Your Personal Guide to
Krav Maga Self Defence & Fitness Training
Everything you need to know to get
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Contents Inside this guide... Introduction
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Overview
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What’s a Typical Class like?
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It Works in Practice
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Solutions to Real Problems
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Not a Martial Art or a Sport
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The Krav Maga Global Difference
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Krav Maga for Men
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Krav Maga for Women
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Krav Maga for Kids
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Different Types of Krav Maga
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Get Started—Learn with Us
14 Krav Maga is the basis of the fight scenes in the Jason Bourne movies. See this article in Men’s Health about Krav Maga.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Introduction Thank you for your interest in Krav Maga training. My name is Aaron Moore and I’m Head Instructor of Krav Maga Global— Auckland. I’ve been a Krav Maga instructor since 2010 teaching in London and now in New Zealand. While living in Europe for many years, I was fortunate to learn Krav Maga from some of the best instructors in the world and my objective is to share and spread this knowledge in New Zealand through the creation of a world class club here in Auckland. I hope that the information in this guide will inspire you to try a class and join me to learn this amazing system. I’ve created this guide to further your understanding of:
What is Krav Maga?
Who is it for?
What’s the training like?
Why you might want to try it?
Why you should learn with Krav Maga Global—Auckland?
How to get started?
Contact for More Information Please do not hesitate to contact me by the email address below, website or facebook page, if you want to try a class, or to find our more information. Aaron Instructor Krav Maga Global Expert Level 1
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Overview Modern & Comprehensive Krav Maga is a modern and comprehensive self defence system that is practical and effective for ordinary people. It is focused on building realistic and practical self defence skills for situations that may arise. It will give you a fighting chance to protect yourself and family or friends without serious harm (within the bounds of the law)
Popular Internationally Krav Maga is relatively new in New Zealand but very popular and fast growing around the world. Different class types are offered and enjoyed by men, women and children or all backgrounds.
All over Body Workout
TRAINING BENEFITS
Get Fit & Tone-Up: Krav Maga provides an all-over body workout for cardio and strength development to get fit and lose body-fat; Stay Safe: Develop practical and effective self defence skills. Be Mentally Fit: Increase self-confidence, and reduce stress to improve your performance in all aspects of life;
While it is addressing serious situations, it will get you fit, build confidence and is a lot of fun. It is relatively quick to learn and become proficient, compared to martial arts.
Learn with the Leading Organisation We teach to the high standards of Krav Maga Global , the leading international Krav Maga organisation, head-quartered in Israel and present in over 60-countries.
Professional Teaching Students follow a well structured, syllabus and have the opportunity for gradings to challenge themselves and measure their progress. Learn with internationally trained and experienced, Expert Level Instructor.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU What’s a Typical Class Like? Well Organised & Structured You will find each class well structured to warm you up, work you hard and then summarise the information so you retain it.
Fast and Unique Each class will have different drills, exercises that are very dynamic so they work your mind as well as your body. Dynamic Warm-up Game—London Class The teaching method, techniques, tactics have been refined over many decades and many students, so you will learn as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Collaborative and Fun You’ll be working with partners and in small groups collaboratively and you’ll have
STRUCTURE Warm-up: Cardio-vascular exercises to raise your heart rate. Mobility exercises to reduce chance or injury. Power exercises for strength and muscle development. A game to get you mind buzzing. Pad Drills: We’ll develop you basic combat skills with boxing and kick-boxing drills, striking pads. You will work hard and any stress in your life will melt away. Technical Development: Here you will work with partner(s) on defensive techniques. These are more technical so there will be detailed instruction and feed back from the Instructor. Summary Drills: Here the class comes together combining the class elements in a fast paced and dynamic summary drill, that could be based on a real life scenario. This consolidates the learning, prepares you for reality and finished the class on a high.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU It works in practice! Born on the Street Krav Maga developed out of the real street-fight experiences of the founder Imi Lechtenfeld. He build on his classical knowledge as a international boxer and wrestler but stripped away what didn’t work and added things that did. Krav Maga has been continually refined over many decades to ensure it works in practice. Not only are the techniques realistic, but the way we teach in order to bring as much realism into learning as possible (without injuring each other).
