Used By Civilians . Law Enforcement . Security Professionals
From left to right Xavier Ubeda, Laurent Mougeot and Clovis Lavoie Members of the Krav Maga Ottawa team
Laurent Mougeot (G5) Head Instructor was born in Lyon, France in 1971. His family moved to St-Etienne, a small former mining town in 1979 and Laurent grew up in a tough neighbourhood, going to school with violent gangs. He was involved in many fights throughout his teens and nearly lost an eye when a thug threw a knife at him. At age 13, Laurent started Karate Shotokan, hoping to learn how to defend himself better. Unfortunately, even after he earned a black belt, he realized that Karate did very little to give him an edge in real fights. However, in 1989, one of Laurent’s Karate instructors, Jean-Marie Araez, who had been training regularly in Israel, introduced him to Krav Maga. This was a revelation for Laurent, who then realized that traditional martial arts were not the answer to real-life violence, which is ugly and has no rules. |  Laurent Mougeot IKMF Instructor and Director for Canada after a knife defense |
Laurent enjoyed learning the basis of Krav Maga but moved to Canada in 1992, where the system did not exist yet. He then resumed his study of martial arts, including Tae-Kwon-Do, Aikido and Kyo-Ku-Shin Karate. In 2002, Laurent earned another black belt in Chito-Kan Karate and participated in several competitions, always dissatisfied with the lack of realism of what he learned compared to Krav Maga. Disappointed with martial arts, Laurent departed from Karate in 2003 and began teaching a reality-based self-defence class in Ottawa, at the Ottawa Friendship Centre, based on the little Krav Maga he had learned in France. He immediately found followers and realized there was a need for this new approach.
In March 2005, Laurent and his students took part in a Krav Maga seminar given in Ottawa by Philippe Kaddouch, head of the EIKM. Laurent met Thierry Cimkauskas (then IKMF director for Canada) and they became friends. When Thierry moved to Montreal that summer, Laurent and his students began to train with him through seminars, and took part in special seminars with Avi Moyal and Eyal Yanilov. Laurent decided to become an official Krav Maga Instructor with the IKMF. In 2006-2007, Laurent underwent intense instructor training in Vancouver and Montreal by Avi Moyal, Thierry Cimkauskas, Amnon Darsa and Gabi Noah. He obtained his Civilian Instructor Diploma in 2007 and Kids Instructor Diploma in 2010 (he is the only Canadian Instructor certified to teach children). Laurent is a G5 Certified Instructor for Civilians, Law Enforcement and Security
Professionals in the IKMF and in March 2010 he was appointed National Director for IKMF Canada.
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left to right: Thierry Cimkauskas, Laurent Mougeot, Avi Moyal
Laurent opened Krav Maga Ottawa in September 2007 and is teaching in Ottawa. He is a very passionate teacher.
Xavier Ubeda (G2) |
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Xavier's teachers were Master Avi Moyal (Chairman of the IKMF), Amnon Darsa (Expert 5), Israel
Tamir (Expert 3). Shlomi Moyal (Expert 1) and Laurent Mougeot (G5).
Xavier is also a school teacher with natural abilities to pass on
knowledge.
Xavier teaches in Gatineau/Hull.
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Clovis Lavoie (G2) |
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Clovis continued to teach karate for 3 years. During that time he began
to question what he was teaching on situations that he could encounter
on the streets. He quickly realized that training for tournaments versus
training for self-defense on the street are two completely different
things. Clovis began researching different self-defence styles on the
Internet, where he discovered Krav Maga. He experimented what he learned
of Krav Maga on his friends and was amazed by the simplicity and
effectiveness of the system. Clovis stopped teaching Karate and decided
to join the Krav Maga Ottawa school.
Since his experience and training at Krav Maga Ottawa had exceeded his
expectations, Clovis had found a new home. Since teaching was always a
passion for Clovis, he took the opportunity to become a Krav Maga
Instructor. Clovis completed the Krav Maga Civilian Instrutors Course in
Minneapolis in 2010. His instructors are Master Avi Moyal (Chairman of
the IKMF), Amnon Darsa (Expert Level 5), Israel Tamir (Expert Level 3), Shlomi Moyal (Expert Level 1)
and Laurent Mougeot (Level G5).
Clovis teaches the Beginners Class at Krav Maga Ottawa.
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Roxana Istratescu (G1) Roxana discovered Krav Maga when she was searching online for a martial art that would be suitable for self-defense. As there were no instructors available in Romania at the time, her plans had to take a backseat. Upon moving to Canada to continue her studies, she joined the IKMF in 2009 and started training under the supervision of Head Instructor Laurent Mougeot. Roxana graduated from Practitioner levels P1 to P4 before deciding to take part in the Civilian Instructor Course. After 180 hours of intensive training under the supervision of Amnon Darsa (Expert 5) and Haim Sasson (Expert 4), she is now a level G1 instructor. Roxana also has a B.A. (Hons) in Sociology and a B.A.(Hons) in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and has always been passionate about criminal behaviour and the psychology of violence. |  Roxana Istratescu G1 |
Roxana’s instructors were Amnon Darsa (Expert 5), Haim Sasson (Expert 4) and Laurent Mougeot (Graduate 5).
Roxana is currently the only active Krav Maga female instructor in Canada, and teaches the Women’s self-defence classes at Krav Maga Ottawa.
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Wayne Boucher (G1) Wayne Boucher discovered a love for the Martial arts at a young age. He began his training in Goju Ryu Karate, Kung fu and then spent twelve years kickboxing. As he pursued a career in law enforcement he moved from the combative to more use of force training and control tactics. After an introduction to Krav Maga through seminars and private lessons, Wayne pursued his instructor’s certification and passed his CIC in August 2011; Wayne is currently ranked as a G1 and will be offering classes at the Impact Zone in Algonquin College (for students only). Currently Wayne is the Fitness and Wellness Cordinator and teaches in the Police Foundations at Algonquin College. Wayne's Krav Maga teachers were Amnon Darsa (Expert 5), Haim Sasson (Expert 4) and Laurent Mougeot (G5). |  Wayne Boucher (G1) |
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Jamie Wiley (G1) Jamie Wiley, a youth from Ottawa, always wanted to try a martial art but never liked the stereotypical karate mentality and teachings. Being presented time and again with opportunities to join karate and jiu jitsu schools, his interest in fighting systems was only aroused when he discovered Krav Maga. He joined Laurent Mougeot’s Ottawa school with three friends and is currently the only one of the group that remains practicing today. He earned his P1 at the age of 16 and is currently a G1 as of August, 2011. Always having an interest in societal violence and visceral crimes, he soon became very interested in the simplicity and direct approach of Krav Maga. Seeing it as the most effective self defence system in the world is what made him stick with his training and finally decide to become an instructor. |  Jamie Wiley (G1) |
Jamie is currently attending Waterloo University and will be opening up a class in the near future.
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