KRAV MAGA GLOBAL GUIDE TO KRAV MAGA

KRAV MAGA GLOBAL GUIDE TO KRAV MAGA

WELCOME Welcome to Krav Maga Global [NZ]. The purpose of this guide is to give you an understanding of what Krav Maga is, the benefits of our training and why you should give it a go. We currently have clubs in Auckland Central, North Shore (Birkenhead) and Eastern Suburbs (Panmure), and more coming in 2019. You can find our more about our club at the following links: Website: www.krav-maga-auckland.co.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/kravmagaglobalnz/ If you would like to try Krav Maga we have a very popular Intro Course. You can book your sport here: Intro Course Booking: www.krav-maga-auckland.co.nz/intro-course/ AARON MOORE HEAD INSTRUCTOR KRAV MAGA GLOBAL [AUK] We hope you find this guide informative and look forward to meeting you. Aaron Director Krav Maga Global [NZ]

CONTENTS What his guide covers... * History of Krav Maga * Objectives of Krav Maga * The three pillars of Krav Maga * Techniques and tactics * Physical conditioning * Mental conditioning * Krav Maga for Women * Krav Maga for Kids * Getting started

ABOUT KRAV MAGA & KRAV MAGA GLOBAL Imi Lechtenfeld - Founder of Krav Maga * Krav Maga was developed by Imi Lechtenfeld (1910-1998). Imi was born into a Jewish family in Hungary, and as a young man was a champion boxer, wrestler and gymnast. * In the 1930s the Jewish community faced increasing violence and Imi was involved in frequent street fights to protect himself, his family and community. * He escaped Hungary prior to WWII and after fighting for the allies he ended up in Palestine and subsequently became the head combat instructor for the Israeli Defence forces overseing the training of both the ordinary population (compulsory military) and special forces units. * In the 1970s he left the army and set about developing and spreading Krav Maga as a civilian self defence system, utilising his knowledge and experience in real self defence and training of ordinary people in the army. Eyal Yanilov - Founder of Krav Maga Global Eyal Yanilov began Krav Maga with Imi when he was 14 years old. He quickly became a star pupil and confidant of Imi. He supported Imi in developing and spreading the system as head instructor under Imi. In 2010 Eyal established Krav Maga Global as his personal organisation to further advance and spread Krav Maga around the world. With over 40-years experience in Krav Maga Eyal, is recognised as the foremost living Krav Maga Master. * Krav Maga Global is Head Quartered in Israel and has clubs in over 60-countries. Krav Maga Global (Auckland) was established in 2016 and already has 3 club locations.

3 Pillars Of Krav Maga Our training has three components which will protect you in a aggressive situation as well as other aspects of you life: Defensive Techniques Techniques and tactics to keep you, your friends or loved ones safe should you ever need it. Physical Conditioning: Conditioning your body to Get fitter, stronger and move better. Mental Conditioning: Developing the Ability to operate effectively under pressure. Increase determination, resiliance and self confidence.

TECHNIQUES & TACTICS Comprehensive Syllabus Here s some broad categories of what our curriculum covers: * Counter-attacking strikes (hand and feet); * Defences vs unarmed strikes; * Defences vs grabs and holds (wrist, shirt, chokes, headlocks, bearhugs, etc) * Defences vs armed threats (knife, pistol * Defences vs armed strikes (knife, stick, stone, etc); * Techniques and tactics to avoid and/or de-escalate trouble without fighting * Techniques and tactics vs multiple attackers International Syllabus Our syllabus is international - all our clubs in over 60-countries use the same syllabus. It doesn t matter what country you re in you will learn the same techniques in the same way. This has been refined over many decades to ensure it Covers all the things you may need to keep safe, works in practice. Kids broadly learn the same techniques as adults but the teaching style is very playful and we emphasise an approach to de-escalating and escaping trouble without fighting so kids keep safe without getting in trouble. The syllabus pretty much covers anything you can think of broken into levels. The first level cover the most common things you need and takes about 6-months to learn in full. You can partake in gradings like in traditional martial arts to test your mastery of the techniques and tactics.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONING Get Fit Fast Krav Maga classes are a great way to get fit. You will work hard but be fully engaged so its a much better way to get fit than conventional gym classes. Each class starts with a warm-up and standard type exercises. This is followed by pad drills. This is where we train counter attacking strikes (kicks and hand strikes). We train these strikes in combinations on kick shields, Thai Pads and Focus Mitts. These drills are very fun and high energy to get you fit fast as well as building coordination. Key Differences to Combat Sports and Martial Arts To the untrained eye these drills might look like kick boxing, boxing or martial arts, but there are a number of key differences: * We need to be able to make hand strikes without gloves; * We need to be able to counter-attack to all directions * We must be able to beat a bigger, stronger attacker; * There may be more than one attacker; * The attacker(s) may be armed. So everything we do is based on trying to prepare for reality and we are only interested in techniques that are practical and effective.

