Krav Maga is a no-nonsense fighting system developed for and used by the Israeli military forces, and it has been adopted by law enforcement personnel, the military and security services all around the world. It has also become a popular self defense system for civilians. The reason it is so widely adopted is simple: it works. When you train in Krav Maga you learn basic moves and techniques that are intended to stop your attacker as quickly as possible, and at the same time minimize any injury to yourself.

It’s fun to watch an extremely talented martial artist like Chuck Norris roundhouse-kick the bad guys on television, but if you want to learn how to defend yourself from attack in a range of everyday situations you should consider learning Krav Maga. This is especially important for women, who may find themselves under threat from a much larger male.

You will learn simple, instinctual striking techniques that were designed to work in real life close combat, and how to defend yourself in varied situations and from different positions. For example: defending yourself while behind the wheel of your car, or when seated in a bar or public place, or when grabbed in a deserted street.

Krav Maga techniques include punches, basic kicks, strikes using knees and elbows, and you will learn how to adapt everyday articles into makeshift self defense tools.

Equally important, when training in this system you will learn how to handle the stress of a real attack. Sadly, many traditional martial artists have found out the hard way that all their training did not work when attacked by a common street thug.

If you want to learn proven techniques that may just save your life, you owe it to yourself to learn Krav Maga.