Krav Maga is an excellent self defence system for men, women and children regardless of age or physical ability and remember you don’t need a martial arts background to get started. However, if you are already a martial artist, you will find Krav Maga to be a superb addition to your training!
A typical Krav Maga training session combines self defence instruction and aerobic training with students concentrating on coordination, speed, endurance, strength and accuracy. With Krav Maga training you can be guaranteed a tremendous full body workout with the added satisfaction that you are also learning how to defend yourself. You will become physically fit and gain greater confidence from being less fearful.
Krav Maga is the most battle tested self defence and hand to hand combat system in the world today. The English translation of the Hebrew name means contact fight.
Everybody experiences the natural reactions of the body when faced with a threatening situation – Imaging yourself suddenly face to face to face with an attacker holding a knife or weapon – In a fearful and threatening situation the adrenaline is pumping hard and you need to react immediately.
Krav Maga training focuses on these natural reactions of the body and students will be amazed how quickly they learn how to react fast and without hesitation when threatened or faced with an armed attacker.
You may be your first and last line of defense in an increasingly violent world. You must be prepared to do whatever it takes to survive. Most important, there are no rules on the street.
Battle-tested and street-proven Israeli krav
maga ("contact combat") is the
Israel Defense Force's official self-defense
and close-quarters-combat system. The
Israeli military, law enforcement and
security institutions needed a
close-quarter-combat training regimen based
on utility, instinct, simplicity and
adaptability. Imi Lichtenfeld's krav maga
system has provided a solution that has
reached global prominence.
Krav maga is based on our most primitive and
natural instincts. In developing the
self-defense system, survival in any
situation was foremost in Imi's mind.
Accordingly, krav maga relies on a person's
natural instincts and reflexes for
self-defense. Awareness and mental
conditioning are integral to krav maga
training.
Krav maga's philosophy is never to do more
than necessary, but to react with speed,
economy of motion, and the appropriate
measure of force. If a situation is dire,
the defender must do whatever is necessary
to overcome the threat. This may include
multiple strikes to the groin, throat, and
kidneys, a finger planted into an eye,
shouting into an attacker's ear, a head
butt, breaking an attacker's elbow using an
armbar variation, severing an attacker's
Achilles tendon using an ankle lock, a bite
to the neck, or choking an assailant into
unconsciousness.
Speed is paramount and one is taught to
strike instinctively at the human body's
vulnerable parts. Krav maga is dynamic and
constantly evolves as situations require.
The Israeli krav maga system is one of the
most effective, practical, and holistic
fighting systems in the world. Krav maga
will build your body, mind, and soul. Imi
designed krav maga to benefit people of all
shapes, sizes, and physical abilities
regardless of age. The six pillars of krav
maga training include:
The Krav Maga Six
Pillars Grid
Simultaneous
Defense and Attack
Combine your defense and offense
into one complete strategy.
Focus
on Vulnerable Soft Tissue
Counter-attack the vulnerable
areas of your opponent's body
including the groin, eyes, and
throat.
Retzev
Continuous Combat Motion
Move fast, continuously,
seamlessly and determinedly to
overwhelm your attacker giving
him no time to react.
A
Building Block Learning Process
Learn one elemental technique at
a time and then build on it over
time.
Decisive
Action
Be both decisive and quick in
responding to a violent
encounter. Do whatever is
necessary to overcome a
dangerous threat.
Subduing
Techniques
If possible, use subduing
techniques to de-escalate a
situation quickly.
The Krav Maga
Mental Preparation Grid
The
Mind of a Kravist
In a physical confrontation, you
are likely experience a combined
surge of stress, fear, and
excitement. Mental and physical
conditioning will allow you to
harness your adrenaline and
channel it into action. Mental
confidence and toughness
provides a decisive
The
Four Steps to Action
When confronted, the mind goes
through a series of steps to
choose a response:
Threat recognition.
Situation analysis.
Choice of action.
Action or inaction.
Reacting
To an Attack
A surprise attack will force you
to react from an unprepared
state. Therefore, your
self-defense reaction must be
instinctive and reflexive. Krav
maga training prepares you for
just that. The subconscious mind
turns instinctive trained
responses into immediate action.
Understanding
the Human Body
The body can withstand a high
amount of physical punishment.
Adrenaline is a powerful
energizer and allows the body to
momentarily insulate itself
against pain. The body's
resilience works for both victim
and assailant. To stop an
assailant, target the body's
vulnerable and vital areas using
retzev.
Making
the Training as Real as Possible
Training will help you overcome
the fight paralysis that can
easily set in. You will learn
how to alleviate fear, panic and
other sensations. You will learn
effective physical techniques
while mentally adjusting to a
harsh violent reality.
Visualization
and Scenario Planning
Use your mind to train your body
to automatically and
instinctively react to danger.
Visualization and scenario
planning boosts your confidence,
reduces fear, improves your
fighting technique, and helps
cope with unanticipated hostile
situations because you will have
envisioned them beforehand.
Krav maga uses the same building blocks from
the most simple defenses to the most
advanced techniques including empty-handed
defenses and disarms against bladed weapons,
firearms, hand grenades, and even rocks.
Krav maga is world-renowned for these
disarming techniques. In summary, krav maga
is well known for its: simplicity,
instinctive nature, utility, use of weapons
of opportunity, adaptability and
proficiency.
