Krav Maga Training Center Canada's Head Coach Sam Lumpini was the head of security at prestigious nightclubs in Toronto and also served as body-guard for such stars as Robert De Niro, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Dillon,
Uma Thurman, Sean Penn and Quentin Tarantino. In 2000, Sam moved back to Europe, and settled in Lisbon, Portugal.
There he became heavily immersed in Krav Maga, training with the most experienced instructors in Europe.
Within a short time, Sam’s expertise was sought by the U.S. Embassy, Clube 7, the NATO Military Base, and various elite Special Forces units in Portugal as a self-defense, combatives trainer.
By 2004, Sam became the
national coach for the Portuguese Association of Krav Maga. He was in charge of training future instructors, and had become one the most important Krav Maga representatives in Portugal appearing on television and in magazines.
By 2006, Sam founded the first Krav Maga Training Center in Portugal and was considered the most renowned instructor in the country, training the general public, law enforcement agencies, military and security personnel through
various workshops and seminars.
Sam is featured in the documentary Tough Guys (available on Vimeo)
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