Crawley Combat Academy

Fantastic experience: I recently attended a Knife Assault Survival Program with keith. An extremely knowledgeable trainer and well delivered course. Highly recommend this training for anyone that might be in the unfortunate circumstances of encountering knife related crime in their community or workplace.

Fantastic experience: I am new to the club but have been warmly welcomed by everyone. The instructors are great (special mention to Keith, Rene, Andy and Dan), the facilities are great, and even the location of the club is spot on as it has plenty of parking. Highly recommend for confidence, fitness and self defence!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been training Muay Thai at CCA for over 2 years now and I love it. The lessons are fun, constructive and great for fitness. My cardio has increased alongside my confidence and resilience. The coaches listen to you if you want to go through a specific technique or drill and give really great constructive feedback.

Fantastic experience: An excellent class . Have really seen the difference in my confidence and the instructors are patient.

Fantastic experience: It's great to be a part of this Wing Chun training Club. The way that Keith Sifu trains you, it just sticks in your head like glue. Keith is really patient with you and the rest of the training group are amazing too and they always make you feel welcome. I would definitely recommend joining the group...!!

Fantastic experience: I have studied Wing Chun Kung Fu before but since training with Sifu Kieth it felt like I was just learning from a book or video. Gutter Wing Chun breaks down every technique to show how they work in real world situations. The classes are a good size with very friendly students, all shapes, sizes, ages and ability and everyone is made to feel welcome. You learn practical self defence skills and are encouraged to ask questions to fully understand how the techniques work.

Fantastic experience: Been training Gutter Wing Chun with Sifu Keith at Crawley Combat for 3mths and wanted to leave quick thank you for providing such a friendly relaxed atmosphere whilst learning authentic Wing Chun with a few realistic tweaks. If you can spare a few hours a week and appreciate getting your teeth into a technically proficient martial art then this is the perfect environment.

Fantastic experience: Thankyou Keith and all the team at CCA!! My boy has just completed his first 6 months with you guys and the confidence, discipline and even fitness/skill level has improved tenfold. Originally I got him started with you guys to get him into martial arts and keeping fit, but the benefits of this club is absolutely unreal!! I really have noticed my boy come into his own little identity with improved communication and listening skills, very confident now to talk and interact with kids of all ages and can hold a conversation with adults maintaining eye contact and speaking from his heart. These skills along side the self defence will most definitely forge my boy to become a man of use in future society and definitely this is the kind of club our community needs!! Thanks Keith and team, amazing work here!!

Fantastic experience: I started at Cross Krav Maga Nov 2022 and I absolutely love it. As a woman joining a typically male dominated environment, it can be daunting. But everyone I have met is kind, helpful and welcoming. Keith is incredibly knowledgeable, supportive and professional. All of the trainers here are excellent and most importantly, sensitive. You are guided gently out of your comfort zones and I am all the better for it. Personal improvements I have noticed in myself, self confidence, strength, speed, discipline, no longer a victim mindset when I am out and alone. And if I drop something, I surprise myself by catching it! Give the free trial a go, you won't regret it.

Fantastic experience: I have been training with Keith at Crawley Combat Academy for over a month. Training in a form of martial arts is something I have been interested in for a long time, however the idea of joining a class / gym was a little daunting. I can honestly say that these sessions have begun to transform my life. As a female who has unfortunately had a history of varied trauma and subsequently developed complex PTSD, I have had many hours of talking based psychotherapy including EMDR. All of which have been incredibly important but I still felt there was a large part missing in terms of re-building my self confidence and peace. I had no idea how or if that part of my recovery would take shape but meeting Keith feels like that final piece has fallen into place. The way I hold myself is changing, my anxiety levels in situations that I find challenging is calming and I only wish that I had been able to start this journey many many years ago. Krav Maga is such an incredible art form and I can not begin to describe how valuable it can be. Keiths work within the community, with women and young people : his goals for paying this discipline forward - are so awesome. This should 100% be taught in schools, children who have any degree of anxiety : it’s so important to value yourself, body and mind, enough to keep yourself safe and protected. It’s so much more than just the physical element of self protection. Keith has made me feel safe, seen, heard and understood. I want to thank him for giving that strength back to me. I feel now that I owe it to my younger self, to say to anyone who has suffered any form of violence or trauma in their past : THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Fantastic experience: Five star club

Fantastic experience: Professional. Kids love it. Discipline and fitness.

Fantastic experience: Been doing krav maga here for almost a year now could not recommend it enough, great instructors, friendly crowd, realistic real life training gives you real confidence in the outside world

Fantastic experience: Keith and all of the coaches have been great to work with and our kids have grown in their skills and enjoyed the classes.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place! Everyone is incredibly helpful and you can really be any skill level and feel welcome there. I love the women's self defense class and the teachers are wonderful - I've learned so much and it's been such a joy to be part of this class!

