How to Keep Your Gym Clean Cleaning an important, vital and necessary function of a gym, but it’s not the most glamorous side of owning a business. It has always been important, but since the covid pandemic it has become even more important.  WHY KEEPING YOUR GYM CLEAN IS IMPORTANT Keeping your place of business sanitized is important to prevent the spread of harmful germs, and keep the dirt and grime off of equipment. Your members will inevitably touch and sweat on the equipment so regular cleaning and disinfection must be part of your regular upkeep. Cleaning the equipment also keeps th ..read more

What is Krav Maga? May 15, 2018 I get this question quite often, so I think it is worth spending some time to explain. Krav Maga is an Israeli form of self-defense, developed for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in 1948. Prior to the formation of the Israeli state it was used by civilians looking to defend themselves from prosecution during World War II. Once the Israeli state was formed, Krav Maga was implemented to train soldiers in self-defense tactics necessary for combat. Since its creation, Krav Maga has remained a key part of the training that all soldiers receive. Before going further ..read more

Teen Dating Violence May 14, 2018 Recent research has shown that a substantial number of women are unfortunately being abused while dating. In fact the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1 in 4 adolescents have experienced violence or partner abuse. The alarming fact about Teen Dating Violence is that this age group is particularly susceptible and it'll equipped to deal with violent situations. Teen Dating Violence is actually a subset of intimate partner violence, which is by far the most common form of violence against women. Some people have the mistaken thought that wome ..read more

Care Driving Safety January 18, 2018 Many people are followed while driving in their cars. Most of the time it may be innocent and inadvertent, but sometimes it can be malicious and with intent to harm. The key is to figure out if someone is actually following you and what their intent may be. To determine if they are following you take a series of turns in the same direction (to the right or to the left). It is highly unlikely that someone will be randomly taking that many similar turns as you are. Notice identifying features of the vehicle and person driving. Items like the make, model and ..read more

Ride Sharing Safety January 4, 2018 Recently I did a short safety video on tips to ride share safely with ride sharing systems (Uber, Lyft, etc...). (If you haven't seen it click here) The problem of predators pretending to be ride sharing drivers (Uber, Lyft, etc..) is probably much larger than you have ever imagined. A recent article at ESR (Employment Screening Resources) outlines numerous pending lawsuits and new laws aimed at making these services more safe. Would you believe that there have been: 345 reported sexual assaults 88 reported assaults 46 DEATHS *Reported is italicized becau ..read more

Attack Timelines August 21, 2018 One of the most important concepts that I have learned from KMG is the timeline of attacks. What we mean by timeline is that attacks develop over a period of time, one that is unique to each attack. The point in time where the attacker has decided to move against you, and that sequence of events meets you in reality, determines your response. A response from you early in the timeline will likely not work at the end of the timeline. Learning to recognize attacks Why is it that we need to train for so many years if we could simply avoid be attacked in the fi ..read more

Kettlebells and Krav Maga - Connecting the Dots August 8, 2017 When I first opened Crucible we did not have a fitness, strength or kettlebell program. We simply had a fundamental striking class and a Krav Maga class. At the time I did not yet understand the linkage between body mechanics, learning capacity and achieving technical proficiency. I did however know that students needed to be more "mobile" and "flexible" to perform some of the Krav Maga movements. What about yoga? At the time the only thing that came to mind when I thought about mobility was yoga. So we implemented a yoga program a ..read more

What to do when someone is stalking you August 1, 2017 Unfortunately I have had numerous students who have had to deal with stalkers. Sometimes they are violent, sometimes just a nuisance, but they almost always disrupt your life in some way. Dealing with a stalker is not an easy task, and may involve more time and energy than you think it should. (As an aside, we have a great Escape and Evasion course offered - check here to see if one is on the calendar) Lets dig into some of the specifics of how to handle this. The first thing I usually ask: is this person known to be dangerous? W ..read more

Just a quick note that our founder and chief instructor was recently promoted to the KMG National Team. You can find more information here: KMG National Team Website The KMG National Team provides training and workshops across the country and is selected by Eyal Yanilov himself.  ..read more

The first and second events were jam packed with students, and we are expecting the third event to be the same. Be sure to be there Saturday August 12th from 1 - 4pm. We have a great class of ground submissions planned, including: Triangle chokes Arm triangle chokes Arm bars Shoulder locks Rear naked choke Anaconda and other front arm chokes Escapes from all of the above These are courses you don't want to miss! -MIke ..read more