MENTAL CONDITIONING Develop Your Mental Capabilities Developing your ability to operate under stress and act in unfamiliar and dynamic situations is an important element in staying safe. Our training is designed to develop these abilities. The most common response for untrained people when attacked is to freeze which is reaction we must be able to overcome. In Krav Maga we have many drills that help to increase your ability to respond quickly and effectively from a position of surprise and/or disadvantage. Benefit Other Aspects of Your Life Our training also develops determination, resilience and self confidence. This not only benefits you in self defence but in other aspects of your life.

KRAV MAGA FOR WOMEN Our club has a high percentage of women who enjoy Krav Maga for the self defence and fitness benefits. Krav Maga is particularly relevant to women both because of the need to protect yourself and the fact Krav Maga works well for women. Women in New Zealand are still highly likely to experience sexual harassment or sexual assault. Moreover, New Zealanders love to travel and you are especially vulnerable when traveling. With a good grounding in Krav Maga your will have less fear, increased confidence and independence. Krav Maga works well because it is not based on strength or size. Instead counter attacking is targets vulnerable points so a woman can beat a larger stronger man. Moreover, you will also learn how to avoid and de-escalate trouble without fighting. Assertiveness is a key part of self defence and it is much more meaningful having the skills to back-up words with actions.

INSTRUCTOR TEAM Krav Maga Global Instructor Certification All Krav Maga Global instructors are highly trained and uphold the highest standards in professionalism. To become a Krav Maga Global instructor you must first reaching a high a level as student. Then if you have the right qualities to teach and be a role model you must complete an intensive 24-day training program. This program not only polishes your technical abilities but also teaches you how to teach by the Krav Maga Global method. Once certified you must undertake regular ongoing training to further improve your abilities and keep up with the latest best practices in teaching. The basic certification is call the General Instructor Course. There are addition specialties and certifications such as Kids Instructor Law Enforcement All instructors are certified under Eyal Yanilov our head international director and the world s pre-eminant Krav Maga Master. Therefore all instructor certifications and update training is conducted by Eyal or his global instructor team to ensure consistent high standards.

KRAV MAGA GLOBAL IN AUCKLAND Auckland Central YMCA City Fitness 149 Greys Avenue Auckland 1010 www.krav-maga-auckland.co.nz/ auckland-central/ North Shore Krav Maga Global Self Defence Academy Basement 1/65b Birkenhead Avenue Birkenhead, 0627 www.krav-maga-auckland.co.nz/ birkenhead/ Eastern Surburbs YMCA Lagoon 46 lagoon Drive Panmure, 1741 www.krav-maga-auckland.co.nz/ birkenhead/

GETTING STARTED - KRAV MAGA INTRO COURSE Adults and teeangers can get started by signing-up for our popular Intro Course www.krav-maga-auckland.co.nz/intro-course/. This is a 2-hr course designed specifically for beginners and will teach you essential self defence skills. After this course you can then come and try one of our regular classes. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN KRAV MAGA COUNTER ATTACKS Learn basic counter striking techniques you can use straight away: * Basic hand and kick strikes * Vulnerable targets to beat bigger opponent * Safe use of training equipment KRAV MAGA DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES Introduction to dealing with common self defence problems * Defending grabs * Defending holds * Defending knife threats KRAV MAGA TACTICS Introduction to Krav Maga tactics, how to: * Avoid or descalate trouble without fighting * Defend against multiple opponents * Use common objects to protect yourself KRAV MAGA Q&A Everything you were afraid to ask: * History of Krav Maga * What you ll learn in regular classes * How you can progress fast GET STARTED