| The tactical self-defense skill called Krav Maga has | | | | hitting the most vulnerable body parts. The |
| existed since 1930, though it is not as widely known to | | | | encouragement of the use of any available weapons |
| the world population as other martial arts. It was | | | | or tools is essential for personal safety in battle. This |
| created in Hungary and Czechoslovakia by Imi | | | | teaching insists on fast comprehension because in the |
| Lichtenfeld, who was born in Israel and then returned | | | | very first class one is introduced to techniques of |
| home in 1948 to continue teaching this fighting skill. The | | | | defense and attack. |
| meaning of this Hebrew word is 'close combat' and it | | | | In training for civilians the legal need to minimize the |
| is a combination of street fighting and hand-to-hand | | | | damage one can cause is especially emphasized and |
| battle techniques. | | | | teachers show the way of reducing the impact of a |
| It is divided into training for civilians and the military. Krav | | | | blow according to the placement of the hands. The |
| Maga is considered as a means of self-defense | | | | most important aspects of this skill are: never to hurt a |
| because it emphasizes the neutralization of threats | | | | partner or allow yourself to be injured; always initiate |
| with simultaneous defensive and attacking techniques | | | | defensive technique at first, switching between |
| combined with an aggressive endurance style of 'only | | | | defense and attack as quickly as possible and using |
| one can prevail'. Israeli army and law enforcement are | | | | the most instinctive body reflexes; using the weak |
| using it as well as the American FBI. There are only a | | | | spots of your opponent to your advantage; always |
| few organizations that teach the variations of this skill | | | | use any available object to assist in your attack. |
| in other countries. There are no rules or differences | | | | Although Krav Maga took some of its techniques from |
| between the training of men and women. There are | | | | martial arts, it teaches realistic fighting. It sounds |
| no competitions or official uniforms, apart from marks | | | | aggressive and violent but it is a practically proven |
| for successful trainings in different levels. | | | | system of self-defense created for protection in a |
| Training is focused on conditions in real life situations | | | | dangerous world. |
| where failure means death. It consists of various fast | | | | If you're looking for a quality martial art to get some of |
| and frequent attacks that cripple the opponent by | | | | the best self defence skills... try Krav Maga today. |