SELF DEFENSE AND FIGHTING
COMBAT FOR A MODERN WORLD

KRAV MAGA ("krahv maga") is the official self defense and fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces. Required training for scores of Federal, State and local Law Enforcement agencies nationwide. Krav Maga is recognized as the most efficient self-defense and fighting system for real-life situations; emphasizing practical defenses against real attacks.

Krav Maga is based on instinctual fight or flight moves and on natural reflexes, thus making it easy to learn. There are no rules in Krav Maga - use everything you're got! Krav Maga's emphasis is on simple movements, allowing people of all ages and fitness levels to learn real self-defense.

The system is characterized by a logical and coherent approach to self defense and enables one to achieve relatively high level of proficiency with a short period of instruction.

Instructors incorporate realistic reenactments teaching students how to operate under stress of an actual attack. "It really doesn't matter how strong you can punch or kick if you can't perform when your life is in danger," explains Darren Levine, US Chief Instructor and 6th Degree Black Belt." Students learn to tap their aggressiveness in any situation. When your throat is grabbed, your instinct is to reach up and grab the attackers hands. Krav Maga teaches you how to go with that instinct and turn it into a defense."

Inner and Outer Strength

"Some people come for the safety factor and they become physically fit. Some people come for the fitness factor and they leave safer."

People of all ages and levels of physical fitness can start taking Krav Maga classes as beginners and work their way up very quickly. Students not only walk away with hard bodies, healthy hearts, and effective self defense techniques, they learn how to prepare themselves mentally to tap into their own aggressiveness in any situation. Krav Maga... an inner and outer strength and fitness regime that's catching on like wildfire!

Since Krav Maga emerged in an environment where extreme violence was common, it had ample opportunity to be tested.

No defensive tactics system in the world is more battle tested than Krav Maga.

THE KRAV MAGA STORY

The seeds of this unique Krav Maga Self Defense System were planted back in the late 1930's in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia by a young man named Imi Lichtenfeld. Imi was a natural athlete, holding European championship titles in a variety of sports, including boxing, wrestling, and gymnastics. It was from his father, however, a famous and highly respected police detective and trainer, that Imi learned street fighting skills that he would use to save his own life and those of his neighours on the rough streets of Eastern Europe.

Prior to World War II, Imi was fortunate enough to escape from Eastern Europe. He arrived in the Middle East and began fighting for the independence of Israel. Shortly after the formation of the fledging State, Imi was handpicked by the government to create a practical, highly effective self defence and hand to hand combat system for the military. Keenly aware of the differences between sports competition and street survival, Imi developed the Krav Maga System, which was initially taught only to the Israeli Defense Forces, National Police and Secret Service. Because of its incredible effectiveness, Krav Maga has since spread to the civilian population and is now taught throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the United States.

What students have to say about our programs:

"Unlike most martial arts, Krav Maga is extremely effective for the street. Krav Maga is the real thing."
- Bas Rutten, UFC Heavyweight Champion

"The women I know who have taken Krav Maga really enjoyed the sense of control they felt in learning how to defend themselves. The whole Krav Maga experience is a very positive one: physically, mentally and emotionally.
- Rosemary Lichtman, PhD, Psychologist

"Krav Maga has real life applications. There's no wasted movement. There's no learning stuff for the sake of learning it. Everything you spend time with you can use to defend against a violent street attack."
- Jim Bianchi, Attorney At Law

"Krav Maga is the best defensive tactics system to come to Law Enforcement in the last 20 years. It's simple, it's effective, it's practical, and it works. It has proven to work!"
- Detective Brian Arnspiger, Burbank Police Department
Supervisor, Training Division

"I have never seen a [self-defense] system that is so simple yet extremely effective. The training has raised my awareness and made me more confidant as a police officer."
- Deputy E. Ramos, LA Co. Sheriff's Department
Force Training Division

GET STARTED AND SAVE $100 ON YOUR PROGRAM

Fill out our online information request form then call us to set up your first session. Your introduction class to Krav Maga will cost $20 plus gst. It will include Krav Maga wraps, a video presentation as well as participation in an actual basic class with Instructor Shihan John Leroux.

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