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Maga is today’s cutting-edge self-defense and hand-to-hand
combat system. It has international recognition from experts
in Martial Arts and combat instructors as an innovative, effective,
and highly practical self-defense and fighting method.
Initially developed by Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or
(Lichtenfeld) for the Israel Defense Forces (I.D.F.) and other
national security services, Krav Maga has been thoroughly
adapted to meet civilian needs. The method was designed so
that ordinary citizens, young and old, men and women alike,
can successfully use it, regardless of their physical strength.
The easily acquired natural techniques, due to modern and
sophisticated training methods, combined with logically structured
defense tactics, for a self-defense system characterized by
simplicity; this is in fact the true secret of Krav Maga’s
effectiveness. The volatile Israeli reality gave the Krav
Maga School ample opportunity to be tested in real-life situations
more fierce than ordinary street fighting, allowing it to
be improved upon and refined accordingly.
This is the first and only authorized, comprehensive
manual on the Krav Maga discipline, written by its founder,
Imi Sde-Or, and his senior disciple and follower, Eyal Yanilov.
Illustrated with over 500 photographs and diagrams, the book
specifically addresses the official Krav Maga techniques for
coping quickly and efficiently with lethal confrontations.
This volume especially focuses on the various
facets of dealing with an assailant armed with a sharp-edged
weapon, a blunt object, or a firearm. Other subjects covered
include: using everyday objects as defensive weapons, defending
against two armed assailants, and neutralizing threat from
a handgun or a hand grenade directed at a third party in a
hostage situation.
As Mr. Shimon Peres, one of Israel’s foremost
statesman, wrote in his foreword to the book: "...Terrorism
does not respect borders!"
All Customer Reviews
5 out of 5 - May 14, 2004
Well I've been studying Krav Maga for 6 months
now, and I don't refer to the book as much as I used to as
to put it simply I've learned it off by heart, but initially
I studied this book intensively and read it over and over
making notes and highlighting constantly. I found that the
knowledge in this book was vital to me of giving me the edge
in the training classes I attend, as well as giving you more
variety and a deeper understanding of the underlying principles
of Krav Maga.
You quickly realize that there are a relatively
small amount of technical procedures which can be applied
over and over again to various different situations. Knife
threat techniques can also lend similarities of gun threat
techniques etc. Also to comment on another review where he
questioned the person defending knife attacks with kicks,
he is in fact slightly misunderstanding this technique. Generally
these moves will be applied to an attacker moving quickly
towards you, and not so much stationary, although a good practioner
can also do this equally effectively but the main point is
that krav maga utilizes kicks in order to stop the attacker
at range before he can close to a distance to sink the blade
into your neck. Again kicks are encouraged to most knife threat
and stabbing situations but are based on a simple and easy
to do mechanism
However like all things this book should be
used in conjunction with rigorous training regimes, to internalize
and realize the full depth and variety that is krav maga and
to give you the experience to know when to use what and how.
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