Krav Maga

About Krav Maga Android App

I have had more fun (and felt more empowered) when training in krav maga classes than anything else. It can be hard to feel like a badass while throwing a knife hand block in the air during a kata (nothing against TKD or Karate, as I love it also); but this tough guy feeling comes up often when beating the snot out of pads krav-style. Krav Maga is a very simplified martial art. The overall premise is to do whatever it takes to save your life, be aggressive (proactive), and use your instinctive reactions. The goal of your Krav training should be to develop INSTINCTS. I really think that you can boil it all down to that. If you develop the instinct of automatically grabbing someone’s hand as they grab your hair, and thrust forward with strikes and knees that is an instinct. If someone puts you in a choke, and you immediately break free while adding combatives, this is an instinct. But, the truth is, in a fight or flight situation, your brain is not working, you cannot remember which move to do — you’ve gotta have instincts. Let’s get started, here are my top 4 tips for beginners in krav maga. 1.       Learn what KRAV is really about. Above, I gave you a brief idea. But before you start training (at home or in a training facility), you need to wrap your mind around the concept. If you have previous martial arts experience (such as Judo, Karate, TKD), this may even be more important – in order to break your past paradigms and conceptions. Here are some ways to LEARN about krav: Watch some youtube videos of Krav experts and masters demonstrating techniques Read a great Krav Maga book, such as “Complete Krav Maga” by Darren Levine, or “Krav Maga: An Essential Guide” by David Kahn. Do some more research on the web, but watching it in action is really your best way of learning