Why you shouldn’t rely on fighting defensively and passively, ESPECIALLY if you’re newer to the concept of fighting. If you are new to UTKM and the Warrior classes, maybe you’re going through your first few sparring rounds ever, if so I cannot stress the importance of learning to be aggressive during this time. The post “Are You Even Trying to Hit Me?” – The Importance of Aggression in Sparring appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

GWAR came to town a few months back, and as a fan there was no way I would be missing their unique brand of heavy metal musical theatre. As the opening notes of their first song ring out, the "crush" begins, recreational chaos ensues, and a guy has a full panic attack in the pit. The post Go Anthro: Caught in a Mosh appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

If you are reading this because you're trying to see if UTKM is the right school for you, read on. Today was my 100th class at UTKM, and I have a confession: My whole life I've relied on my wits to get my way. I'm a bit of a talker. I find that there's always a lot rattling on upstairs and that if I apply myself well, I can help find faster, easier ways to get things done. The post Confessions of a Sandbagger appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

Many people come to UTKM because they are interested in learning practical self-defense skills. One of the most important aspects of understanding self-defense is to know, first and foremost, that size matters, and, consequently, how your size and strength compare to others. The post Size Matters: A Hobbit Sized Man’s Perspective appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

The first 9 months at UTKM are the most important for anyone who is serious about learning self-defence. Self-defence isn’t something that can be learned in a day. The post From White to Yellow: The most important time in training Krav Maga appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

The first time I heard about “Krav Maga” was in 2008 when “The Dark Knight” movie came out and some Internet commenter described Batman's fighting style using those words. (Yes, I now know it’s not Krav but that’s beside the point). I was intrigued by this style's brutality and fierceness, but, as with most things, I simply filed it away. The post “There are no belts in Krav Maga!” – A Student Perspective appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

With the Mandate ended and the British government’s withdrawal of troops and personnel by May 14th, the National Council and Elected Assembly, no longer a government under a foreign power and now an authority unto itself, began the process of reformation as that of an independent state's. The great questions of how to design a Jewish state as well as aiding the still very much dispossessed and beleaguered Jews of Europe and the Arab world in coming to Israel, should they wish, were pressing concerns for the newly minted State of Israel. The post The Rise of the State of Israel Part 5: A New Na ..read more

While the creation of the Palestinian Mandate and the proceeding Balfour Declaration had granted a great victory for the Jews, the difficulties facing the future of the Jewish state were immediate. Competing claims made both by Jewish Zionists and Arabs forced numerous post war conferences after the WWI to become the battleground for these vastly disparate national interests. The post The Rise of the State of Israel Part 4: A World at War appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more

The Rise of the State of Israel Part 3: The Birth of Zionism Around 1904 the Zionist ideology began to take shape and dreams of the creation of a Jewish state came to spread across the Jewish population of the world. Early Zionist pioneers sought to free the Jewish people from the horrors of ethnic/racial violence and provide their future generations with a free and safe homeland. The post The Rise of the State of Israel Part 3: The Birth of Zionism appeared first on Urban Tactics Krav Maga ..read more