Fantastic experience: Been training with Keith and his team of coaches for over a year now. Really friendly club, with extensive knowledge of self defence. My job involves working with angry young people in care, Krav has been essential in helping me deal with my confidence when going to work in what can be a hostile environment. Looking forward to many years of training at Cross Krav Maga, highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: I've been training in Krav Maga with Keith for a few months now, and really enjoying it. Keith is an excellent instructor, hugely knowledgebale in many fighting styles, and working with him 121 has been brilliant. He really cares about students gettig the most out of the sessions, and his no BS approach is refreshing and really helpful. I'm looking forward to working with Keith for a longtime to come.

Fantastic experience: I've been training with Keith in personal 1-1's for the last few months. Having spent a few years boxing, Krav is an eye opener. What is amazing is how Keith is able to pull on his knowledge from a variety of different disciplines to produce a system which is effective in almost any situation you could think of. Keith is very professional and a great teacher. I also respect the fact that he is not simply teaching moves but is showing you things which he knows, from his own experience and testing, actually work in the real world. Be under no illusion, Keith is the real deal.

Fantastic experience: Great trainers, Great people, Great vibes, All round Great place

Fantastic experience: Great place for both new members wanting to learn self defence to established practitioners of wing chun or krav maga. Keith the owner is excellent teacher.

Fantastic experience: Kravkids is brilliant! My son loves it and is really enjoying his time there! The team has a great way of interacting with every child. Great life defence skills! 5star. Very happy

Fantastic experience: Max has loved Kidzkrav from the first session, its a happy, friendly safe enviroment. Max feels like he can be himself and is not judged and has a voice and is listerned to. Since starting his confidence and self esteem has grown. He looks forward to it every week. The coaches are fantastic, they get to know each individual child and really help them one to one with any issues or difficulties they might be having. Its a fantastic place and highly recommend it. Max loves the training and the fun games incorporating what they are learning in each session. Its made him alot more confident in general and he has been so much happier since he started.

Fantastic experience: My son had been attending for a year and has really enjoyed it. It has given him focus, confidence and self belief and power. The team have always made him feel included and have had patience if he struggled with oth anything. which is great for him. Thank you. He’ll be returning after his studies.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing experience and one of the best things I have ever done. I thoroughly enjoy my lessons. Keith is a fantastic teacher, welcoming, patient and encouraging. Would highly recommend anyone from beginner to advanced. Literally the highlight of my week!

Fantastic experience: Reviewing the Kids Krav class. My 11 year old daughter has been coming here for a while now and loves it! Used to be a chore “making” her go to gymnastics but not so with Krav, she jumps at the chance to go! She’s definitely come out of her shell too. The instructors are awesome and brilliant at getting all the kids involved in the lessons and really push the kids to be more assertive and aware, while learning to defend themselves and gain confidence. Recommend!

Fantastic experience: I started sending my daughter to KravKidz almost 1 year ago and she loves it. She even had to used some teachings at school when other kid was getting physical with a glove. It is great for building confidence, situational awareness and having fun at the same time. The coaches are very supportive and encourage them to improve. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Great place great atmosphere 1st class coaching would highly recommend to beginners or advanced. Keep up the good work

Fantastic experience: I'm training in Cross KM since 2019 and it is being awesome. Highly recommend!!!

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, great trainers!

Fantastic experience: Looking to get fit? Want to defend yourself the right way? Cross Krav Maga martial arts and self defence training Crawley is accessible to all types of people regardless of size, strength, experience and agility. CROSS is an acronym for Combat Ready Offensive Survival System, a well thought out balanced survival system to keep you and your loved ones safe from predators in our environment. Don't take my word for it, visit our website and find a venue near you. We even give you your first lesson free!

Fantastic experience: Absolutely brilliant self defence system run by incredibly competent instructors. I have tried several martial arts over the years, but until starting Krav Maga I had never found one which actually develops your fighting / defence skills. Everything that you are taught by the instructors is incredibly practical and versatile, acknowledging that if you are unfortunate enough to be caught up in a real life fight there are no scripted moves. I have had experience of three of the instructors, Steve, Keith and Dan and have found all three to have a brilliant way of communicating various techniques and coaching / developing your individual style. I would highly recommend this activity to anyone who is not confident in their ability to defend themselves or their family and who wants to learn some really practical skills to gain that confidence.

