Your Krav Maga Instructor

Coach Information:

Mike Potter, a British Krav Maga Graduate Instructor, runs Krav Maga Leeds (BKMA). Involved in Martial Arts since 2000, Mike began Krav Maga in 2010 and has been a Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor since 2012.

“As a youth, I struggled with weight problems and was clinically obese until 2010. When I started training with Krav Maga Leeds under Rob Cook, I quickly developed a passion for fitness, nutrition, and exercise.

By 2012, I trained regularly and achieved a high standard in Krav Maga. With extensive knowledge of exercise and nutrition, I lost 6 stone between the start of 2012 and September 2012. This transformation led me to pursue a career in fitness and martial arts, becoming a Personal Trainer.

In 2016, I fulfilled my long-time goal of becoming a Krav Maga instructor by attending the British Krav Maga Intensive Instructor Course and qualifying as a Graduate Krav Maga Instructor.

I run a friendly club that welcomes members of all ages and abilities. Our training ethos emphasizes realism, high levels of fitness, and teaching life-saving skills in a supportive, enjoyable environment.”

Krav Maga Lineage

I received my training and certification from Paul Grey, the head coach of the British Krav Maga Association. Paul Grey, certified at Instructor level in 2005 by Eyal Yanilov and Amnon Darsa (IKMF), was taught and certified under Imi. Paul Grey also trained and certified under Krav Maga Worldwide through Thierry Viatour (deceased) and John Pascal (Military/Law Enforcement Krav Maga), both of whom trained and certified under Darren Levine, whose lineage traces directly back to Imi Sde Or.