Truekrav

Truekrav Truekrav provides true Self-Defence and Tactical Training. Our objective is to teach you how to react and survive in a true combat situation, full-stop !!!

We are not a dojo, martial arts or lifestyle centre. We are a combat training facility. Training will be tough, uncompromising and exhausting and physical and mental breakdowns do occur. We require that our students adapt to our mentality of combat and this leads to Truekrav being private but certainly not closed.

29/09/2026

Conditions of Carry for Fi***rm owners.

24/09/2026

TRAINING FOR WOMEN.

This might not be what everyone wants to hear, but unfortunately there is no quick fix.

* Be realistic.

* Feeling empowered does not make you empowered.

* Do not fight for your stuff. Always try and avoid conflict.

* Only fight if life is in danger.

* And when you fight know that you are already dead if you did not fight.

* You will need to employ a strategy that works under pressure, and make the correct decisions under pressure, and fight like hell for as long as is necessary.

* Workshops can provide you with awareness and make you more vigilant. But to fight back effectively requires commitment and proper training.

08/09/2026

The tactical world has developed a fascinating obsession with looking tactical.

The correct trousers. The correct belt. The correct holster. The correct red dot. Preferably a beard.

And enough Velcro attached to your body that, in a strong wind, you could stick yourself to a your tactical Toyota Hilux.

Then there is the language.

Everything is a “platform”. You don’t carry things, you “run” them. And apparently you cannot shoot seven rounds at cardboard without conducting a debrief about your “weapon system”.

Wonderful.

None of it interests me very much.

Because there is an enormous difference between shooting a target and engaging an enemy, determined to kill you or your family.

Which brings us to the idiot in this video.

Me.

Drawing a handgun from concealment. No red dot. No plate carrier. No battle belt.

Training to hit the enemy in the spine ( body, throat, head) . Because , why not ? Although under pressure it will not be that easy.

Just in ordinary clothing, with a concealed handgun.

Because that is how this particular idiot (me) spends most of his life.

If I could practically do it, I’d train in my best underpants and barefoot.

Because that is probably how I’ll look if three men come through my house at 02:00.

And I doubt they’ll wait politely in the passage while I find my tactical trousers, put on my ear protection and prepare the perfect time to draw.

Real violence is inconsiderate.

This is why I solely focuses on individual skill and cut out the noise.

I’m not interested in how someone looks, or sounds like on the range. Or which gun he is using. A gun is a gun. Point it, shoot it, end of story.

I’m interested in what remains when everything comfortable is stripped away.

Just you, your judgement, your skill, and someone who has absolutely no intention of letting you stay alive.

04/09/2026

The question changed from :

“How do I make Truekrav accessible to everyone while having instructors deliver consistently good classes?”

And it became :

“How good can I make this?”

That is a considerably more interesting.

And that is the direction Truekrav is now taking.

For the past six months, I’ve been suspiciously quiet.I’ve been refining, building and getting rid of limitations. The o...
30/08/2026

For the past six months, I’ve been suspiciously quiet.

I’ve been refining, building and getting rid of limitations.

The old Truekrav is gone.

Its replacement is nearly ready.

And it’s rather good.

5 September

I’ve been rather quiet for the past six months. With my last social media post being 23 February. This is not because I ...
27/08/2026

I’ve been rather quiet for the past six months. With my last social media post being 23 February.

This is not because I had nothing to say.
I’ve been busy and I’ve been building something.

Truekrav is changing.

5 September.

23/02/2026

At Truekrav we focus on one thing and one thing only : CAPABILITY WHEN IT MATTERS MOST !

The truth is that most fathers are incapable to protect their families against violence, and most mothers can’t protect their children.

Truekrav’s mission is to deliver that capability in a way that others can’t match.

While most self-defence schools teach women how to protect their handbags. We teach women to protect themselves and their children when their lives are at stake.

And while most self-defence schools teach men how to fight out on a night with the boys, we teach men how to fight back in home invasions when they are the only barrier between violent criminals and their families.

Different missions, different standards, simple !

23/02/2026

Tactical Training without proper hand to hand training, is like bolting a machine gun to a shopping trolley : Looks tactical. Falls apart the second it’s pushed.

The Truekrav Combat Club is not for shopping trolleys 👍

22/02/2026

Yesterday’s Combat Club session

Why we are not cheap !We are far from being the cheapest self-defence option in Cape Town.Shocking, I know.But here’s th...
17/02/2026

Why we are not cheap !

We are far from being the cheapest self-defence option in Cape Town.

Shocking, I know.

But here’s the thing :
Cheap training is like a cheap parachute.
It’s absolutely fine… right up until it isn’t.

You’re not paying for a sweat session.
You’re paying for standards.
And Truekrav’s standards are unmatched when it comes to self-defence.

If price is your main concern, there are options.
But if you want something that works when it matters, there’s Truekrav.

Address

C/o De Villiers And Roeland Street
Cape Town
7925

Opening Hours

Monday 05:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 05:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 05:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Thursday 05:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Friday 05:00 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 09:00

Telephone

0833041981

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