An intermediate gun defense seminar will be held Saturday, July 16th, from 10am until 1pm. Combatives and disarms for the basic gun threats are a prerequisite, but will be reviewed in the first hour. The second two hours will address scenarios involving restrictions, movement, and hostage scenarios. The cost is $60 and space is limited to 20 participants. If you would like to register, please fill out the form below or stop in the office the next time you are at the school.
Website Outages
You may have noticed the dreadful performance of the site. That will hopefully be fixed over the next few days when the site is transferred to new hosting servers. The site may be up and down during this transition, but it will result in a much less aggravating experience here. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Summer Break 2011
The Academy will be closed for summer break Monday July 4 through Saturday July 9. Classes will resume Monday July 11. These dates are marked on the Class Schedule.
***THERE WILL BE A KRAV MAGA CLASS SATURDAY, JULY 2***
Have a safe and fun break!
Krav Maga Saturdays – Summer 2011 edition
Yes, it is once again [almost] summer and time for us to gently remind you that we will continue having Krav Maga classes on Saturday mornings so long as attendance doesn’t drop below current levels. We know too well that it’s tempting to skip class as the weather gets nicer, but please keep in mind that we will have to consider canceling Saturday mornings for the summer if no one shows up.
If you like the Saturday morning option… come train!
How to Throw a Good Sloppy Punch
This goes against everything I believe in as a Krav Maga instructor and a nitpicking technician, but I’m going to teach you how to throw a good sloppy punch.
Why?
When we introduce 360° Defense in Level 1 classes, we typically begin by illustrating its efficacy for defending against an overwhelmingly common attack: the bar room haymaker. This is that wide, arcing swing typically thrown by an untrained person aiming to knock the head off the object of his or her ire. Make no mistake, this attack may be ugly on a technical level, but it is very powerful and very dangerous. But it is also very telegraphed and therefore much easier to defend than, say, a straight punch or a tight hook punch.
Enter 360.
In order to properly train the defense, though, we must be able to replicate the attack. The what-I-hesitate-to-call-technique should come naturally. The only cue I have to give most students is “throw a ball”, and a tight swing of the arm becomes a gloriously wild, full-body bell-ringer. A little experience playing catch and the aforementioned ire are all you need to throw a proper hooligan punch. But, being a slave to detail, I will now break down the sloppy punch into far more detail than it deserves…
- Start from a neutral position of some sort: hands down, arms crossed, hands up in an “are you talking to me” position, etc.
- Excessively load the punch by rearing back and putting the majority of your weight on the same side foot.
- Step forward with your opposite foot as you begin sending your punching arm out in a wide arc.
- As the arc develops, lean your torso into the punch and transfer your weight to the opposite foot.
- Recover in some manner to continue your frenzied attack. Alternatively, taunt the KO’d person in the most boorish manner possible.
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