| Self defence and combat skills | | | | no tournaments to be fought in or points for |
| | | | hitting someone in a certain place. Nor does |
| Krav Maga offers the practitioner the ability | | | | it carry any mystical philosophical or |
| to cope both with situations where an attack | | | | mystical baggage and its users need have no |
| comes with little or no warning and also with | | | | knowledge of chi energy or the seven stances |
| situations where the attacker(s) intent is | | | | of the dragon! The reality based nature of |
| obvious from the outset. As a system if | | | | the art also means it is comprehensive in its |
| focuses on techniques that are easy to learn, | | | | syllabus, building from basic core skills to |
| adaptable, efficient and above all EFFECTIVE. | | | | more complex techniques which allow the user |
| Techniques are practiced to deal with all | | | | to confidently deal with all manner of |
| possible forms of physical attack: punches, | | | | attacks both be they punches, kicks or |
| kicks, chokes, headlocks, hairpulls etc. | | | | attacks with weapons, standing up or on the |
| Training emphasizes making an appropriate and | | | | floor, against one opponent or many. |
| instinctive response to a threat, | | | | |
| neutralizing the opponent as quickly and | | | | Fitness |
| effectively as possible and then making good | | | | |
| one's escape. Avoiding dangerous situations | | | | Krav Maga offers a great workout for the |
| and being aware of the possibility of attack | | | | whole body and has gained great popularity in |
| is also stressed as of course the easiest | | | | recent times for precisely this reason. |
| fight to win is one in which you never | | | | Lessons will typically being with a brisk |
| participate. | | | | warm-up of jogging, stretching, squats, punch |
| | | | and kick combinations etc and then move onto |
| Reality based training | | | | practicing basic core techniques in various |
| | | | situations before covering more technical |
| Krav Maga was originally developed to help | | | | aspects such as releases from chokes or |
| defend the Jewish communities against the | | | | defenses against weapons and finally |
| NSDAP at a time when street fighting was | | | | finishing with more stretches. |
| common and the community needed practical | | | | |
| defence. Over the years the system has been | | | | Enjoyment |
| refined by its users based on their current | | | | |
| concerns and experiences in using the | | | | As well as being effective Krav Maga is great |
| techniques and is now used by organisations | | | | fun and builds confidence and discipline. It |
| such as the Israeli Defence Force, the FBI | | | | can be practiced by men and women and the |
| and DEA. It is in no way a sport, there are | | | | young or the old. |