Fantastic experience: Joining Cross Krav Maga was the best decision that I have made. I’ve been training for over 2 years and have learnt something new in each class. Keith is an incredibly knowledgeable and dedicated coach and he really helps you to improve and hone your skills. The classes offer so much variety and are hugely enjoyable but everything always makes sense and clicks together. You’ll train with a great bunch of friendly and approachable people, there are no egos in class. There is also a great coaching team on hand and always willing to help. I honestly couldn’t recommend Cross Krav Maga highly enough.

Fantastic experience: Been training with Keith for years, he's the best coach I've ever trained with. Venue is perfect- nice floor, a lot of kit to train with (boxing bags, boxing ring, pads, training knives, guns, sticks, body armour - you name it! Every training session is different, interesting and you learn a lot. Everyone is really friendly, no ego environment. Can't recommend enough!

Fantastic experience: Cross Krav Maga covers all the bases. All my previous experience has brought me here, probably the best training I've been involved with. A fluid approach to learning an ever evolving system. The instruction is easy to take in and is delivered in a professional manner. These guys definitely know what they are doing and have helped me increase my confidence in life 100 fold... You could do yourself a big favour coming here...

Fantastic experience: I can't praise this academy or the chief coach Keith to highly. The sessions are enjoyable and informative and are a great way to keep fit and learn how to defend yourself. I look forward every visit. On the first day of joining they were friendly informative and helpful and as I progress it becomes more and more of a fun way to build confidence and learn how to NOT be a victim. I would recommend that everyone young and old learns how to defend themselves with Krav Maga.

Fantastic experience: Excellent first trial class at Crawley Cross Krav Maga. Friendly, knowledgeable instructors who were welcoming and very helpful to me as a new starter. I’ll be joining and would encourage others to give it a try.

Fantastic experience: CROSS Krav Maga - Great Self Defence System. Excellent, dedicated and knowledgeable instructors. Super, welcoming atmosphere. Definitely recommended!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic class as always.. everyone treat you equal no matter what belt they are and most of all there’s no Ego ...I’m just 4’11 and 37 kls lol but because I wanna learn something about cross Krav Maga despite the size it gives me interest to learn something and asked my husband and he let me joined Come and join and you’ll learn a lot of things on how to defend yourself especially you ladies out there.... there’s no safe in this world anymore.. it’s good to learn something in case you are one of the victim hehehehehehehehe

Fantastic experience: Keith and Steve were spot on, friendly knowledgeable and didn't make it cheesy at all! Genuinely learnt a lot and gained confidence in how to deal with situations in a safer manner!

Fantastic experience: First class instructor, friendly team, great support for new members, If you want to gain confidence and learn self defence to protect yourself this is the best place.

Fantastic experience: I’ve recently joined the CKM. I’m enjoying learning Krav Maga and Keith is great instructor with an extensive wealth of knowledge. Training with some of the more experienced students is very helpful too. I can highly recommend this academy.

Fantastic experience: Great section! Keith (head coach) and Steve (coach asystent) are very helpful guys. All instructions are clear and easy to follow. Great way of teaching with a doze of humour keep each training session really enjoyable. Very friendly and helpful student team with fantastic support for new members. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Great self defence class - wish I could come more often!

Fantastic experience: Best self defence in the world. 100% focused on the real life situations. My confidence has grown so much since I started and the istructors are the best. Thank you Kieth for your hard work, your charisma give me the strengh to persevere.

Fantastic experience: Excellent classes with extremely knowledgeable and helpful instructors. A good group of friendly people with no egos. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn self-defence

Fantastic experience: I have attended the Hove Krav Maga school a few times and absolutely love it. SO much fun, very eye-opening and refreshingly simple in essence - as Keith and co. are great at explaining the techniques. Very highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: I have always been critical of martial arts due to their lack of carry over to real life situations. Keith brings a simple and easy to learn system which helps to prepare you for the stress and reality of conflict. The academy welcomes members from all abailities and background and I would recommend this self defence system to anyone in law enforcement, security or civilian.

Fantastic experience: This is not a Martial Art, this is self defence for the 21st Century. If you want to learn to protect yourself and survive on the street then this is it. Discipline, knowledge, understanding and fun all rolled into one. I had no background in self defence coming into Keith's classes whatsoever. 18 months later and i'm still here and still enjoying every class. The direct approach, quality of teaching and the camaraderie of the other students is second to none. There are no egos here. Great value for money and easily accessible. What are you waiting for??

