Although Krav Maga has its origins in military training, favoured for its effectiveness in close combat and defence against knife and gun attacks, it has since been refined so that the techniques could be taught to anyone. In the 1970s, Krav Maga founder Imi Lichtenfeld started the first official Krav Maga school open to civilians in Israel. Since then, the system…
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My Krav Maga Journey
I had one of my daughter’s friends parent ask me why would I bother training in something so realistic. That I must be paranoid. I explained to him that I would rather know everything about fighting and never have to use it than know nothing about fighting while I am in the middle of getting attacked.…
Top Self Defence Tips Every Woman Should Know
Women need to make self-protection a greater priority. According to statistics every year over 300,000 women in Australia are victims of violence. often sexual related violence, and one out of four women will be the victim of a violent crime. Having the delusion that it can’t happen to you or that it’s something that only happens to…
Carjacking and Road Rage
The following was wriiten by Eyal Yanilov Two hours after I finished teaching an anti-carjacking and road rage seminar in Florida, there was a carjacking incident near where we were. It was an evening seminar which part of it was indoors working on the fundamentals of the subject with practice of different techniques, especially against…
Student Account of Real Life Attack
The following is a shared account From Aaron Moore KMG Instructor from KMG New Zealand. Hey guys… always good to hear stories of Krav protecting our students in real life. Here is one from earlier today from one of my quite small, female P1 students I think you will enjoy…. Hey Aaron I almost got…
Twelve Ways for Preventing Avoiding and Dealing with Violent Attacks
When it comes to self-defense, KMG’s way is an integrated system with own benefits in preventing, avoiding and dealing with violent attacks. This system has been improved throughout the years by Master Eyal Yanilov, (that for 20 years was the closest assistant of Imi, the founder of KM) who suggests in this article, great 12 ways to…