Glayton grew up in Brazil, training with the celebrated Nova Uniao fight team, and becoming a BJJ World Champion before he moved to the US. He opened his own BJJ program in 2019, and teaches groundfighting as well at Krav Maga Raleigh. 

T came from different martial arts backgrounds and wanted to find a martial art that focused about defending yourself in a real world situation. He found Krav Maga in 2023, fell in love instantly and became an instructor in 2025. His favorite techniques to teach are round kicks. Outside of the studio you can find T at local concerts and Renaissance Festivals.

Daniel started training at Krav Maga Raleigh in 2023 after moving here from DC and started instructing in Feb 2024. He especially enjoys teaching any kind of HIIT circuits which push you to your limits, and doing abs as a group so everyone can feel the love. Outside of Krav he loves playing video games with friends and taking frequent trips to the shooting range.

Stephen Terway started training in March of 2015, started teaching 8 months later, and has been doing it ever since. He comes from a sports and competitive ballroom dance background, so he fell in love with the fast paced training. Stephen’s favorite thing to teach is the round kick or any other kick strike. Outside of Krav, he enjoys reading, spending time with his dog, games, and going to the gym.

Ever since Jackson was a kid he wanted to train in martial arts, and after years of wishful thinking finally sought out a system and started training in November of 2009.  After two years of training Jackson felt that he had been given a great tool for life from learning proper self defense, and pursued being an instructor to pay forward the gift that he had been given. Jackson’s favorite thing to teach is sparring, with an emphasis on cultivating the right mindset to be successful against a trained and untrained attackers. Outside of training Jackson enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids.

Lenora started at Krav Maga Raleigh in 2019, and despite feeling a little lost in her first class, she quickly fell in love, and became an instructor in 2022. Her favorite things to teach are all the kicks, and she loves a good ground-and-pound drill. If she’s ever not at the studio, she’s either a few hours deep into a video game session or she’s at her piano, completely lost to the world.

Corbett started training at Krav Maga Raleigh in 2023 after many years of wanting to get back into martial arts. After graduating college, she was excited to mix her love of Krav with her career goals and now spends even more time at the studio and on the mats. Her favorite technique is choke from the ground and focus mitt training. When she isn’t at the studio, you can find her watching reality TV or playing with her three dogs!

Renee started at Krav Maga Raleigh in 2015 while working at a jewelry store and could not get enough of the classes! Shortly after getting into level 2, she started working for the studio and spending Even More Time there. Her favorite technique is hand gun from behind dead side. Her favorite thing is reminding everyone she’s a Lefty and they have to change their stance. When not at the studio, Renee is snuggling with her pets while crocheting to the latest bad shark movie.

Jaimie Lee took her first Krav Maga class in January of 2012, and within a year, became an instructor. Her background is in classical dance, but after college, lots of travel, and an arduous career in academic counseling,  Jaimie felt she needed something new.  She quickly fell in love with the training, the benefits of learning life-saving skills, but especially, the amazing people involved.  She loves the Krav Maga Raleigh community and the partnership with her own studio, The Coalition NC, in Chapel Hill, which she opened in 2019.  To her, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing people surprise themselves with how strong and powerful they can become.  Her favorite thing to teach is mit work because of the cardio and getting creative with the combinations.  Outside of training, she enjoys traveling, dance, music, and firing off rounds at the range.  

Josh moved to Raleigh in 2017 from Spokane, already an instructor with Krav Maga Worldwide. Shortly after that, he began teaching at Krav Maga Raleigh. He currently teaches a lot of the sparring curriculum, but has a soft spot for the more flashy kicks in the Krav Maga system. Outside the gym, Josh spends a lot of time traveling for work or playing board games with pages long sets of rules and requirements.

Ken started Krav Maga in 2006 while living near the National Training Center in Los Angeles, then opened Krav Maga Raleigh in 2008. His favorite thing to teach is the clinch fighting and wrestling material, and he shamelessly takes credit for inventing the ‘Barfight,’ drill. Besides running the studio, he likes to play piano and travel to cold northern countries in the dead of winter. He is also the happy dogfather of Bleu, everyone’s favorite Krav Madog!