Cypress Martial Arts & Fitness

The Concealed Carry Tactical Skills Seminar was amazing yesterday. Even with having a military background I learned a lot, and had a lot of fun. It was a great three days of training.

I have been a member for two months to date enrolled in Krav Maga at Cypress Martial Arts and Fitness (CMAF) and have really enjoyed and valued my training experience. I have found CMAF’s Krav Maga program to be extremely beneficial from a self-defense perspective, as a means to improve my level of overall fitness, self-confidence and as an excellent outlet for stress relief. Family-owned by Robert and Valerie Webre, CMAF was established in 2004 and has been in its current location for over 10 years and counting. Robert Webre is an experienced instructor who explains each technique in a clear and concise manner that enables his students to understand how the training relates to real life situations. I appreciate both the school’s proven track record of success and longevity as positive indicators of the quality of the instruction offered. Being prior military, having served for an extended number of years, I am very familiar with life and death combat situations. Throughout my life I have practiced a variety of martial arts and am generally knowledgeable on the topic of martial arts styles and training styles. These experiences have led me to be naturally cautious when considering enrolling in a new school. Before joining CMAF I attended martial arts classes at all of the local schools within a ten-mile radius of my home offering Krav Maga training. I sought a school that was conveniently located to me so that I would be more likely to attend consistently. The school must have an instructor who was both knowledgeable in his art and able to effectively communicate that knowledge to students as an accomplished teacher and role model. The instructor needed to be approachable; not someone displaying a huge ego; strutting about and shouting commands with a chip a mile high on their shoulder – an instructor who alludes to their violent combat experiences and who treat students as fodder to promote their school as being the biggest and baddest around with little respect for those same students or having any regard for their safety. CMAF’s owner and senior instructor Robert Webre is a 5th Dan black belt. Webre has solid experience teaching this Israeli fighting system to amateurs, military personnel, and law enforcement officers. Classes at CMAF educate students on all aspects of the discipline, including how to respond to stress, act on instinct, and execute textbook strikes and blocks. To accommodate all ages and experience levels, the 3,000 square foot training facility is padded to protect students and offers flexible class times. CMAF’s approach offers instruction in Krav Maga that is easy to learn with a logical progression, natural and intuitive to perform, practical to employ under stressful situations and encourages a tactical and technical approach to self-defense and combat. The school offers a large viewing area for parents and family members to observe classes. The school is equipped with Wi-Fi. Classes in all disciplines are normally one hour long, and range from strength and conditioning classes to boxing bag and sparring classes. CMAF’s approach to Krav Maga helps students to train themselves through consistent, correct practice to the point where they can make tough, split-second decisions to defend themselves and their loved ones while also getting a good strength and cardio workout. I’m not sure if a steady routine of Krav Maga would have prepared an 8-year-old me to do anything differently when I was bullied back in school, but the 54-year-old me now knows that I’m strong enough to break someone’s pelvis with repeated kicks to the groin (called the Krav Maga handshake.) Bottom line: I’d definitely send my spouse or teenage children to Krav Maga or one of the other martial arts classes offered by CMAF. It could just make all the difference.

The Webbers are absolutely wonderful! My son truly enjoys his time here, which we have never experienced while attending other martial arts facilities. The structure and environment are conducive to making the Tae Kwon Do sessions both fun and instructive. My kid always leaves happy and sweaty. I would definitely recommend this to any parent looking for an activity that teaches not only a life skill but respect and integrity as well.