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You are out of luck FMA11 is you are interested in real Krav Maga. A little history here is important.
In the US there are two Krav Maga schools. One is based in New York the other in LA. The school in NY is run by a former IDF paratrooper who spent 20 (36 years in total) years studying Krav Maga with Imi Licthenfeld the man who developed the art. The LA school is run by a man who used to be a DA and spent a couple of months in Israel. To become an instructor in the NY school it takes at a minimum of 4 years training (usually 3 or 4 times a week) and passing a two week training class held by the head Krav Maga instructor from Israel. To become an instructor with the LA school you have to attend a series of expensive, yet short seminars. Sadly 90% of the schools in this country are affiliated with the LA school.
I spent 4 years with the NY school and hold the rank of brown belt and still don't think I have enough experience to be an instructor. Then again there are Krav Maga "instructors" cerified by LA that have been studying the art for less than a year. It is obvious to me that 90% of the krav maga schools in the US are nothing more than McDojo's run by people who have no business trying to teach the art to others. As a result many dojo's focus on womens self defense/cardiovascular exercise. The school you mentioned is an LA based school.
Speaking from my experience we spent a fair amount of time sparring. Anyone who has boxed knows that it can be an excellent workout but you would be better served following the advice of the other QP's here on how best to prepare yourself.
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