Instructors
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Cédric Jacquot-Préaux
Cedric is the main instructor, founder of KRAV MAGA SOFIA since fall of 2013, he started to practise Krav Maga in 2008 with Steve Naouri (5th Black belt degree and founder of Krav Martial Art) in France, Paris for 5 years.
Steve Naouri is direct student of Richard Douieb ,FEKM founder and official representative of Imi Lichtenfeld for Europe. Cedric was student of Steve Naouri till his departure for Bulgaria in Summer 2013.
Cedric held the 5th degree (~brown belt) in Krav Martial Art Federation after 5 years of practice.
When he arrived in Sofia, he tried to continue his Krav Maga progression in Sofia. He did not find suitable place in Sofia where to train Krav Maga. Meanwhile he was continuing to practice Kick boxing (Krav Maga is striking than grappling), some partners in the kickboxing club got some interest in Self defense method. That is how the first courses came up. The group of trainees kept growing and the club was founded.
Traveling to France time to time, Cedric regularly attends trainings and seminars with French experts or Europeans/Israelis ones. He had the luck to train in Israel with his former teacher in Wingate Institute near Netanya, where Imi had instructed himself Krav Maga in the past. Since that time participate to some seminar/training all over the world ( France, Poland, Australia, Israel, Spain ) where genuine Krav Maga experts hold training and camps.
In December 2016 he attended the winter seminar of FEKM ( 4 days seminar ) led by Richard Douieb. There he met Frank ( a FEKM black belt ) and it was decided in November 2017 to join the European Federation of Krav Maga in order to propose a better platform of development. It took a while to integrate FEKM and Frank facilitated the joining process to the FEKM and helped to setup a better structure.
FEKM is the biggest Krav Maga federation the world in term of membership with most of his practitioner located in France.
FEKM propose seminars, camps, media support, has many recognized experts, with updated belt curriculum which are proper to the federation.
The technical curriculum of FEKM is constantly updated and is a difficult one. Krav Maga Sofia is the only club of the European federation of Krav Maga in the Balkans.
Cedric is certified FEKM instructor since 2019, still learning, under graduation, progressing and evaluated by FEKM experts.
Cedric is most probably one of the most experienced Krav Maga practitioner in Bulgaria.
He organize seminars in Sofia with international expert of FEKM and he is able to graduate students within the FEKM curriculum.
Personal training – on demand.
The Personal training with Cedric are on demand and depends on his limited free time.
Additionally Cedric practised Savate in France, than practised Combat Sambo, Kick boxing and BJJ/Grappling in Sofia for couple of years around couple of time per week.
Due to lack of time these practices are on hold at the moment. Hopefully he will tries to resume it when he will have more free time.
Ploutarchos Maridakis
Ploutarchos ( a.k.a Akis ) practices Krav Maga since Fall 2015 under Cedric's instructional and hold a black belt in Aikido. He is greek and speaks fluently Bulgarian and English on the top of his mother tongue.
He has trained Krav Maga also in different places with FEKM experts in Spain, and KMI experts in Israel and Australia where he got instructor certification.
He is also a certified instructor and teaches in the club 2 times per week the beginner class.
Akis is the oldest active student in the club and the second most advanced ranked.
In parrallel Akis trains also boxing and aims to develop his skills in complementary area.
Krav Maga Sofia
an official club of
FEKM
The European Federation of Krav Maga