Uppercuts
In Level Two of our curriculum, we introduce two new medium-range strikes, the hook punch and the uppercut. In a recent blog, we outlined the former. Now we are going to focus on the uppercut. Like, hooks, uppercuts are circular
Being Safe vs Being “Right”
Right. Morally or socially correct Just. Acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. “A power struggle collapses when you withdraw your energy from it. Power struggles become uninteresting to you when you change your intention from winning
6 Ways to Become a More Versatile Defender
Versatile. Capable of adapting. Assaults can happen in innumerable ways, places and times. To protect ourselves we need to be able to adapt, to be versatile. Here are 6 ways to become a more versatile defender. Train In Different Settings:
7 Ways Krav Maga Adapts to You.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances as water moulds itself to the pitcher. Chinese Proverb With such diversity, a self-defense system must have the capacity to adapt to people’s unique qualities. Every self-defense situation is unique: the attacker, the attack itself,
Why Do We Focus On Krav Maga?
Focus. The center of interest or activity. “Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.” Paul J. Meyer We teach practical self-defense for real-life
What is Practical Self-Defense? 5 Elements
Practical. feasible, realistic, concerned with what is possible When we ask people why they come to us for self-defense training (and why they stay) they usually answer: “It’s practical.” Of course, we love this answer because our goal is to
Survival and Working Out Solutions
Survive. To live through danger or accident etc…Solution. The act or means of solving a problem or difficulty. Krav Maga, as we stress in many of our blogs is about survival. We cover many techniques and emphasize that we cannot
Don’t Stand So Close to Me: 4 Reasons to Maintain Distance.
“Don’t Stand So Close to Me” The Police During every self-defense class, we emphasize that our primary goal is not to teach you how to “win a fight” but to get you home safe. One way to preserve your safety
Keep it Simple
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucious The world is full of people who will help you manufacture tornadoes in order to blow out a match. Shau Hick. From time to time we have students
Movie Violence vs Real Violence
Living in an increasingly “screen culture”, many people “learn” about violence from the movies. They know that these are choreographed scenes so don’t necessarily equate them with real violence but movies might be their primary source of “knowledge”. Some movies