| Krav Maga is probably one of the better known | | | | streets in real life situations. This isn't about fancy |
| and respected self defense and tactical fighting | | | | kicks and winning points, it's about putting down |
| systems in the world today. The Krav Maga | | | | your opponent and eliminating the threat as |
| Association was originally organized by Imi | | | | quickly as possible. Training classes for Krav Maga |
| Lichtenfeld in Israel in 1978. Today it's highly | | | | students are high intensity and explosive and even |
| sought after training and it's lethal and effective | | | | those who are in great shape and pride |
| techniques are taught in many countries around | | | | themselves on hitting the gym regularly can be |
| the world. Krav Maga is best known as being used | | | | found vomiting in the bathroom or curled up in |
| by the IDF the Israeli Defense Force. The IDF is | | | | fetal position from exhaustion after their first |
| probably one of, if not the toughest, well trained | | | | class. |
| special forces groups in the world. This system | | | | Some of the useful principals taught that can be |
| has been battle tested over time in the toughest | | | | applied to MMA training in general, are always to |
| streets and battlefields against armed combatants | | | | move forward, never to retreat, and striking only |
| and terrorists. Krav Maga has also been adopted | | | | to your opponents weak spots and vital areas. |
| by many other special forces units, intelligence | | | | The most exciting part of Krav Maga training for |
| agencies and police forces around the globe as | | | | most students is learning to disarm an armed |
| their preferred means of hand-to-hand combat | | | | attacker, whether they have a bat, knife or gun. |
| training. | | | | However many of the techniques learned will be |
| While many of the techniques taught can be used | | | | too lethal and no doubt illegal to use in a UFC type |
| with great effect in MMA type matches, the skills | | | | fight. |
| taught are definitely meant for deadly use in the | | | | |