| Many martial arts focus on one range of fighting and | | | | learned from real life encounters. Krav Maga is not a |
| some of the more diverse martial arts may | | | | sport! It is a complete fighting system that was |
| incorporate two ranges of fighting. The ultimate goal | | | | created for street attacks. There are no rules and |
| of any martial art is to instil both the skills and the | | | | students are taught to use anything in their arsenal |
| confidence in its students in order for them to be | | | | to be able to defend themselves. This would include |
| able to defend themselves in a real life situation. No | | | | pressure points and vulnerable areas such as the |
| other martial art does this as effectively as the Israeli | | | | eyes, temples, throat, back of the neck and groin. |
| system of defensive tactics knows as Krav Maga. | | | | This martial art focuses on training its students in a |
| Krav Maga which is a martial art that incorporates all | | | | repetitious manner as they hope to instil the instincts |
| ranges of fighting was created in Israel in the year | | | | needed to survive a street attack. Cardiovascular and |
| 1948 by a man named Imi Lichtenfeld.During the time | | | | callisthenic training is incorporated into each training |
| period that Krav Maga was created, the Israelis were | | | | session, as being physically fit is a necessity. The |
| still under British rule and had to find a way to defend | | | | focus of this art is to counter hard and fast. The |
| themselves, without bearing arms. In its infancy this | | | | faster you can attack your opponent the better |
| martial art was one of the most brutal hand to hand | | | | your chances of surprising them. Most martial arts |
| combat systems as it was created to train the | | | | have both specialized weapons defense and training |
| military for World War II as well as training the Israeli | | | | while Krav Maga teaches its students to use |
| civilians for anti-terrorism defense. In 1964 Imi | | | | everyday ordinary objects as weapons. The point is |
| Lichtenfeld retired as a soldier and started to adapt | | | | how often does a person get attacked in the streets |
| the martial art for normal every day use for civilians. | | | | and have a set of nun chucks or a staff to defend |
| The association of Krav Maga was created in 1975 | | | | themselves with?When a martial art teaches you to |
| by Imi Lichtenfeld and his most accomplished | | | | both throw and defend against punches and kicks, |
| students.The advantage Krav Maga has over other | | | | teaches you joint locks and ground defense, as well |
| martial arts is that not only is it extremely adaptable, | | | | as takedowns and weapons training, it is hard for |
| it is also constantly evolving. Whatever real world | | | | anyone to use any other words then "complete |
| scenarios that may occur, Krav Maga finds realistic | | | | system" to describe it. The world we're living in is |
| defenses for them. Most martial arts (especially | | | | getting progressively more dangerous and many of |
| traditional ones) tend to teach rigid curriculums that | | | | the traditional martial arts, while great for exercise |
| aren't up for discussion or change while Krav Maga | | | | and pleasure, are not used to such extreme |
| encourages its students to find creative ways to use | | | | conditions. |
| the techniques and even incorporates new lessons | | | | |