INSTRUCTOR VINNI MANCINO

Coach Vinni comes from a long line of fighters in his family. He began his boxing career at the age of 11. Vinni won many tournaments including the New York State Golden Gloves on two occasions. He is also a Toughman boxing champion. In addition to boxing, Coach Vinni’s background also stems from Krav Maga (He is a high level Krav Maga Black Belt) Ninjitsu, American Kenpo, and Filipino Arnis. Vinni is the only person from Western New York to train Krav Maga in Israel with Eyal Yanilov. Eyal is the # 1 student to the founder of Krav Maga Imi Lichtenfeld. After his training in Israel, Vinni was put in contact with Nir Maman, Sergeant-Major of the IDF. It was then that Vinni introduced Nir to Western New York and received his CT707 Krav Maga Instructor certification.

Vinni has been a police officer for 25 years and is a member of the SWAT Team. He has also been trained in third party protection and worked alongside the Secret Service in protecting dignitaries. Coach Vinni truly lives what he teaches. His focus, discipline and determination are a great inspiration to everyone who knows him. We are incredibly thankful to have Coach Vinni as a part of our SPAR Self Defense Family!