The 5 fears of Krav Maga Training – Myth Vs Reality. You heard about Krav Maga. You know it’s awesome. You know it can benefit you immensely – But you are afraid to give it a shot. Here are the top 5 fears that are preventing you from coming to class. Read them, face them and you are already well on your way to overcoming them Fear 1: I’m afraid to get hurt Yes. Krav Maga deals with violence, both in concept and in reality so being afraid to get hurt is natural. The truth is our classes maintain the highest level of safety and more importantly the culture is ego-free. Our instructors will ..read more

Attackers in London used a van to mow down pedestrians. A psycho in NYC followed the voices in his head to run over folks in Times Square. Terrorists in Germany, France, Canada, Israel and US are using vehicles to cause damage, chaos and instill fear. According to the FBI, the tactic has gained popularity because “Vehicle ramming offers terrorists with limited access to explosives or weapons an opportunity to conduct a Homeland attack with minimal prior training or experience”. So the question remains – can training in Krav Maga be of any value when the weapon being used weighs a ton and moves ..read more

By: Matan Gavish There are many reasons New Yorkers come to Krav Maga Academy. There are the obvious reasons, getting in shape, meeting new people, learning a skill that might save your life. These reasons are all wonderful and are important on your journey to self-empowerment. But we know that there are deeper more primal goals you come to class, and these have nothing to do with how many calories you’ve burnt or which choke or bear-hug escape you have mastered. It does, however, have everything to do with your underlying desire to be stronger – and not just on the outside. You want to be abl ..read more

By Matan Gavish   The Krav Maga philosophy is what separates it from any other traditional or competitive martial art. It can be summarized by the sentence: “Do whatever is needed to cause as much damage as possible to your attacker and get away safely”. That is it. It is as simple and ruthless as it is efficient. Unlike traditional martial arts Krav Maga makes no attempt to transform you into a spiritually enlightened warrior. You will not get bonus points for being graceful in your movement or for remembering a choreographed form perfectly. Krav Maga is ugly, not graceful. Practicing Kr ..read more

By: Matan Gavish Krav Maga is an Israeli military self defense system which was originally designed to help save the lives of young soldiers in battle. It has gained tremendous popularity among fitness enthusiasts in NYC because of its simplicity, effectiveness, and explosiveness, not to mention the added benefit of teaching you to protect yourself from harm. Since the moves revolve around leveraging your entire body to achieve a certain result (an injury against another person), there are fantastic fitness benefits that come from this use of force, and natural movements of the body. Krav Mag ..read more

How to Handle Injuries We all have been there. Doing something we love and all of a sudden we get hurt. Your doctor tells you it will take 4-6 weeks to heal. If you ski, dirt-bike, play basketball, practice Krav Maga, BJJ, wrestle, run or even yoga, the risk of injury is always there, threatening to kill your buzz. Our hobbies can take their tolls, from muscle soreness to broken bones, from fancy bruises to torn ACLs to concussions. there are so many ways our bodies can get out of whack and it usually happens the exact moment we feel invincible and immortal. So what do we do? Find a different ..read more

How I learned to kill in five moves—and got a killer workout to boot – Jamie Lisante for Sports Illustrated There’s only one rule in Krav Maga: There are no rules. The only objective is to cause as much damage as possible to the attacker—and get away. “Every other form of martial arts has limitations—you can hit in the head, but no groin; you can punch, but you can’t bite in the face,” says Matan Gavish, a former Israeli Special Ops soldier who owns the Krav Maga Academy in New York. “But even those trained at the highest level still feel vulnerable when it comes to the world of no rules.” Use ..read more

The 5 fears of Krav Maga Training – Myth Vs Reality. You heard about Krav Maga. You know it’s awesome. You know it can benefit you immensely – But you are afraid to give it a shot. Here are the top 5 fears that are preventing you from coming to class. Read them, face them and you are already well on your way to overcoming them Fear 1: I’m afraid to get hurt Yes. Krav Maga deals with violence, both in concept and in reality so being afraid to get hurt is natural. The truth is our classes maintain the highest level of safety and more importantly the culture is ego-free. Our instructors will ..read more

Attackers in London used a van to mow down pedestrians. A psycho in NYC followed the voices in his head to run over folks in Times Square. Terrorists in Germany, France, Canada, Israel and US are using vehicles to cause damage, chaos and instill fear. According to the FBI, the tactic has gained popularity because “Vehicle ramming offers terrorists with limited access to explosives or weapons an opportunity to conduct a Homeland attack with minimal prior training or experience”. So the question remains – can training in Krav Maga be of any value when the weapon being used weighs a ton and moves ..read more

By: Matan Gavish There are many reasons New Yorkers come to Krav Maga Academy. There are the obvious reasons, getting in shape, meeting new people, learning a skill that might save your life. These reasons are all wonderful and are important on your journey to self-empowerment. But we know that there are deeper more primal goals you come to class, and these have nothing to do with how many calories you’ve burnt or which choke or bear-hug escape you have mastered. It does, however, have everything to do with your underlying desire to be stronger – and not just on the outside. You want to be abl ..read more