Over the years Dave Crane has train with some of the best in their fields and traveled continues to train with high-level experts bring a ton of knowledge and expertise to his students. Dave has hundreds of 5 star ratings and is sought after throughout. His focus is Self-Defenase and defensive tactics, however extreme fitness is a by-product of his teachings.
Dave’s father Dave Crane sr. was a top athlete in his youth, swimming, diving, gymnastics and boxing. In the early 1960’s he started training in Judo and continued to training under the late Graham Bert of Devizes, Wiltshire, England until Graham decided to focus on Aikido due to difference of direction in the Judo community. Graham was a student of Kenshiro Abbe, Masutaro Omani, both Judo and Nakazono Sensei, Aikido. In 1979 while swimming Graham drowned.
With over 50 years in Judo Dave Crane sr. still trains and coaches
Dave Crane jr. remembers Judo training with his father and Graham at an early age at the old YMCA in St. John’s in the 1970’s, and would attend various martial art events with his father and Graham. Dave Crane sr. restarted Judo and various other martial arts with his kids in the 1980’s.
Dave’s jr Judo card was issued by his instructor at the time Yves LeGal of France.
Throughout the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s Dave Crane jr. Trained Judo, Tae Kwon Do (ITF, WTF, GTF (Global Tae Kwon Do), Kempo, Westling and Boxing at the Star of The Sea.
While Boxing at Star of The Sea in the mid 1990’s he meet and trained with Yuri, a former Russian Boxer and trainer who defected while on the way to Cuba as a coach. Besides a Russian coach Yuri was a former Moldivian boxing champion, Red Army Boxing champion, and Russian Boxing champion. David later introduce Yuri to the Kempo association where he trained the Kempo students boxing on Saturdays.
Dave and his Father trained together until David left Newfoundland. They attended many seminars and workshops together.
Dave brought the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF) to Edmonton in 2011. He was the first and only IKMF School in Edmonton and when Grande Parrie Krav Maga closed he was the only sanctioned IKMF school in Alberta, until he rebranded under KRAVolution in November 2017. For the longest while was the only club in Western Canada sanctioned by the IKMF and grew his club(s) to be one of the biggest in Canada, and has many long-term students. Now he is the only club in Western Canada sanctioned by KRAVolution headquarters Israel.
The IKMF was moving away from the original ideologies of Krav Maga, being an open and adaptive system, to being more streamlined and narrow in focus, trying to close the system and push students through quicker. This was also noticed on an international level by high level Global Instructors (GIT), who requested that the IKMF take action against the breakdown of the system.
Due to the IKMF’s unwillingness to listening and change a major split globally happened in the Fall of 2017 and KRAVolution grew and has since become the fastest growing Krav Maga system in the world. Not only did individual schools leave to join KRAVolution but countries, militaries, Law Enforcement along with various other agencies around the world.
As Megan stated in the above video KRAVolution stays true to the original ideologies and principles of Krav Maga, being an open and adaptive system, and evolving for the better.
We LISTEN and EVOLVE!
We are fighters not technicians. We are KRAVolution.
Since its inception, Krav Maga was created out of necessity. It was a solution to the problem of physical violence. Built on natural reactions, it follows very clear principles which are powered by the fighter within. It’s that simple. Here at KRAVolution we focus on making our members the best fighters they can become. We focus on the principles they need to confront violent scenarios. We also help them develop the aggression required to win the fight, because at the end of the day it’s the only way realistic self-defense can work. Techniques are the tools they need to solve these problems… that’s training. Let’s be clear, we are developing fighters who are master tacticians, not technicians who fight.
No Master decides on his own about the teaching methods or the curriculum. It is the decision of the KRAVolution Instructor Team how we continually develop the system. The system will be constantly tested by professionals all around the world and is verified by the new developments and knowledge of its professional users. – KRAVolution – Our Mission
Over the years Dave trained in Judo (Black belt registered in Canada and Japan), Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Kempo, Westling, Kickboxing (Black belt), MMA (Black belt -consisting of Aikijutsu, Kyokushin Karate, grappling and weapons), and Krav Maga. His trained in Close Protection – armed and unarmed (based on KRAVolution Krav Maga system), Pressure Point Control Tactics – Defensive Tactics (PPCT), and Verbal Judo (Communication) along with attending many seminars, workshops and training sessions both in Canada and International over the years.
Dave is also a NCCP certified coach (National Coaching Certification Program) with Judo Canada.
Steve a long-time Judo instructor and friend of Dave’s. Steve received his Black belt in Japan in the 1950’s. When arriving in Canada in the late 50’s or early 60’s he taught Judo in Ottawa for the Takahashi Dojo until he moved to Sherwood Park and took over the former Sherwood Park Judo club in 1980. Now the Judo club is under Dave.
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Dave’s been featured in the Shirley McQueen – 95.7 CRUZ FM Edmonton Blog, Edmonton Journal, Fine Lifestyles magazine, YEG Fitness, ShawTV https://youtu.be/FV_lv4yP4IA, CTV Morning Live.
