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RECREATION
BEST MARTIAL ARTS
Krav Maga Maryland
8895 McGaw Road, Suite G, Columbia.
410-872-9194. kravmd.com
The martial arts school Krav Maga Maryland, named after a
self-defense style it teaches, hasn’t missed a day of training since
2005 — even when the gym exploded in August 2019 from a
natural gas leak. After three months of bouncing around gyms,
followed by the coronavirus pandemic that shifted classes to
virtual screens, Krav Maga Maryland is again teaching nearly
300 students at its new 10,000-square-foot facility in Columbia. Combined with its sister studio Krava Maga Capital Hill
in Washington, D.C., the self-defense school centers its classes
on helping each student become a better, more skilled fighter.
“Our students come first. We want our students to learn. It
is a great community, but the primary focus has been on learning and not giving them a false sense of being able to defend
themselves,” said Jeremy Robbins chief operating officer and
lead instructor of Krav Maga Maryland.
The skills people learn in class have had real-life impacts. At
least two students fought off attackers during attempted robberies using skills they learned in virtual classes. Robbins, who
took over the company a year and a half ago, said he changed
the gym’s mission to focus on educating people about protection techniques and being frank about realistic scenarios, such
as when to fight or run. Instructors also ensure people are
comfortable in class and work with them as they progress to
different levels.
“Everybody’s journey looks a little bit different,” Robbins
said. “My focus was on how can you get students to be the best
that they can be?”
Jeremy Robbins, the chief operating officer and lead
instructor of Krav Maga Maryland. PHOTO BY KARL
MERTON FERRON
THE LIST
Dance lessons
ARABESQUE DANCE STUDIO
Honorable mentions:
B. Funk Dance Company
Backstage Dance Studio
JMD Studios
Golf course
Gym
THE DANCEL Y IN
ELLICOTT CITY
Honorable mentions:
Savage Fencing Club
My Gym Children’s Fitness Center
Columbia Association Fitness Clubs
HOBBIT’S GLEN GOLF CLUB
Martial arts
Fairway Hills
Honorable mentions:
Honorable mentions:
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Music lessons
MIKE’S MUSIC
Honorable mentions:
Roberson School of Music
Red Bridge Studios USA
Soundcheck Rock Academy
Pools for kids
KRAV MAGA MARYLAND
NORTH ST. JOHN’S SWIM &
TENNIS CLUB
Ground Control Columbia
Maryland Jeet Kune Do
Roger Carter Community Center
Stevens Forest Pool
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