Sensei Kenton Givens

Founder and Lead Instructor Virginia Academy of Judo
Judo and Combatives Coach

Coach Kenton’s martial arts training began in 2000 when he enlisted into The United States Marine Corps. From 2000 to today Coach Kenton has trained in multiple martial arts always keeping self-defense as his main purpose for training. He spent 11 out of his 15 years as a Police Officer working in uniform patrol, K9, and the city jail. He was also assigned to special operations and a lead Defensive tactics instructor. Sensei Kenton is also a former Marine (yes we know once a Marine always a Marine) who deployed to Iraq in 2003 as a crew chief assigned to combat engineers and various other special assets.  Sensei Kenton is still an active instructor at the local police academy. 

• Nidan, 2nd degree Black Belt in Judo
• Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Police General Instructor
• Police lead Defensive Tactics Instructor
• Currently a Defensive Tactics Instructor for Hampton Roads Reginal Police Academy
• Linear Infighting Neural Override Engagement (L.I.N.E.) Trained
• Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) green belt