Buckeye Self Defense - Krav Maga

04/12/2026

Here's some Bas Rutten for your entertainment. Notice his use of the open palm strike. Fast and effective!
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03/31/2026

I'm a week late for this post, but wanted to give a huge shoutout to our members who recently tested! Brenna and Nate did a great job in their Level 1 test and plowed right through it. It can really be challenging, especially not knowing exactly what to expect!
Bobbi Jo and Jeremiah sweated, grunted, and punched their way through the Level 3 test, and never let up. Joe put them through the ringer and they both excelled!
Welcome all four of you to the next level of challenges! You're freakin beasts!

03/16/2026

We had a great weekend with the new 2nd Degree Black Belts, and a surprise with Matt Kissel getting his 5th Degree Black Belt from the new leader of the United States Krav Maga Association, Michael Jozwiak! Congratulations to everyone!

02/12/2026

If you have a few minutes, here's a fun talk Jack Gabalski had with James Mahurin of 'Krav Maga Radio'!

Jack Gabalski is the owner and operator of Buckeye Self-defense in Gahana Ohio. Along with being a successful real estate agent Jack holds a 2nd Kyu in Shotokan Karate and a 2nd degree black belt in American Krav Maga (USKMA). If you would like to get ahold of us at you can do so at americankravmaga...

01/02/2026

Happy New Year everyone! We're starting off right with a great Cardio class tonight, open and free to the public! Come on in and see what we do on Fridays... one hour of fun workout circuit starting at 6:45. Work at your own pace, and get a good sweat going. No need to book ahead, just show up. See you then!

12/05/2025

Ladies, take a look at this class at The Bullet Ranch. Safe pistol shooting beginner class. You don't even need to have your own gun, you can borrow one of theirs. Bullet Ranch is laid back, women friendly, and ready to show you how to protect yourself.

The small class size provides a comfortable learning environment for women who are new to shooting or those who would like to try shooting for the first time. Participants will learn firearm safety, firearm nomenclature, proper sight usage, proper shooting positions and range rules and operation. Th...

09/10/2025

Aliah Keller from Spectrum News stopped by the gym to do a story about personal safety, and did a great job! Thank you for spreading the good word about staying safe in this changing world.

Buckeye Self Defense classes focus on practical lessons like punches and choke defenses that can give people a fighting chance in dangerous situations.

09/03/2025

This Friday at 5:45, come in for our monthly weapons class. This one will go over striking with and defending against a knife.
Also, this Saturday morning at 8:45, James is running the new Level 1 class.
Both of these are open to ALL MEMBERS!
See you soon!

07/18/2025

Big shout-out to these beasts for successfully completing their level tests last Saturday! Kenzie and Meredith are now Level 2, Lucy Level 3, and Danny passed into Level 4 after enduring one of Joe's brutal endurance tests! Well Done all of you!
Special thanks to Anna for a great job administering the Level 1 and 2 tests, and James and Shawn for coming in to give Danny some added grief!
It's awesome seeing our members doing so well, and working their way up to Black Belt!

07/11/2025

Our Women's Self Defense classes have been booked up every month this year! Some of the attendees have asked about firearm training for beginners, and the Bullet Ranch is a great facility for that. Their staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, and are ready to help you.
Check out their women's introductory class here:

The small class size provides a comfortable learning environment for women who are new to shooting or those who would like to try shooting for the first time. Participants will learn firearm safety, firearm nomenclature, proper sight usage, proper shooting positions and range rules and operation. Th...