Ep. 25 Veterans and Martial Arts Pt. 2 USKMA

We have quite a few veterans and first responders who use Krav Maga and other martial arts not only in their jobs or former jobs as the case may be but also as a way to help work things out on a mental level to help get through tough times when they happen. This will be a two-part series talking to veterans and we will have future episodes with some first responders as well. Ben Webdell is former Marine (2004-2013) and has 28 months in a combat zone in both the Iraq and Afghan theaters. Ben has been a USKMA practitioner since 2021 to the present and has achieved the rank of black belt through Krav Elite in Plainfield Illinois. John Vitale is a 20-year veteran of the NYPD where he spent 14 weeks working what was called "the mound" during 9/11. John is also a military veteran where he spent 16 years in the Navy Reserves and 12 years in the Airforce Reserve where he did a combat rotation in Afghanistan in 2007. John has dabbled in the martial arts where he wrestled while in school and then switched to Japanese Goshin Ryu JuJutsu and over the last ten years added Kodakan Judo to his resume where he has attained the rank of brown belt. If you want to get ahold of us at American Krav Maga Radio you can do so at [email protected]