I was visiting the Phoenix area to see my brother and watch a Sharks/Coyotes game. While I was here, I also wanted to find a Krav Maga school so that I can train even when out of the bay area. I found East Valley Krav Maga through the Krav Alliance as a possible place to work out. Two weeks before arriving, I had sent an e-mail to the school explaining that I would be in the area and wanted to know what I had to do to be able to train there while visiting. I received a response the next day from Derrick saying \""Come on in 10 minutes before class to fill out the waiver. That's all you need to do.\""\n\nWhen we got there, we were greeted by Derrick and the young woman at the front desk. Regretfully, I didn't get her name but she was very nice. We filled out the paperwork while waiting for the children's class to finish up. During that time, we talk to Derrick about the school, how long has it been there, number of students, types of classes, etc. He was very open with answering any questions we had.\n\nAfter the children's class, we met the other instructor, Charlie. It was amazing to watch this guy teach these kids Krav... He was extremely patient. From what I saw, it looked like he was herding cats but he managed to keep the class in complete control... very cool.\n\nAfter stretching out, the class started with some warm ups... sit ups, push ups, running, shadow boxing. This went on for about a half an hour. After, it was the defense for a choke from the front. First breaking down the moves then putting it all together and changing partners several times to have a good chance to work. All the students I worked with very friendly and welcoming. We ended the class with a multiple attacker drill.\n\nAll in all, I found this to be a great school with good, friendly and knowledgeable teachers and would recommend this place to ANYONE who wants to learn to defend themselves. As we were leaving, we were told that we were welcome to train there anytime we are in the area...I plan on taking them up on it. I also plan on telling all the people at my home school in Union City about this place.