Krav Maga Blog - Oct 2014

Most people start learning a martial art in order to be able to protect and defend themselves, some also want to learn how to defend partners, family members, children and possibly friends. When we imagine violent scenarios, we often do so from the perspective of being on our own; with no one to either help us, or be responsible for. However if we take a look at our lifestyles, it may be that the times we are alone are actually less than those when we are with somebody else e.g. if you are a parent, or caregiver, you might spend...

In last week’s blog, I looked at two common issues that occur when people are learning how to punch correctly when striking with the rear hand e.g. flaring the elbow out and lifting the back foot of the ground. These are issues we may be aware of, that we have but to fix them we need to understand why we make these errors. In this week’s blog, I want to address issues surrounding general “lack of power” when striking with the rear hand, and some of the issues that people have in forming a correct fist. One of the problems people...

Punching with power is really your “bread and butter” when it comes to fighting/self-defense. Being able to hit hard, deliver concussive force, and cause your aggressor extreme pain is probably the quickest way to force them out of the fight either emotionally and/or physically. This is one of the reasons that we practice striking, movement and relative body positioning in class so much i.e. we want to strike not only from an advantageous position, but also one where our aggressor/opponent is in a disadvantageous one – this is where we have maximal effect. This article is the first in two,...