Krav Maga. Ultimate Self-defense!

Krav Maga is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces. It is a face-to-face combat method and therefore, all the strikes, kicks and blocks are administered very close together. It's a modern and practical style of self-defense that is the only style worldwide known as an art of self-defense and not as a martial art. Krav Maga is one of the fastest growing forms of self-defense in the world.

Krav Maga's philosophy emphasizes threat neutralization, simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers, and aggression. There are no rules for Krav Maga fighting, and no built-in distinctions in training between men and women. Specifically designed to be used by anyone, Krav Maga teaches easy to learn self defense techniques based on your bodies natural instinctive reaction to threats, and builds from there.

Training can include extreme acoustic, visual, and verbal scenarios to teach students to ignore distractions and focus on the needs of the situation. Training in different locations, environments, and situations is necessary in order to better prepare yourself since you don't know under what circumstances you might have to call upon your Krav-Maga training. Drilling outdoors gives you the opportunity to teach you the hazards of uneven terrain, and how to develop good footwork and balance. It begins with techniques to overcome fear, analysis of survival chances in a threat situation and a comprehensive study of reaction time and pressure points.

Techniques are based on natural instincts and feature simple, basic movements of the human body so, you will never have a long series of moves to memorize. Techniques and tactics are simple, quick and easy to master and are incredibly effective. Combative techniques can be punches, elbow scrubs and other techniques can be front kicks or knee strikes.

It's never cool to fight, but when you have to defend yourself or loved ones, it's a complete different story. Students will learn Krav Maga's fighting stance and movement, various punches, kicks from standing position as well as from on the ground, elbows and knees, and how to defend against punches, chokes, headlocks and wrist grabs. The system, a hybrid of karate, wrestling, judo, jujitsu, boxing, muay thai, and street survival tactics, integrates different instinct-based self-defense maneuvers with a strong curriculum that trains situational awareness and a fighting spirit, as well as verbal de-escalation of conflict.

Krav Maga is a simple, effective self defense system that emphasizes instinctive movements, practical techniques, and realistic training scenarios. The easily acquired natural techniques, combined with logically structured defense tactics, form a self-defense system characterized by simplicity; this is in fact the true secret of Krav Maga's effectiveness.

Sources:
http://www.boiseselfdefenseco.com/blog/?p=1302
http://www.mahalo.com/krav-maga