If you’re new to Krav Maga, welcome! You’re not just learning a proven and effective self-defense system—you’re adopting a mindset: a set of values that will shape how you train and how you carry yourself in everyday life. Read on to learn more about the core values of Krav Maga.
Shotokan karate is often recognized for its powerful stances, precise strikes, and disciplined training. While it emphasizes kihon (fundamentals) and kata (forms), it also provides effective self-defense techniques rooted in efficiency, speed, and strategy. Read on to learn more about Karate self-defense combinations.
Situational awareness is a key element of personal safety. Self-defense and self-protection systems, like Krav Maga, emphasize situational awareness for preventing and surviving dangerous situations. By staying alert to your surroundings and recognizing potential threats early, you can avoid danger and react swiftly, if necessary. This article lists and describes fundamental examples of situational awareness …
Krav Maga – military combatives originally developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – has been modified as an effective, and popular, civilian self-protection system. Krav Maga is known for its training to prepare individuals for specific scenarios. Those scenarios are listed and described in this blog post.
Combatives is a general term for hand-to-hand combat systems primarily used by members of the military. These systems focus on simple, proven, war zone survival and fighting techniques that can be learned in a short period of time. Some military combatives systems have been adapted for use by law enforcement, security professionals and civilians. This blog post provides an overview of military combatives and how they differ from civilian self-protection systems such as the GMAU Krav Maga course.
Krav Maga is a martial art and self-defense system that was developed in Israel in the 1930s and 1940s. It has since spread worldwide as an effective fighting and self-defense methodology. Read on to learn more about the development, spread and continuing evolution of Krav Maga.
