Our Staff of Instructors
While other schools in Billings may "teach Krav Maga," ours actually has certified instructors who have achieved legitimate rank in a recognized system and have also met the qualifications to be an instructor. You won't find that in other local schools. You also won't find the number of certified Black Belts and high level students we've developed.
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Dennis Forleo - Lead Instructor
USKMA 3rd Degree Black Belt & Law Enforcement Instructor Dennis has been involved in many different martial art styles since 1985. He started in Taekwondo and in 2000, reached a 4th Degree Black Belt in that style. He has also studied Japanese Ju Jitsu and reached a 6th Degree Black Belt in that style in 2023. He is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Chi-Tu Do (2017) and an 8th Degree in Estalilla Kabaroan Eskrima (2013), as well as a Blue Belt in BJJ. He has been teaching for over 35 years and has taught people from age 4 to age 80. He was promoted to USKMA 3rd Degree Black Belt on October 7, 2022. Most recently, in the Spring of 2025, he earned a Krav Maga Instructor certificate from the Lewinsky-Wingate Academic College in Israel. |
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Leslie Dunaway - Co-Lead Instructor
USKMA 2nd Degree Black Belt & Law Enforcement Instructor Leslie began her journey in Krav Maga after having her son in martial arts for a couple of years. She has quickly grown into an outstanding instructor and teaches regularly in both the Krav Maga and Chi-Tu Do programs. She gets charged up by seeing her students succeed in Krav and in life. She successfully tested for USKMA 2nd Degree Black Belt in March 2021. Leslie leads the free women's self-defense classes that we teach monthly. Leslie was promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt at Billings Krav Maga in the spring of 2026. |
People we've trained to Black Belt and beyond -
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USKMA 1st Degree Black Belts
Ryan Pust Shannon Banks Jeremy Hart Amanda Lord Sarah Hill Christian Duffus Levi Potter Matt Heimbichner Greg Jessen Caleb Lofton Kadin Dunn Donnie Chaney Caleb Jobes Ryan Fry Lydia McKinney USKMA 2nd Degree Black Belts Dave Watts Leslie Dunaway USKMA 3rd Degree Black Belts Dennis Forleo |
Billings Krav Maga Black Belts (not through USKMA)
Bob Snyder - 1st Degree Caleb Jobes - 2nd Degree Leslie Dunaway - 3rd Degree |