{"id":4519,"date":"2017-09-05T19:38:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T23:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.167.168.176\/~phillips\/kerriansnotebook\/kerriansnotebook\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:39:50","slug":"kn-p-199-krav-maga-self-defense-for-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/2017\/09\/kn-p-199-krav-maga-self-defense-for-the-real-world\/","title":{"rendered":"KN, p. 199 “Krav Maga, Self-defense for the Real World”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of our Texas friends could write a manual on how to live life to the max. She is whip smart, stays in top shape, participates in some extreme adventures, is a fabulous cook, and enjoys the great outdoors in all its glory.\u00a0 She\u2019s not a big fan of gyms with weights and machines and would rather keep herself in condition by participating in activities with a physical endurance component \u2013 like frigid overnights on a mountain after trekking a few miles over challenging terrain to get there.<\/span><\/p>\n

We chatted over dinner and she mentioned that she was enrolled at a local Krav Maga place, then invited us along to see what it was all about. She wanted Sheila to join in the class, but Sheila only had golf clothes in her suitcase, no workout gear. \u201cBring your camera,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nKrav Maga (translated from Hebrew) means contact combat. Yup. That\u2019s what the classes involve. It\u2019s a fusion of techniques from boxing, wrestling, and judo, developed for the Israeli Defense Forces, and combined with fight training \u2013 with the end goal of self-defense.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe focus is on real-world situations and learning efficient methods to fend off attacks from the bad guys and take control of the direction of the attacks. Originally developed by Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld in the 1930s, Krav Maga became a practical way to combine other fighting styles (including street fighting) and teach them quickly to the Israeli military. As time passed, other techniques using elbows and knee strikes, low kicks, Aikido and Jiu-jitsu were also included under the broad umbrella of Krav Maga.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Krav Maga has a philosophy emphasizing aggression, and simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers. Variations of Krav Maga are now being used by military, law enforcement, and intelligence organizations around the world. The Brits and the US Marine Corps teach their own versions to their recruits. <\/span><\/p>\n

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For the average person off the street, Krav Maga teaches street self-defense using:<\/span><\/p>\n