Krav Maga and Self Defense

During the mid 1930s and late 1940's a man named Imi Lichtenfeld developed a fighting style for close combat. He had founded these techniques by deriving them from his street fighting skills that also includes his training for boxing and wrestling. Later on, his fighting styles have been adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces where his method was named as Krav Maga. This style has been so popular nowadays that there are hundreds of Krav Maga video tutorials available.

Krav Maga is a unique martial art as it employs tactical defense skills. It is not considered a sport and so therefore it has no competitions or tournaments. It is however very useful in dealing certain immediate danger and neutralizing the enemy. Krav Maga is a very methodical training system and that is why law enforcements such as FBI, British Special Forces and Mossad adapted it. Fortunately, it has evolved to be used by civilians and not just the military. Its methods and techniques are available to the public by the Krav Maga videos.

The guiding principles of Krav Maga highlights the following: First, you should avoid getting hurt; Second, make use of the natural reflexes of your body; Third, take advantage of all the vulnerable parts of your enemy's body; Fourth, get yourself any available object that you can use as a weapon; Fifth, swiftly counteract the attack; And last but not the least, be flexible to switch from defensive to offensive positions.

Krav Maga based its training in real life scenarios such as attacks on crowded area like pubs or on the streets. It includes simulations wherein you are against a group of people and still be able to protect yourself or your partner. Also their training can almost cover worst case settings like for instance fighting with only one arm or while dizzy and against several armed opponents. Plus they encourage distractions while in lesson to prepare students to ignore them and concentrate on the needs of the circumstance. This fighting style is aim to develop an awareness in your surrounding for you to be able to predict potentially threatening situations and act accordingly.

Furthermore, Krav Maga training relies heavily on using the protective pads to assist students in maximizing their full strengths with their maneuvers while ceasing to injure the other sparring party.

As for their exercises, they are a mixed anaerobic and aerobic workout. It usually begins with warm up to increase your heart rate and proceeds to stretching.

I wouldn't suggest this kind of workout if you only need it for sport. As I have mentioned, this doesn't have any tournament where you can join and get a trophy. This is basically a defense system that is very useful in perilous circumstances.

Nevertheless, this is a great learning for you because unlike other martial arts, Krav Maga style with its Krav Maga Videos are easy to gain knowledge of and become accustomed to. They are well suited for people who don't have time to learn all the complex moves offered by other martial arts style.

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