Warming Up: This might not seem like an important part of the class, but it is actually quite key to getting the most instruction possible during the class.  

Fundamentals: One of the primary goals of each class is to build a base of solid fundamentals. Fundamentals include striking skills (punching, kicking, knees, elbows, etc), blocking skills and proper movement. These fundamentals cross over into a huge number of techniques and situations and should be practiced often regardless of experience or rank. 

Self-Defense Skills: The final part of each class is covering a self-defense situation. We cover each situation with three basic elements in mind:

• Timeline - This is the time over which an attack can occur.

• Variations - We cannot train for every conceivable method of attack, but by studying thousands of examples over many years the approximate variations of each type of common attack is well known.

• Environment - This is accounting for the world in which we live daily and might include: sitting down, being in a car, against or near a wall, on the ground, objects in a room or transitioning between any of these.

The History of Krav Maga

Krav Maga translated from Hebrew into English, as ‘Contact Combat’ was initially developed as an unarmed combat system by Imi Lichtenfeld for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) due to its no-nonsense approach.

Krav Maga has since been adapted  to meet the needs of civilians, law enforcement officers and security personnel and is widely recognized as the most comprehensive reality based self-defense system in the world today.

Krav Maga is a unique and logical contact combat system of self-defense, fighting skills and defensive tactics. There are no traditional or sporting elements in Krav Maga with all of its training methods being based on the adaptation of instinctive response through principal based learning, resulting in skills that become practical in a short space of time and useful under stressful conditions. Elevating the trainee’s capabilities on the physical, mental, technical and tactical levels, Krav Maga – contact combat is suitable for all, as each person, with the guidance of a certified instructor can reach their own goals and fulfill their needs.