What is Krav Maga?

Posted by mkowal in MMA Training, Self Defense, Training Program on Mar 9th, 2011 | no responses

Krav Maga (pronounced  [ˈkʁav maˈɡa], lit. “contact combat”) is an eclectic hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel that involves striking techniques, wrestling and grappling. Krav Maga was primarily known for its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks, and is taught to regular and special forces in Israel. Now Krav Maga is taught all over the world to Military, MMA Fighters, and civilians. Krav Maga is also the official training for all Law-Enforcement in the United States.

Krav Maga was derived from street-fighting skills developed by Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler, as a means of defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Bratislava in the mid- to late-1930s. In the late-1940s, following his immigration to Israel, he began to provide hand-to-hand combat training to what was to become the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), who went on to develop the system that became known as Krav Maga. It has since been refined for civilian, police and military applications.

Krav Maga was built with the philosophy that every man, woman and child has the ability to protect themselves, no matter what the situation and or physical capability. Utilizing any and all readily available resources while tapping into the natural instinct of self preservation.

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