{"id":172,"date":"2022-01-14T21:58:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T02:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogue\/?p=172"},"modified":"2024-10-14T22:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T02:03:08","slug":"why-i-trust-krav-maga-with-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/why-i-trust-krav-maga-with-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Trust Krav Maga With My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Martial Arts Karate<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>Taekwondo<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>Jiu-Jitsu<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><\/i><b><i>boxing<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are honored disciplines for various reasons, but singularly in practice, do not triumph when you are face to face with a knife.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><\/i><b><i>Krav Maga<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a self-defense system that teaches how to react to and respond to guns, knives, and other sharp-edged objects &#8211; any weapons in the arsenal and empty-handed defence. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It explores the <\/span><\/i><b><i>power of instinct <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; learning how to define it and run with it.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The premise of Krav Maga is to equip you with a preemptive capability to thwart or <\/span><\/i><b><i>neutralize a violent attack<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the quickest way possible. As Krav Maga coaches you to harness your adrenaline and convert it to action, mental and physical conditioning are equally paramount.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-376 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/331C9AF3-3494-4EFD-BD39-DDB0EB0C10FE-5-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/331C9AF3-3494-4EFD-BD39-DDB0EB0C10FE-5-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/331C9AF3-3494-4EFD-BD39-DDB0EB0C10FE-5-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/331C9AF3-3494-4EFD-BD39-DDB0EB0C10FE-5-589x471.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/331C9AF3-3494-4EFD-BD39-DDB0EB0C10FE-5.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/bundles\/defensive-package\"><strong>JOIN THE KRAV MAGA SURVIVAL PACKAGE!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>There are six distinguished principles of Krav Maga:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neutralize all threats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switch from defensive to offensive manoeuvres at rapid speed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid injury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify, create and utilize improvised weapons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Value your body\u2019s natural reflexes and strike your enemies vulnerable parts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effectively do whatever you can to survive, however brutal the means<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krav Maga in Hebrew means \u201chand to hand,\u201d signifying, without weapons. Today, its pragmatic methods incomparably endure within all realms and disciplines of self-defense and <\/span><b>martial arts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Krav Maga Boasts a Powerful History<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Krav Maga is the official combat system of the <\/span><b>Israel Defense Forces<\/b> <b>(IDF) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a revolutionary military self-defense model. Invented in the late 1930s, Jewish wrestler and boxer Imrich&#8217; Imi&#8217; <\/span><b>Lichtenfeld<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strived to protect the community from anti-semitism gangs but discovered his ineffectual skills in the real world. In the face of armed and relentless enemies, he identified that street fighting meant to kill or be killed. So Lichtenfeld transformed his fighting techniques into the practice of Krav Maga. Today, it&#8217;s a dominant force in my <\/span><b>self-defense system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and training practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Krav Maga Thrives on the Unpredictable<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spontaneous circumstances are compelling when you examine the true essence of combat. An assassin will attack at any time. There is no bowing or waiting for your opponent to prepare. Attacks are fast, furious and unstable. Therefore blocking, dodging, and countering is an ambitious feat. In traditional martial arts, your offensive and defensive are strategic &#8211; planned &#8211; technical. Krav Maga is about mastering how to apply your training in a real-world setting where the unpredictable prospers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-190 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-1024x645.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-768x484.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-1536x967.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-2048x1290.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-706x445.jpeg 706w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6375-scaled-e1642214542482-1200x756.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Krav M<\/b><b>aga Neutralizes the Threat<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary ideology of Krav Maga is to <\/span><b>neutralize the threat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with rapid speed since your ultimate target is to dominate and incapacitate your attacker by any means. \u2018Retzev\u2019 or continuous motion applies to the principle of Krav Maga, urging you to create an explosion of violence through an unceasing, simultaneous series of hostile, <\/span><b>defensive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>offensive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> movements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More precisely, as your assailant reacts to your counterattacks, you will respond by increasing your number of<\/span> <b>punches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with heightened intensity and destructiveness. The act of neutralizing the threat in Krav Maga spawned from instinct &#8211; not a technical schema, remaining loyal to the protocol of Krav Maga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Krav Maga Keeps it Simple<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike many martial arts with strict structures or patterns of movements, Krav Maga focuses on only three simple moves: <\/span><b>strikes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>holds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>blocks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As