Danny Zelig is a friend, a Krav Maga instructor, and owner of the leading schools in the Krav Maga field. Danny is one of the only instructors who never misses any combat training or any seminar, and he taught with me at most of the seminars that I gave in the US. Danny does the best job, and maintains a high level of instructors who work under him.

Tamir Gilad, IKMF GIT

In training with Danny Zelig and certifying through his instructor course, I have found that Danny has made his Krav Maga Institute a highly professional organization run with clear intent, principles, and mission. Highly impressive. He constantly stresses client/practitioner well being, growth, and safety in all aspects.

Carl Schneider, Krav Maga Instructor

My name is Dan Kaplan, and I've been training with Danny Zelig and the team at Tactica since May of 2017. In the Spring of 2017, I I was 245 pounds, and just walking up even one of San Francisco's minor hills would leave me winded. That May, I attended a noon Krav Maga class at Tactica's San Francisco location. There were only a handful of students there that day,, and I was in the worst physical shape of all of them by far. The entirelass, I was wheezing and coughing and barely able to stay on my feet. But even though it felt terrible to be in such bad shape, I was determined never to quit. A few years ago, I would have quit. But now, after years of letting fear of failure rule my mind, I no longer took the struggle personally. Any tough but survivable challenge was just an indicator of how much benefit I could receive from putting in the hard work I needed to do. A couple weeks after my first class at Tacitca, after one of Danny's amazing Thursday trainings, Danny and I got to talking. I was struck by his rare combination of intensity and humility. Also, it was clear that his approach to cultivating self-reliance in his students through intense physical drills, self-defense skills, and training under tress drills that could bring real benefit to a lot of people. 6 months later, I've lost 50 pounds and am in better physical shape than I've been in in over a decade. Even more importantly, my situational awareness has radically improved. Looking back, I would describe where I started before training at Tactica as "mostly oblivious." Now, loved ones and friends are commenting on how much more in tune and present I've become And that's all in just 6 months. I've been so impressed with the results I'm getting in my life from Danny's philosophy and training programs that I'm now working with Danny and his team at Tactica to help take Tactica to a larger scale.

Dan Kaplan

"Sessions with Danny have been GREAT. He's an awesome instructor and totally enlightened me to the art of self defense [...] I often do feel threatened on the streets of San Francisco and think the skills I learned are vital to my safety here. He instructed us in a very non-judgmental, friendly yet serious and thoughtful way." "Thought Danny was great overall. Good mix of talking and moving around. He's been able to share a diverse range of topics and activities in a short amount of time." "Would agree with him in saying training like shooter-threat etc. should be mandatory in our modern world. I surely was scared of some of the dangers he brought up, which really showed me how I can be naiive and sheltered (or just overly optimistic) in my thoughts -- this really was my most important takeaway, how important awareness is!"

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