Shihan Bresler was introduced to martial arts in 1968, at the age of 16 while working as a Merchant Marine for the Israeli company Zim. He has a 7th degree black belt at Israeli Karate, is a 3rd Top Grade KAPAP (Krav Maga) instructor, a 6th Dan black belt in Arjukenpo, a 5th Dan black belt in Dux Ryu Ninjitsu and is a Kickboxing instructor.