Sue Garstki: Sue is a certified Krav Maga Instructor. She is the Operating Owner of Krav Maga Illinois in Highland Park, Illinois. She has traveled to the Krav Maga Worldwide National Headquarters in Los Angeles to become certified as an instructor. She is presently the highest level female Krav Maga Instructor in Illinois. Enjoying and believing so much in the simplicity and ferocity of the Israeli Reality Self Defense systems, she traveled to Florida to train under Mike Kanarek and was certified as a Haganah/F.I.G.H.T. instructor. She most recently worked with Moni Aizik at an instructor certification here in Illinois and has become one of only two female Commando Krav Maga instructors in the Midwest. This year Sue was nominated Female Reality Self Defense Instructor of the Year by the Global Network of Reality Based Self Defense Systems. Sue works with the Chicago Police Department, as well as other organizations spreading awareness in Women’s Self Defense and Domestic Violence issues. Sue is a considerate instructor. She is able to make anyone feel comfortable learning Krav Maga.
Katalin Rodriguez-Ogren: Katalin has 4 black belts and been a certified Krav Maga Worldwide instructor since 2002. She is the Owner of POW! MMA & Fitness and POW! Kids Chicago. She has been training in the martial arts for 30 years. She began her coaching career in 1994 at Chicago’s East Bank Club. Katalin has travelled worldwide as a international speaker for the martial arts and fitness community. Her gym has been offering dynamic and innovative athletic martial arts classes for over 10 years. She has been an active contributor to both industries through her articles and dvd titles. She has been featured as a top fitness trainer by Shape, Allure, Self, Black Belt and Grappling Magazines. Katalin currently writes for Chicagonow.com. Her two blogs are POW MMA and Katalin Health and Fitness.
Jesse O’Connor: Jesse is a certified Krav Maga Worldwide Expert Level Krav Maga instructor. He is also the first certified Bas Rutten Fight System instructor in Illinois making Krav Maga Illinois the only Official Bas Rutten Fighting System school in our state. Jesse recently attained a Level 3 certification in the Bas Rutten Fighting System and we are very excited to congratulate him on his accomplishment. Jesse has many years of experience in martial arts. He got his start in Tae Kwon Do and went on to cross train in many different martial arts including Jiu Jitsu. Jesse finally found his niche in Krav Maga and is currently supplementing his Krav Maga training with MMA, Boxing, kickboxing and of course the Bas Rutten Systems Fight Class.
Al Ramos: Al Ramos is a Krav Maga instructor and Chicago Police Officer with over 14 years of street experience. He believes that Krav Maga is the most effective self defense system for dealing with any type of situation that you may encounter on the streets. Al has over 30 years of martial arts experience. He is a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a second degree black belt n Hapkido. He has trained in many different martial arts over the years, including Kung Fu, Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu. Al is presently teaching Krav Maga to civilians as well as Law Enforcement, Military and security personnel.
