The most effective counterattack combative
This 12 lesson video section is designed to introduce both beginners and advanced martial arts practitioners to the core principles and combative strikes of the world-renowned Israeli krav maga self-defense system. Not all krav maga is the same. These lessons include:
Many parts of your body, including your hands, forearms, elbows, knees, shins, and head can be used as personal weapons. There is a distinct advantage in using the hard parts of your body such as your elbows, knees, and feet as weapons against your attacker’s vulnerable body parts. Optimized striking involves keeping the body’s muscles relaxed until just before your limb impacts the opponent. By making the body rigid, using a strong, balanced base a fraction of a second before impact, you generate maximum speed to then instantly incorporate your body mass behind the strike.
Attacking an opponent’s soft vital tissue, especially the eyes, throat, and groin, is one of the surest ways to end the fight, and krav maga emphasizes these targets. You know your body’s sensitive spots. Proper krav maga techniques do not rely on strength. The power behind combative derives from correct execution, not from body size or muscular strength. Many people think of hand-to-hand combat as exactly that: using your fists to strike at an opponent. Yet, krav maga teaches you to use every part of your body—from the head to the foot—as tools to deliver strikes. Regardless of your body size or muscular strength, you can deliver powerful strikes with your hands and elbows. Precise execution of a punch or elbow strike will generate much more impact than muscling your way through.