Krav Maga

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Master the moves of krav maga—the international self-defense and physical fitness sensation

Increasingly popular around the world, krav maga is the renowned hand-to-hand Martial Arts defense fighting designed by the Israeli military forces. Swift, powerful, and simple, it is an effective method for fending off any kind of attacker—and it is also an amazing workout.

Regardless of size, strength, and fitness level, anyone can master the ...

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Overview

Master the moves of krav maga—the international self-defense and physical fitness sensation

Increasingly popular around the world, krav maga is the renowned hand-to-hand Martial Arts defense fighting designed by the Israeli military forces. Swift, powerful, and simple, it is an effective method for fending off any kind of attacker—and it is also an amazing workout.

Regardless of size, strength, and fitness level, anyone can master the essentials of krav maga—and reap the rewards of increased safety, confidence, and conditioning. With moves you can learn in as little as five minutes, or train and practice for long-term success, Krav Maga covers all the below:

*What is Krav Maga all about

*Instruction on how to protect your body's vulnerable target and learn weapons defense combat

*Use an opponent's momentum to fuel your counterattack

*Escape all kinds of grips and holds

*Combine training punches, kicks, and other moves into a powerful conditioning workout—-to lose weight, increase core strength, and improve muscle tone

*Use specially designed drills and a 12-week training program to become a kravist—-a smart and prepared fighter

Written by one of America's foremost krav maga experts, this exciting new guide opens the door to an empowering and important set of techniques that you or anyone can master.

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"Get in the best shape of your life while learning the most effective self-defense technique in the world."

- David Barton, fitness expert and owner, David Barton Gyms

"Training with krav maga instructor David Kahn was an honor and privilege, and the tactics he teaches are a valuable skill."

- Mark A. Hanafee, U. S. Coast Guard Police Training Officer

"David Kahn is a wonderful teacher and I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone—male or female, big or small, or fat."

- James Gandolfini, actor (The Sopranos)

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312331771
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publication date: 9/6/2004
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 141,083
  • Product dimensions: 7.49 (w) x 9.23 (h) x 0.56 (d)

Meet the Author

David Kahn is one of America's leading experts in krav maga. After years of intensive training in Israel under Grandmaster Haim Gidon of the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) and having received his IKMA advanced black-belt teaching certification, David now sits on the Association's board of directors as the only American representative.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 2, 2006

    Great Basic Overview of Krav Maga

    Being the author of several books on the martial arts and fighting, I am always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If I have a book in my library, it's definitely worth owning. One such book is David Kahn¿s, 'Krav Maga.' After a brief introduction, David gives you a good basic overview of Krav Maga including some of its history. From here he goes right into a section on philosophy, which is very good, and one in which I would have to agree with about 90% of what he has to say. The next section in the book gives a good overview on the proper mindset needed in order for you to prepare yourself for combat. Something a lot of books fail to do, but not this one. David also gives you a basic understanding of the vital/vulnerable points on the human body. David¿s next section is rather brief to my liking, but still a good overview on the basic principles involved in striking correctly for maximum effect. This section covers such strikes as punches, palm heel strikes, elbow strikes, and eye gouges. There is also a small section on blocks and parrying as it is called in boxing. The following section covers various lower body strikes and kicks along with kick defenses, which include deflections, blocks and grabs. This next section was particularly interesting in that it discussed close combat fighting and techniques essential to this section. Such as falling, crawling, clinching, takedowns, defenses against tackles, etc. The escape section was very enlightening as David covered the basic principles of escape from basic grabs, chokes while standing, chokes while lying down, head locks, hair grabs, and bear hugs. Like most books that try to cover too much in one volume, I feel that the sections themselves although very well done, tend to be too brief on the proper execution of each individual technique. However, having said that, this is to be expected as the scope of this book is intended as a basic overview of the complete system, not a single volume devoted to one particular technique. The only fault that I have with this book is the fact that I would have preferred actual photographs for demonstrating the techniques, rather than illustrations. I felt that a lot of what David was trying to explain got lost with the use of illustrations compared to if he would have used actual photographs. The book continues with a brief section on basic strategies, which I found to be very solid. It then finishes with a basic training section which covers stretching, training programs, a 12 week training routine, and sparring. Overall, this is a very good basic overview on the art of Krav Maga, and one you definitely want to acquire, especially if you decide to join a Krav Maga class. And that is not a bad idea at all.

    6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 25, 2005

    excellent book

    I have been studying Krav Maga for several years and find the book to be outstanding in teaching the basics of Krav Maga. Personally I have been using his book as a guideline for rehabbing my conditioning after I had some serious surgery. I use his week by week guide to get myself back into 'fighting' shape in an organized and orderly fashion. I highly recommend this book for the beginner or for the advanced student that needs to 'go back to the basics'. I look forward to David's next book.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 24, 2004

    Understanding Krav Maga

    I've been a Kravist for 20 plus years. When David Kahn's book was published I eagerly devoured it. This is an easy-to-read guide to the Israeli art of Krav Maga. The book contains dynamic illustrations and instructions.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 24, 2004

    EXCELLENT!

    Simply put, this is a great text. Finally a book that makes techniques understandable without missing nuances that make Krav Maga unique. The instruction is clear, diagrams are great, and the background/history help solidify my understanding of the system. My technique is DEFINITELY improved thanks to this book.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 19, 2004

    Practical and handy :-) self defense

    Having some background in Krav Maga and martial arts, I found this book very helpful for both beginners and intermediate readers who want to learn and practice a real self-defense system. With numerous illustrations and clear text this book is a must have.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 20, 2004

    A very good instructional book

    I really enjoyed reading this book. I also teach Krav Maga and found the diagrams and lessons to be very accurate and easy to understand. The author also included much of the theory/philosophy behind Krav Maga which is nearly as important as the techniques themselves. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of this Israeli Martial Art

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 20, 2004

    I Love It!

    I¿ve only taken a few classes in Krav Maga, but I feel really great about it. My classes are fun, and I feel safer now going home. I¿m a nurse so since I¿m always working, this book is great to keep me going!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 14, 2004

    Already lost 6 pounds!

    I have always struggled with weight problems and felt very uneasy in the gym's social scene. A friend bought this book for me and I am forever grateful to her and to David Kahn. I already lost 6 pounds, feel stronger, and I'm only in the third week! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to shed pounds and gain both inner and outer strength. A fun read too!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 30, 2004

    good book on krav maga

    I have done krav maga to the green belt level, and found this to be a great addition. It details the basics of krav maga (as well as some intermediate stuff). This book will be a great introduction to new students of krav maga, and also a good reference for more intermediate and advanced students. The best thing would still be to enroll in a krav class, because krav instruction is like nothing else: the adrenaline stress drills, multiple attackers, the confusion, darkness and noise of real self defense situations. You of course cannot get that in a book. But this book is excellent as a source book for krav maga. This book is also an excellent adjunct to the book 'Krav Maga - How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault', which is also available on this website. The 'Armed Assault' covers more advanced techniques such as how to defend yourself against people armed with knives and guns, and even grenades. Multiple attackers. If you buy both books, you have in essence the entire krav maga curriculum !

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 10, 2011

    Good start

    This book great for someone starting out in Krav Maga or if your not new its a nice refresher and interesting history reading.

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  • Posted February 17, 2009

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    Good Book

    This is a good book for intro into a simple yet effective self defense system. It also states the basic martial philosophy of fight only when necessary and to be careful to use only as much force as necessary to defend yourself.

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