Since 1997

Original. Real. Certified. Since 1997.

Colorado's first Krav Maga school, and among the first in the nation outside the original Los Angeles National Training Center. For more than 25 years we have set the standard for real-world self-defense along the Front Range.

First in Colorado Wingate-Certified Senior Instructors Trains Law Enforcement & SWAT Court-Certified Experts

Our story

Built by the experts the experts call

In 1997, James and Shannon Hiromasa opened the first Krav Maga school in Colorado, among the very first in the nation outside the original National Training Center in Los Angeles. What started as a mission to make people genuinely safer has become the most experienced Krav Maga team in the state.

James and Shannon are the first, and among the only, Wingate (Israel) certified Senior Instructors in Colorado, a distinction held by only a handful of instructors in the entire United States. They have certified Krav Maga instructors for three separate worldwide organizations, shaping how this system is taught far beyond our own mats.

James serves as a State of Colorado Subject Matter Expert for Law Enforcement training and is a court-certified expert witness. Together, James and Shannon have trained thousands of first responders. When the stakes are real, this is the team people trust. Their mottos say it best: Fear Less, and So one may walk in peace.

Wingate (Israel) Certified Senior Instructors
State of Colorado Law Enforcement SME
Court-Certified Self-Defense Experts
Certified Instructors for 3 Worldwide Organizations

James and Shannon Hiromasa, founders of Colorado Krav Maga — James & Shannon Hiromasa, Founders

A quarter century of real-world experience

25+

Years in Colorado

Certified Instructors

Front Range Locations

1,000+

First Responders Trained

The founders

Meet James & Shannon

Co-owners and Senior Instructors. The first Wingate-certified Krav Maga instructors in Colorado, and the standard every coach on our team trains to.

James Hiromasa

Co-Owner & Senior Instructor

Denver

James co-founded Colorado Krav Maga and was the first to bring Krav Maga to Colorado in 1997, among the first in the nation outside the original National Training Center in Los Angeles. Over more than 25 years he has trained thousands of first responders and serves as an active Subject Matter Expert for the State of Colorado for law enforcement training, as well as a court-certified expert.

Wingate, Israel certified Senior Instructor

Shannon Lukeman-Hiromasa

Co-Owner & Senior Instructor

Denver

Shannon co-founded Colorado Krav Maga and has been teaching Krav Maga in Colorado for over 25 years. She and James were among the first certified Senior Instructors from Wingate, Israel in Colorado, and one of the only couples ever tasked with training and certifying Krav Maga instructors for three different worldwide organizations. Shannon also trains elected officials on safety and awareness.

Wingate, Israel certified Senior Instructor

Our coaches