Practical for all People It was designed so that it is practical for all people. Imi the founder was the head combat instructor of the Israeli Defence forces for over two decades. He had to design a program that delivPRACTICAL & REALISTIC ered combat skills to all citizens (men and women) over a short period time. Based on Real Experience: It had to be practical for all and relaIncorporates the founder’s tively quick to learn. extensive street fighting Sophistication in Simplicity experience;
Relevant: Updated and refined to keep up-to-date with modern problems & situations;
Practical & Effective: Can be quickly learnt and applied in practice effectively.
Imi found that simple natural body movements that focused counter attacks on vulnerable points on the attacker were the fastest to perform, didn't require strength, and the quickest to learn and remember. This is an underlying principle of the Krav Maga you will learn with us.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Solutions to Real Problems... Scenario Training Krav Maga utilises “scenarios” to structure learning for reality, This is fairly unique to Krav Maga. Scenario training is where we take the techniques we’ve learn and practice applying them in simulation of a real life situation. This often involves practising in a different location and using objects or surroundings.
Krav Bus Seminar Sydney 2016
WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? Event Timeline This type of training includes a timeline, to ensure we act optimally at each stage. Before: We can ideally avoid trouble or use techniques / tactics to deescalate trouble before it gets violent. During: If that doesn’t work we use different techniques and tactics to give us the best chance of dealing with the violence quickly and effectively minimising injury (within the law). After: We must escape the danger, taking any family, friends and then make sure we deal with any injuries.
Intruder in your house;
Road rage incident;
Mugging;
Incident on public transport (train, bus, etc);
Friend (or unknown person) is being attacked near to you;
Verbal or physical aggression in public place such as pub or bar;
Unwanted sexual attention (women);
Being verbally or physically bulled at school (children);
Attempted abduction (woman or children)
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Not a martial art or sport... Not Traditional... Krav Maga is modern in its approach to traditional martial arts. It does not contain traditional elements such as gis, kata, foreign language, or excessive etiquette. Our training kit is a dry-fit club tee-shirt, shorts or cotton trousers and gym shoes.
UNIQUE TO KRAV MAGA
Techniques and tactics for:
Multiple attackers;
Surprise attacks;
Defence against attacks from side or back;
Defence against attacks when on the ground and attacker(s) is standing
Not a Sport...
Krav Maga is not about preparing students to win a rule based one-on-one sports fight.
Defence against attacker(s) with formal or informal weapons;
Use of common objects for defence;
Defences in different situations: location, lighting, constrained areas, etc.
Protection of loved ones or friends;
The instructor is seen as a “coach”, is approachable and called by first name.
The emphasis on self defence brings in many new variables and techniques to the training such as the examples in the sidebar.
Teamwork and Fun...
Students work together in pairs or small groups most of the time so there is an environment of coaching each other. It is a team environment where you can expect to make new friendships. Classes are fast, dynamic and will challenge you both physically and mentally. In fact almost all classes will involve games! Copyright. Email:
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU The KMG Difference... Authentic Heritage We are led internationally by Eyal Yanilov (pictured) who was a key confidant of Imi Lechtenfeld the founder Krav Maga, assisting in the development and spreading Krav Maga. Now after 40-years is recognised as living Krav Maga Master.
Eyal is my primary instructor, who I have travelled many times to Israel and other countries to learn from.
International Standards Eyal ensures that all Krav Maga Global clubs in over 60countries teach the best quality, relevant Krav Maga available through his development of the international Eyal Yanilov, Head Internasyllabus and formal instructor development and contintional Instructor, Master L2 uing education program.
BENEFITS TO YOU What the means from a students perspective… STANDARDS: Your instructor is teaching authentic, standardised Krav Maga based on an well-structured syllabus. ADD-ONs: in additional to our local training you will also have the opportunity to participate in many local and international events and camps, which are a great way to accelerate your development; INTERNATIONAL: Should you ever move from Auckland, chances are you can continue your learning at another Krav Maga Global club in your new city; GO ALL THE WAY: Should you one day wish to become an instructor yourself, and have the requisite qualities, you will have the opportunity to be certified through the most comprehensive and professional teaching program.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Krav Maga for Men... Get Fighting Fit Men find Krav Maga a much more fun and satisfying way to get fit and keep in shape than going to the gym, running, swimming, etc. Classes are fun, fast and engaging so you won’t realise until you get to the end how hard you were working. Traditional strength exercises work your muscles and boxing type drills, and even games will keep you heart rate elevated, resulting in an all over body workout that will help you to increase strength, cardio capacity and reduce body fat.
