Krav Maga Systems

Want to be better at Krav Maga ? Train outside your curriculum How training outside your curriculum will make you better at Krav Maga A few days ago Krav Maga Systems Senior Instructor Kurt Colpan and I returned from our training trip in Israel. It was my second time there, and Kurt’s seventh or eighth. For both of us, it was one of the most enlightening experiences we’ve had. For one, we were tied to an organisation this time around, so we were free, so-to-speak, to get some different perspectives of Krav Maga training from some great Instructors. One of the more prominent bits of thinking fodder I received was this: Krav Maga is like a tree trunk. All the organisations and ways of approaching training/teaching are the branches on that trunk. The general idea of this metaphor being that the principles are the principles – they are constant and the foundation of what you train and teach. Whether you twist your fist at the end of a punch or use your hands to get up off th...

It’s a common thing in the Martial Arts world for instructors to eventually branch off from their teachers and go on their own path. They create their own organisations/schools and before you know it there are so many different interpretations of that style – each being sold as ‘the right one’. It becomes confusing as to which one to follow. It has been no different in the Krav Maga world. You’ll hear people saying often ‘ Krav Maga isn’t a Martial Art ’, yet it is vulnerable to the same political influences. What you have to understand about all this is that all these different Krav Maga groups HAVE to find a way to show their point-of-difference. (If you aren’t familiar with this concept, it’s about a business or group or person having to make what they do enticing and unique to their market so they can be the ‘authority’ or ‘go-to source’ in an industry). In Krav Maga one of the points-of-difference often used is an instructor’s/school’s/organisation’s legitimacy. It often g...

A girls guide to starting Krav Maga, Part 1: The emotional implications of starting self-defence training . A Girls Guide to Krav Maga (Part 1) There are some things that get in the way of you taking that first step to start Krav Maga training … it can be intimidating. You don’t know what to expect, how you’ll be treated, what is required of you, if you can keep up, if you’ll be treated well in training. I’m here to share my experiences to hopefully help you get take that step to start. (please note: this is part one to this mini-guide for women and Krav Maga training. Subscribe to this blog, or like us on facebook to get updates on future parts. So, who am I to be writing this blog post? My name is Dani. I’ve been training in Krav Maga for 5 years and I have been trained as an instructor, I am also co-founder of Krav Maga Systems. I’ve been through a lot of ups and downs as a result of my training, but just like a musical symphony, each note has been an essential part to one...

Want to be better at Krav Maga ? Train outside your curriculum How training outside your curriculum will make you better at Krav Maga A few days ago Krav Maga Systems Senior Instructor Kurt Colpan and I returned from our training trip in Israel. It was my second time there, and Kurt’s seventh or eighth. For both of us, it was one of the most enlightening experiences we’ve had. For one, we were tied to an organisation this time around, so we were free, so-to-speak, to get some different perspectives of Krav Maga training from some great Instructors. One of the more prominent bits of thinking fodder I received was this: Krav Maga is like a tree trunk. All the organisations and ways of approaching training/teaching are the branches on that trunk. The general idea of this metaphor being that the principles are the principles – they are constant and the foundation of what you train and teach. Whether you twist your fist at the end of a punch, or use your hands to get up off t...

A Girls Guide to Krav Maga (Part 1) There are some things that get in the way of you taking that first step to start Krav Maga training … it can be intimidating. You don’t know what to expect, how you’ll be treated, what is required of you, if you can keep up, if you’ll be treated well in training. I’m here to share my experiences to hopefully help you get take that step to start. (please note: this is part one to this mini-guide for women and Krav Maga training. Subscribe to this blog, or like us on facebook to get updates on future parts. So, who am I to be writing this blog post? My name is Dani. I’ve been training in Krav Maga for 5 years and I have been trained as an instructor, I am also co-founder of Krav Maga Systems. I’ve been through a lot of ups and downs as a result of my training, but just like a musical symphony, each note has been an essential part to one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. Let’s be honest you wouldn’t normally expect something like se...