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INSTRUCTORS
Master Instructor WIL
Instructor Wil - trained and certified as MASTER INSTRUCTOR (Krav Maga Close Combat + Counter-Terror Awareness) by world renown counter-terror, special-operations police and security expert Dr. Itay Gil - is the New Zealand Representative for F.I.M.A, the leading non-political Federation of Israeli Martial Arts. Instructor Wil is part of Itay Gil's Instructor Team. He is now NZ's longest-serving Krav Maga instructor.
Tactical Survival Academy first opened its doors in NZ in 2008 by Wil, who has over 20+ years experience in design and delivery of high-performance professional training internationally, motivational speaking, university lecturing, program design and personal development in NZ, Australia, UK, Europe, Singapore and USA. He holds graduate and post-graduate degrees. While working internationally, Wil increasingly saw the need for better real-world defence training for civilians and security professionals alike. Since founding Tactical Survival in NZ, he has trained thousands of everyday Kiwis including members of the NZ Defence Force (army & air force), medical staff, emergency nurses, diplomats, private security, bouncers and members of the NZ Police (special units). Wil is also supported by several assistant instructors currently in training.
Wil began training Krav Maga in Australia in 2005 with Eyal Yanilov's civilian Krav Maga organisation (IKMF). After some training in other martial arts, he returned to Krav Maga, re-trained through the more realistic Protect Krav Maga (PKM) system and became a L10-certified instructor through Australian Instructor Carl Halley, whilst under the technical expertise of Dr. Itay Gil. Having experienced different variants of Krav Maga and martial arts, he brings a broad knowledge and is acutely aware of the differences between self-defence and martial arts (and likewise the different versions of 'Krav Maga'). In 2019, Wil travelled to Jerusalem to undergo 40 hours of intensive Krav Maga and Counter-Terror Tactics testing and training, and was awarded the new rank and title of Master Instructor by Dr. Itay Gil from Protect Academy HQ. In 2020, Wil was appointed the NZ representative for the Federation of Israeli Martial Arts (FIMA).
​Wil also works in the Film/TV industry, having worked on big-budget major international blockbusters and local NZ productions as an actor, stunt performer, and fight choreographer / action coordinator. He is currently training Kali and JKD with Guru Steve Brown, an instructor working directly under Guru Dan Inosanto from the famed Inosanto Academy in Los Angeles (where Bruce Lee and many Hollywood fight choreographers and action directors have trained).
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Wil is a 10+ years qualified range officer and long-time member of Pistol NZ where he regularly competes in competitive sports shooting - particularly IPSC action pistol and rifle matches.
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Wil believes in the importance of always being a student himself, enjoying learning and exploring as a way of life.
THE
TEAM
TSKM Academy is supported by a team of excellent Assistant Instructors, each hand-picked from our pool of senior students who have been training for at least several years and attained Intermediate or Advanced grading levels. Unlike some associations, we don't certify instructors over a short time.
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More importantly, they are excellent individuals, who have demonstrated integrity and commitment to the values and standards set by TSKM.
