Steven Fisher
Owner/Head Instructor, Kore Self-Defense & Krav Maga

Steve is one of the owners of Kore Defense Industries (KDI) and is the Head Instructor for Kore Self-Defense.

Steve joined Kore in April of 2021. His martial art background includes BJJ, Judo, and Muay Thai. He received his instructors certification in April of 2023 under our founder, Tammy McCracken. Steve is also a licensed instructor in Instructional Foundations in Women’s Self-Defense through our founder’s non-profit, 500 Rising, and a Level 3 Coach in Buck Grant’s Muay Thai University.

Prior to joining Kore, Steve played and coached competitive softball in the NOVA area for over 20 years. During that time, he played for a number of travel softball teams; traveling to PA, VA, MD, DC, NC, SC, FL, NV and other states for tournaments. Steve was also an avid obstacle course racer (OCR) and has completed over 60 races since 2011. His highlights include completing two 5 lap Battlefrog Extreme races (25 miles/150 obstacles), completing a 5x Spartan Race Trifecta in 2016, and completing the Spartan World Championship race in Tahoe California three times (2015, 2016, and 2019).

Steve’s volunteer work includes a year of coaching Tee-Ball (2016), two years coaching and assistant coaching Loudoun NFL Flag seasonal teams (2019-2020), and 3 years working as an assistant coach for the Loudoun Legends travel flag football team (2020-2023).

His academic background includes an Associate of Science in Computer Science from Penn State University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from Penn State University, and a Master’s of Science in Information Systems from George Mason University.