The Academy will be closed December 24 through January 1. Hope you have a safe and happy holiday!
The Academy will re-open with the Krav Level 1 class on January 2nd, at 8:30am.
Oh yes, there will be class…
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FMA Tangent
This past week in Level 2 we took a little detour from the Krav Maga curriculum. To round out our weapons self-defense training this month (and just for fun) I showed some stick and knife skills from Modern Arnis, a system that combines traditional Filipino martial arts and Japanese jujitsu. There are numerous methodologies in Modern Arnis for defending against and countering attacks based on the angle of the attack, the weapon(s) used, and your weapon(s) available—precisely opposite Krav Maga’s approach to self-defense. With this in mind, I chose a handful of techniques that directly parallel and compliment those in the Krav Maga curriculum. In most cases the initial defense is exactly the same, but the follow-ups are quite different.
It was admittedly a lot of information compressed into two classes, but I hope everyone both enjoyed it and learned some new skills. For those who missed it, here’s what we did:
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Please Leave the Nor’easter Outside!
Fight Science: Fighting Back
Masters of self-defense cut loose on cutting-edge technology to answer the question: If caught in a fight for your life, what would you do?
There’s a new installment of National Geographic’s Fight Science currently airing called “Fighting Back”. One segment features Bas Rutten and Krav Maga Worldwide’s Amir Perets demonstrating a double-leg takedown on a drunken assailant.
Conditioning Circuit
A few Saturday mornings ago, we did this conditioning circuit. Although people were huffing and puffing at the end, they said they really enjoyed it. It can easily be done at home.
Spend 45 seconds on each exercise with 15 second between exercises:
Jump Rope
Russian Twist (with ~25lb weight)
Push-ups
Squat with alternating kicks
V-ups, or any other core exercise
Lunges
Punch burst—as fast as you can with good form, not necessarily as hard as you can
Repeat as many times as you like, resting between rounds.
Enjoy!
