In violence, fear is the first enemy. It can cripple you. Paralyse you. It can shut down decades of training in a moment. It can regress you to the level of a child and leave you helpless in the face of danger. Or it can be managed. It can be faced and understood. It can be the catalyst that pushes you to fight harder, to be stronger, to overcome pain and damage, to get home safe. This post is about fear. Every now and again, it’s good to look into the darkness. Fear. In our culture it’s spat at. It’s shameful. Only cowards fear. Strong people, the people we want to be, they don’t fear anythin ..read more

How hard is it to start Krav Maga in North Bristol? Not as hard as you might think! Krav Maga has a reputation for being tough. It deserves that reputation. Toughness in training is necessary to produce real skill and confidence in a person. But toughness doesn’t mean that beginners can’t take it up. Starting Krav Maga is easy. You start slow and work up to it. You don’t need to have previous training, experience or even great fitness. It is your instructor’s job to teach you skill and work with you to build fitness. Your first sessions you will be encouraged to take it slowly and build up in ..read more

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Getty Images[/caption] The media circus has kicked off in the prefight hype of Mcgregor vs Mayweather. It’s been interesting watching the hype, the vast majority of both pro-MMA fighters and boxers come down firmly on the side of Mayweather winnng. I am inclined to agree, but as always the devil is in the detail, and Mayweather has that covered. Mcgreggors supporters point to his superior punching power and southpaw stance, but this will hardly be the first time Mayweather has faced these attributes in his 30+ years of boxing. In fact when you look at Mayweather’s sheer speed and polished ..read more

Krav Maga Striking Combinations The combative foundation of Krav Maga or any form of self defence should be built on a mixture of muscle memory, experience under stress, timing and power. The elite of any profession are those who have drilled and redrilled and mastered the basics. Some of the striking combinations that we will be working on for the next 2 weeks: Typically at the club we tend to use 2 or 3 different numbering systems based on systems that I have trained myself in the past.   Basic Muay Thai numbering system: 1 = jab 2 = jab cross 3 = jab cross hook 4 = jab cross hook uppercut ..read more

Krav Maga: Israels primary womens self defence system Martial arts usually have traditional and historical roots with an aspect of spirituality thrown in. There are also rules, regulations and competitions. Krav Maga is different. Firstly, it’s not classed as a martial art. It’s an Israeli self-defence technique designed for the street. There are no sporting rules and there is no letting up until you are safely away or your attacker is incapacitated.   Read more about Krav Maga in the Metro: http://metro.co.uk/krav-maga-why-women-are-taking-on-the-brutal-israeli-army-self-defence-tec ..read more

Interested in learning martial arts? Here are Eight Things You Need to Do to Become a Successful Martial Arts Practitioner…. Want to improve your Krav Maga or Martial arts training. Here’s eight things to improve your game… 1. Set your goals, write them somewhere you can see them, do you want to lose weight? Do you want to be fighting fit? Do you want to master a martial art? Do you want to be confident, driven and goal orientated? Decide what your ultimate goal is and then take steps to making it happen. 2. Develop a deep, driving desire to learn a valuable self defence skill or martial art a ..read more

Krav Maga Bristol Target Hardening Krav Maga Bristol Instructor Jim Halton writes about the concept of target hardening and what it means to you… Target Hardening for Beginners An area often overlooked in the martial arts but one which in the security industry is of massive value. Attackers will often look for “soft” targets. Most attackers will look for physical weakness, the people who are most at risk are: Children Women Anyone who is physically small or who seems unable to act in self defence Anyone who is encumbered (eg with children, bags etc) *note: I have personally found myself in t ..read more

Krav Maga Bristol Sparring Tips Krav Maga Bristol Instructor Jim Halton shares some sparring tips to help improve your sparring in Krav Maga lessons 1. Have a gameplan! In Krav Maga on day 1 you get shown your basic stance and how to strike, feet should be shoulder width apart, hands held high, [More…] elbows in, chin down. If you find yourself out of this stance during sparring or pressure testing then get back into it quick! Good stance is the foundation for both your striking and your defence! 2. Stick to your gameplan! Have 4 or 5 combinations which are SOLID. Nothing fancy. If you find ..read more