Hi, I’m Synthia.
JUNO Founder & Chief Coach and 3rd degree Black Belt Krav Maga.
"I want to create a safer world for women."
JUNO founder Synthia Stoffer was the first female Krav Maga instructor in the Netherlands in 2005. After a career as competitive swimmer, Synthia made short excursions into Free Fighting and Boxing until she found what she was really looking for: Krav Maga (Hebrew for "contact fight") a sport that would enable people to defend themselves regardless of gender, height or strength. Synthia was trained in Israel, Switzerland and the United States. Today, she is one of very few women worldwide to hold a 3rd degree Black Belt, and she is the highest ranked women in Krav Maga in Europe.
“Not that many women have the determination and strengths to go this far in a Martial Art. Usually at this level its all men. To have any woman involved at this level is impressive…and if that women is then also extraordinary good that’s even more impressive…and that’s Synthia” (John Whitman, Founder of Krav Maga Alliance/ U.S.).
The fact that women are attacked differently than men requires a new approach to common Women Self Defense Training. The female psychology works different, we are raised differently and therefore we need to defend ourselves in different ways. JUNO is a unique combination of mental & physical Self Defense training. More than just physical combat moves, it’s a holistic approach that trains body, mind and emotions”.
Key Facts:
Synthia achieved her 3rd degree Black Belt in March 2017.
She created JUNO in January 2017 and set up the biggest Self Defense Center in Central Netherlands in the same year. The only one run by a woman!
Synthia has been a Member of the Elite International Krav Maga Alliance Trainer team since 2014 and certified by the Wingate Institute, Israel.
In September 2017 Synthia has won the "Power Woman of the Year" award by Dutch magazine VIVA400.
In 2022, Synthia got honored with the Instructor of the Year award by the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame
More info: synthia-stoffer.com