Be Extraordinary It doesn’t matter what job you do, or what your situation, there is immense satisfaction in knowing you have the skills at hand to defend yourself and your loved ones effectively whatever the situation should you need it. I’ve had some very ordinary guys start Krav Maga who are now very accomHappy comrades after passing Krav plished, not only in the training hall, Maga Global Practitioner 1 Grading but have great success stories how they have used Krav Maga effectively in real situations.
Challenge Yourself Men in particular enjoy the challenge of learning and mastering Krav Maga to high levels and progressing through the syllabus. Our gradings are designed to be challenging but they are a great preparation for reality, and to confirm you have mastered the material.
Age Doesn’t Mater There are many men from 35-60yrs who are no longer feel able to participate in sports such as rugby but are able to fully participate in and enjoy Krav Maga.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Krav Maga for Women... Increased Fitness & Tone-Up Women in particular enjoy the fitness benefits of Krav Maga. Traditional strength exercises, boxing type drills, will keep you heart rate elevated and work your muscles for an all over body workout that will help you to tone and lose weight.
Increased Confidence Women gain increased confidence from learning practical defence skills. For women we emphasise solutions situations such as unwanted attention or attempted sexual violence.
Natasha, International Woman’s’ Instructor Norway
Defences do not rely on size or strength and work just as effectively for women as they do for men. We have many women in our system both as students and instructors, including Natasha pictured.
Train Safely without Getting Hurt Our techniques include both defences against strikes and grabs which necessitates some contact in practice. However, our objective is to give you skills to protect you, not to go home hurt. We emphasise safe training through, carefully planned exercises, use of protective equipment and any hard striking is on pads. Women can comfortably train in the adults class with men and ultimately most prefer to do so as this gives you the confidence your techniques work against men in practice. Krav Maga Global also offer short courses and Tatjana, Student London, demon- events specifically for women. strating defence against a choke! Copyright. Email:
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Krav Maga for Kids... Keep Kids Safe Krav Maga is very appropriate for boys and girls of all ages providing techniques and tactics for kids to protect themselves from bullying and violence both within the school setting and in society.
Focus, Discipline, Determination, Boys enjoying a game in teenagers class Confidence Krav Maga is also a great way to positively influence a child's character. Boys in particular are prone to lack of focus and uncontrolled energy. Krav Maga is a great way to use that energy productively and to teach then focus and discipline in a structured but fun setting. Krav Maga will have a positive influence on their determination and self confidence which will benefit them in a wide setting.
Age Groups
Drill to build determination
Kids are divided into age groups both in recognition of their physical and mental maturity. The teaching emphasis for younger kids is fun, while developing basic skills. This includes coordination, agility, evading or escaping grabs, deflecting pushes, falling without getting hurt.
Older kids start to learn a greater range of techniques similar to the adult syllabus with continued emphasis on fun. Here a focus is on the appropriate use of techniques and self control.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Other Types of Krav Maga Civilian Krav Maga for Ordinary People Imi Lechtenfeld, the founder of Krav Maga was head combat instructor of the Israeli Defence Forces for over 2-decades so Krav Maga is very well known for it military and special forces application. However, after leaving the IDF, Imi focused on developing and spreading Krav Maga as a civilImi Lectenfeld—Founder of Krav Maga (in his ian system for ordinary people to 80s in the right hand photo) protect themselves and their loved ones. That is the type of Krav Maga we teach at Krav Maga Global— Auckland.
Shared Principles & Underlying Techniques While the emphasis is different between the strands, the underlying techniques and principles are the same for each. For example a defence against a strike is the same for all. However a civilian’s objective is to stop the attack and escape unhurt, but a police officer must end a situation by restraining and arresting the attacker so needs specialised knowledge the civilian does not.
Add-on Course If Law Enforcement, Army or VIP protection are relevant to you then Krav Maga
TYPES OF KRAV MAGA
Civilian (ordinary people);
Law Enforcement (police and security);
Military and Special Forces;
VIP Protection.
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KRAV MAGA TRAINING & YOU Get Started—Learn with Us. Over to You... I hope that answers most of the questions you might have. The best way to find out if Krav Maga is for you is to try a class. Please see the website for class location and timetable. We’re new in Auckland, so if there is not a class currently convenient to you, please register your interest anyway and hopefully we’ll have a
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