Recently, Joseph has been appointed as the Arizona representative for The Federation of Israeli Martial Arts (FIMA)>.
Co-Founder Of My Krav Life
I’ve been knee-deep in martial arts my whole life, and My Krav Life is where I spill the beans on how to keep yourself—and your loved ones—safe in this wild world.
When I’m not busy teaching or typing away, you’ll find me wrangling my five kids or juggling my various businesses.
My mission? To turn everyday folks into the ultimate sheepdogs of their community. Plus, I might throw in a dad joke or two—consider yourself warned!
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