Fantastic experience: Having trained briefly at another well-known Krav Maga school, I can thoroughly recommend the Cross Krav Maga Academy as being the most practical and the most relevant self-defence system that you can learn today. Cross Krav Maga (CKM) offers a flexible and dynamic form of training where CKM founder and highly competent chief instructor Keith Collyer is committed to teaching techniques that give you the best chance of defending yourself in real life situations. Classes are just the right balance between improving fitness, learning / honing techniques, and understanding a number of related theory including physiology, psychology, and first aid. Further instructors Rene Chetty & Steve Jenkinson are always on hand to assist and share their significant expertise. Finally a big plus point is the range of safety equipment that is available to train with as once the fundamentals of techniques have been learnt by practising with compliant training partners, the use of the safety equipment makes it possible to introduce a far greater sense of realism through pressure testing and scenario training. In my opinion this is vital as it gives you the opportunity to discover for yourself what actually works and what doesn’t. For this reason CKM is always evolving which I why I believe it is the most practical and most relevant option for self-defence training today. In short… get involved!

Fantastic experience: Been coming for almost 2 years now, and it's brilliant. Really great mixture of techniques, thought provoking actions (in the event of conflict) and exercise. Have learnt so much, from footwork to striking, breathing and getting out of chokes / holds and so much more. Love the fact that I've still got loads to learn, and that we go over the previously learned stuff as well as being taught new. Have recommend it to so many people, as Keith, Steve and Renee are great. Good bunch of lads / girls in the classes too!

Fantastic experience: I've been training Cross Krav Maga for 2 years now, and have loved every minute. Not only does it provide you with realistic skills to defend yourself and loved ones, it's also a great workout. I've made some great friends along the way, and feel so much more confident than I did two years ago.

Fantastic experience: I trained with these guys for 2 years until sadly I moved away and could no longer do it. I miss it all the time and has tried to find places like them but no one was quite as good! Keith not just coaches but he mentors you and guides you. He never forces his way onto anyone, everyone has their own ways and he adapts it to suit their needs. That's why it's CROSS Krav Maga. I learned how to hold myself with confidence, believe in myself, my fitness went up and I learned how to defend myself from guns, knives, bats, multiple attackers, literally everything. I'll never forget anything I've been taught and I'm still always aware! Would recommend this to anyone

Fantastic experience: Cross Krav Maga is an excellent self defence system, simple to learn and highly effective. Keith Collyer the head coach provides great training in the system which includes defensive and attacking elements to deal with real life threats. I would thoroughly recommend it to people of all ages who want to learn a realistic and useful system of self defence.

Fantastic experience: CROSS Krav Maga offers a practical and readily learned tool-set for self defence. It is based on principles rather than on techniques, and is very much hands-on: you'll quickly get to feel and understand how the system works. CKM is broad in scope, is still evolving and it focuses on the particular situations and issues that we face in the UK, including knife awareness, and legal considerations. Above all the instruction is excellent - the coaches believe in what they are teaching and students are encouraged to think about what aspects work best for them.

Fantastic experience: Cross krav maga is a great self defence system that teaches you techniques that work in real life situations. I started cross krav maga at the Crawley classes about 1 1/2 years ago after looking online for a self defence class and found their website which does a first lesson free trial so thought i'd try it out. I found that it was exactly what I was looking for. The techniques that are taught have been tested and tested by the instructors to see if they work in high stress conditions and if they find they dont work then they find what does work. Keith the chief instructor has an amazing amount of knowledge and passion for teaching this system which comes out in the classes he teaches along with the other instructors Steve and Rene. When i leave a training session I always feel buzzing that i've learnt something new or getting better at what I had learnt before. Great classes with great instructors and great people!l I wish I had more time to do it more!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic, realistic self-defence system suitable for anyone. A really welcoming atmosphere with no egos allowed. Everyone at the gym is super friendly and the instructors are brilliant. Definitely makes me feel more confident as a female when I am out and about. Rather than teaching a lot of complex moves which may be hard to remember under pressure, Cross Krav Maga teaches you a mind set: never give up, there is always something you can do! Try the free trial lesson and I think you will be hooked :)

Fantastic experience: As somebody that has never trained in any kind of self defence or martial arts, I was welcomed into a club with coaches that have a serious passion for what they do, without any level of ego or supremacy, especially Keith the head coach. I have learned a lot in the 2 years I've been going and have a new confidence in being able to defend myself and my family should I need to. What started out as learning a defence system has become a love, a hobby, a host of new friends, new levels of fitness and an ability to push myself to reach new goals. For anyone starting out or even experienced wanting to learn a new system, i cannot recommend cross Krav maga highly enough. Keith is a great bloke with an absolute passion for finding the best techniques and information for his students. What i like is that no matter what age, size, level of fitness you are, you can learn this system and benefit from it. Cheers to you Keith and all the instructors for all your hard work. Ben

Fantastic experience: Great instructors: really know there stuff highly recommend, friendly,and great fun 100% quality