Krav Maga Yashir Boston Instructor

Gershon Ben Keren is a criminologist who has been working in the private security sector since 1990, primarily in the mitigation and management of risk, concerning acts of violence and violent crime. He is a 5th Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga and has been practicing Krav Maga since 1993, and began teaching the system/approach, after completing the IKMF’s (International Krav Maga Federation) 29-day instructor course, ran by Eyal Yanilov and Amnon Darsa. Amongst the prominent Krav Maga instructors he has trained with include Avi Moyal, Miki Assulin and Haim Gidon (some of Imi Lichtenfeld’s – the creator/developer of Krav Maga - first Black Belts in the system), in Israel. He has also been an instructor under Grandmaster Dennis Hanover, the founder/creator of Hisardut, a system of fighting/combat taught to elite units in the IDF. In 2010, he was inducted into the Museum of Israeli Martial Arts in Herzliya, Israel. He has authored three Amazon best-selling books on Krav Maga (published by Tuttle Publishing), and is the author of the weekly Krav Maga Blog, which has been running since 2010, and currently houses over 700 articles, on Krav Maga and methods/strategies for dealing with violence – articles can be accessed by clicking here. He is one of only a few writers to have conducted two google author talks, which can be accessed by clicking here.

Gershon has worked globally in the security industry for over thirty years, both as an operative in the field and as a consultant and trainer. He has worked with government agencies, law-enforcement, along with private enterprises and entities (if you are looking for either security or self-defense training/consultancy for your organization please read more about our corporate services by clicking here or contact us by clicking here). He holds two master’s degrees, one in psychology from Newcastle University, and the other in Criminology and Criminal Psychology from the University of Essex. He is an active member of both the APA ( American Psychological Association), and the ASC (American Society of Criminology), and regularly conducts research into violence and violent offending. His teaching on real world self-protection and Krav Maga, combines his own experiences with the most up to date research regarding violence and violence prevention.

Gershon is the Head Instructor at Krav Maga Yashir Boston (located just North of the city, at the intersection of I-93 and I-95), and the Head of the Krav Maga Yashir system. He is a hands-on instructor who teaches all of the regular Krav Maga classes offered (including the Kids and Teens Krav Maga program), along with the beginner Krav Maga classes that the school offers. When training at Krav Maga Yashir Boston, you are taught and have access to an instructor who is recognized internationally for his proficiency in Krav Maga and his ability to teach the system/approach. If you are interested in training with him at our school, please use the button below to sign up for our next beginner’s Krav Maga class.