mentioned, in Krav Maga, you<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adjust your techniques and rely on instinct when fending off violent attacks. This requires you to use your head and body simultaneously. The more you train, the better you become at \u2018reading\u2019 situations and adjust your plan of attack through improvisation rather than recollection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Krav Maga Studies Attackers\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a skilled observer of an aggressor is pivotal. Typically, potential assailants employ similar attack-related behaviours and actions before a violent assault. Respectively, it&#8217;s critical to understand the psyche of your attacker because not all exhibit similar, defining characteristics. There are commonalities paramount to a violent assailant, and Krav Maga analyses their motivations, emotions, and <\/span><b>mindset<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The eyes, ears, nose, throat, knee, spine, and groin are always staunch targets. An attacker&#8217;s vulnerable areas will always influence your capability to end a savage encounter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-1536x1312.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-2048x1749.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-551x471.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-706x603.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/studyjpg-1200x1025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Krav Maga Attacks Weak Spots<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your assailant is not superhuman nor destructible &#8211; they are susceptible to trauma, suffering, and injury, just like anyone else. Regardless of your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/larger-attacker\"><b>attacker&#8217;s size<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being aware of how to target their vulnerable spots could give you the edge you demand to survive. It will not influence your capacity to gauge someone&#8217;s eyes or deliver a <\/span><b>push kick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the groin. This is instrumental in sabotaging and resetting your attacker&#8217;s mental state and instilling fear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-186 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-300x222.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-1024x757.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-768x568.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-1536x1135.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-2048x1514.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-150x111.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-637x471.jpeg 637w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-706x522.jpeg 706w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weak2-1200x887.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Krav Maga Demands No Mercy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>counterattack<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is integral in Krav Maga, confronting extreme violence with extreme violence. More precisely, the combat should be continuous and destructive to overwhelm the aggressor. With a <\/span><b>no-rule protocol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you must do everything and anything relentless to survive. Your enemy will use a knife to kill, not to win a fight. Biting, hair pulling strikes to the groin, and eye stabs are your lifelines. A vicious fight is a fair fight in self-defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-182 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lionJPG-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lionJPG-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lionJPG-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lionJPG-391x471.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lionJPG.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/>Krav Maga is a street-fighting self-defense system for everyone &#8211; regardless of size, strength, or fitness level. Focusing on practical and straightforward techniques tailored for (possible) real-life scenarios and one needs no prior martial arts experience to become proficient.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Krav Maga fighting style is quite singular and necessitates practice and, to a large extent, respect for the archival system. Self-defense training will enhance your problem-solving skills, reaction times, and grit, empowering you for survival.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>I encourage my students and viewers alike to participate in <\/i><\/b><b><i>K<\/i><\/b><b><i>rav Maga <\/i><\/b><b><i>with me. A dynamic and empowering segment to expose you to the intensity and premise of Krav Maga.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>You may also explore my courses and <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossos.com\/trainingoptions\"><b><i>training options<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>, which fluidly combine the authentic combat scenarios of Krav Maga with my own raw, hard-core system of self-defense. Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/knife-defense-survival\">knife defense <\/a><\/i><\/b><b><i>tactical edge course<\/i><\/b><b><i> is valuable to include in your self-defense arsenal.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teaching prevention, detection, and ultimately setting up for the initial strike to be one step ahead of the attacker, will always be in hardcore demand. My\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/hero-program-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hero Program<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/members-hero-training-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hero Training Camp<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/bob-dummy-workouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bob Dummy F.I.I.T<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/knife-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Knife Defense<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/wsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Women&#8217;s Shield Program<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/super-kid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bully-Proof<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickdrossoscourses.com\/courses\/larger-attacker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Larger Attacker Defence<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are dynamic systems indicative of real-world self-defence to sustain personal protection. 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