The October 2010 syllabus is subject to change. This post will be updated throughout the month.
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Pad Work
In our Krav Maga training, we often borrow methods from combat sports, perhaps none more than focus mitts and thai pads. We’re not boxers nor Thai fighters; we don’t need to develop as high a level of skill on pads. However, training this way develops our fundamentals of striking for self-defense—and it’s really, really fun.
Below are just a few videos that, when viewed, may inspire a sudden desire to hit stuff.
Unfortunately, things didn’t work out so well for Marcus Davis at UFC 118 in Boston. Here he is training with Mark DellaGrotte of Sityodtong:
Duane Ludwig riffing on the Bas combos:
The jaw-dropping speed of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. can be seen at 0:34:
Knees in Review
Check out the link below for a great review on the finer points of delivering effective knees. It was written by Matt Caballero of Fit & Fearless, Krav Maga Austin. Danelle and I trained with Matt in Phase B, and he definitely knows his stuff.
Here’s a very important, overarching point from Matt’s post I’d like to highlight:
We can defend all day but striking ends the fight. However, we are more vulnerable when we are striking because in order to strike we must leave our defensive position for a split second.
Read this: The Bees Knees
September 2010 Syllabus
The September 2010 syllabus is subject to change. This post will be updated throughout the month.
Questions? Post to the comments!
Augmenting Krav Maga Training, Part II: Skills
In Part I, I discussed the merits of augmenting your Krav Maga training with a strength and conditioning—general physical preparedness—program. Let’s take a look at augmenting our current training with some specific physical preparedness in the form of skills work.
In a way, we’re already augmenting on a regular basis. The Bas Rutten Mixed Martial Arts Workout is something used by almost all Krav Maga Worldwide schools with great frequency. There are direct parallels to our system, but “The Bas Tapes” are, strictly speaking, not Krav Maga. Bas also contributed to the expansion of our groundfighting curriculum.
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