As Human Beings we like to compartmentalize things and create categories etc. it’s how the brain organizes all the information that it holds, and how it is able to recognize, process and assess new pieces of information so quickly. It is also how certain things such as phobias work/operate e.g. a snake is a long, curvy thing, so are hoses, electrical cords etc. A quick glance that sights a garden hose, can create an emotional response that noticing a snake would. Attitudes however are different to pieces of information, and yet we have a tendency to categorize these as well. We...
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What’s Your Krav Maga This weekend’s seminar with Roy Elghanayan, reminded me that many people in the US (and elsewhere) have some misconceptions about what Krav Maga actually is e.g. some believe that Krav Maga is a distinct style, others that it is a self-defense system that needs supplemental training etc. Some of these misconceptions have been created and promoted by those high up in the Krav Maga community, in various associations, to further their own ends and to make excuses for their lack of knowledge in certain areas of combat. Firstly, Krav Maga is not the name of a singular system...
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