Our Team

Director, Chief Instructor Guardian Krav Maga, Kinetic Army Combatives Instructor, Personal Trainer

Director of Guardian Defence, AJ heads up Guardian Krav Maga as Chief Instructor, using his many years of experience to guide and formulate the system and syllabus.

Kinetic Army Combatives Instructor, Sergeant at Arms

Jonathan brings his extensive military experience to his KEF-IC instruction.

Guardian Women Instructor

Cathryn empowers her students with both the skills and mindset needed for strong self-defence.

Krav Maga Instructor

Nigel is a certified Level 3 Krav Maga Instructor, holds a Triple Black rank in Krav Maga and has trained with Guardian Defence since 2016.

Technical Director - Krav Maga

Itay Gil has adapted more than 37 years of conflicts and Krav Maga combat study to meet the needs of the real-life situations he faced in his fourteen years of active duty and more than 20 years in the special forces commando regiment as a captain.

Krav Maga Instructor (Level 3)

Shehan brings a wealth of knowledge to his classes with a background in Krav Maga, Kinetic Army Combatives and Boxing

Krav Maga Assistant Instructor

Eva has been part of the Krav Maga world for more than half her life.

Guardian Women Instructor

Rose is passionate about providing opportunities for people to learn at their own pace in a safe environment. She approaches self defence from an intersectional feminist perspective and aims to make her classes a positive and empowering experience.

Technical Director - Kinetic Army Combatives

Paul Cale currently oversees the delivery of the Army Combatives Program (ACP) and Individual Combat Behaviours (ICB) training for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Regardless of who his client is, Paul is driven by the company mantra, ‘excellence over everything’.

Krav Maga Instructor (Level 3), Youth Krav Maga Instructor

Charlotte brings a deep understanding of combative principles to her teaching

Kinetic Combatives Instructor

Rod brings his military, security and combatives knowledge to his teaching.

Krav Maga Instructor (Level 3)

Samuel Boyes having trained with Guardian Defence for some years, become a certified Krav Maga Instructor under Protect Krav Maga (Prof. Itay Gil) and Guardian Krav Maga (AJ Kearns) in 2017.