Our Team

Dave Kovar, Founder and Chief Training Officer
Dave Kovar founded Kovar’s Martial Arts in 1978. An internationally renowned instructor with black belt degrees in ten different martial arts styles, Dave is recognized as a “Trainer of Trainers.”
Collective Experience
The backgrounds of our instructors are diversified among many martial arts styles. They include:
- Kenpo/Karate
- Tae Kwon Do
- Capoeira
- Mixed Martial Arts
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Escrima
- Okinawan Kobudo
- Jeet Kune Do
- Iaido
- Doce-Pares
- Krav Maga