David Kahn (2) (1972–)

Get in the best shape of your life and master real fighting techniques with Advanced Krav Maga

Based on the principles of enhancing natural instincts and using appropriate force for self-protection, anyone can master the moves of Krav Maga-the international self-defense and fitness sensation designed by the Israel Defense Forces. This follow-up to Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method-for Fitness and Self-Defense explores essential combative tactics, including standing, clinch, and extensive groundwork from yellow, orange, and green belt levels, to help you update and improve your skills. In this guide to advanced techniques, David Kahn will teach you:

The mind-set of effective self-defense.
Upper and lower body combatives and defenses.
Powerful retzev workouts.
New techiques for mastering escapes.
Women's self-defense principles.

Regardless of strength, size, age, or gender, you can learn advanced technique for fending off an unarmed attacker-swiftly, powerfully, and simply. And the conditioning you will achieve by practicing these techniques will tone your muscles, improve your reflexes, and get you fighting fit.

This is an up-to-date and advanced guide to real fighting techniques and rigorous conditioning, from one of America's leading experts in krav maga.

'I would highly recommend David Kahn's teachings and the art of krav maga...'-Gregory S. Suhajda, former Special Agent, United States Secret Service and FBI.

'David has brought an already top-notch fighting system to another level.'-John E. Oullet, Special Agent, FBI.

David Kahn is one of America's leading experts in krav maga. After years of intensive training under Grandmaster Haim Gidon of the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) and having received his IKMA advanced black-belt teaching certifications, David now serves as the IKMA's United States Chief Instructor.

This book has not been authorized, approved, or endorsed by the Krav Maga Association of America or any other krav maga organization or association. The activities described in this book may be too strenuous for some people. Please consult your physician before beginning this or any other strenuous training regimen.

Cover design by Bob Grom. Cover photo by David Kahn. Interior and back cover photographs by Edward J. Greenblat.

Contents

Acknowedgments
Foreword by Rick Blitstein
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Israeli Krav Maga advantage
Chapter 2 Imi Lilchtenfeld's oldest living student from Bratislava
Chapter 3 Mastering upper-body strikes and defenses
Chapter 4 Mastering lower-body strikes and defenses
Chapter 5 Mastering releases and takedown defenses
Chapter 6 Mastering infighting, clinches, holds, and takedowns
Chapter 7 Groundwork
Chapter 8 Women's self-defense principles
Chaper 9 The Kravist training plan
Appendix: Interviews
Resources… (más)

Increasingly popular around the world, krav maga is the renowned hand-to-hand defense system 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, ore practice for long-term success, Krav Maga will show you how to:

Protect your body's vulnerable targets.
Use an ipponent's momentum to fuel your counterattack.
Escape all kinds of grips and holds.
Combine punches, kicks, and other moves into a powerful conditioning workout-to lose weight, increase core strength, and improve muslce 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 exprts, this exciting new guide opens the door to an empowering and important set of skills that anone can master.

'Krav maga is a name used to designate the Israel Defense Forces' original hand-to-hand combat system. David Kahn has spent many training hours in Israel and is also a good friend whom I met through the benevolent spirit of instructors of such skill.'-Boaz Aviram, former chief instructor, Israel Defense Forces Fighting Fitness Academy

'David Kahn's skills as a teacher and guide are second to none, and the tactics he teaches are a valuable skill that can help anyone detect, avoid, and if necessary, prevail in a confrontation of any kind.'-Mark A. Hanafee, U.S. Coast Guard Police Training Officer

'David Kahn is a wonderful teacher and I wholeheartedly recommend this book or his classes to anyone-male or female, big or small, or fat.'-James Gandolfini, actor (The Sopranos)

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 blackbelt teaching certification, David now sits on the Association's board of directors as the only American representative.

David Kahn is a member of the board of directors of the Israeli Krav Maga Association, a nonprofit organization established in 1978 to promote krav maga throughout the world.

This book has not been authorized, approved,or endorsed by the Krav Maga Association of America or any other krav maga organization or association.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduciton Why I love krav maga-and why you will, too
Discover how Israeli self-defense can save your life
Chapter 1 The power of Israeli krav maga
Gain confidence, personal safety, and overal fitness with the Israeli military's time-tested, self-defense system
Chapter 2 The philosophy behind krav maga
Understand the six pillars of krav maga and you'll be well on you way to becoming a kravist
Chapter 3 The mind of a kravist
To react instinctively, you must embody krav maga
Chapter 4 Mastering upper-body strikes
The power behind the punch comes from precise execution, not from body size or muscular strength
Chapter 5 Mastering lower-body strikes and kicks
Use your body's most powerful muscles to send your attacker packing
Chapter 6 Mastering close-contact fighting
Learn the art of falling, retreating, clinching, throwing, and more
Chapter 7 Mastering escapes
Learn how to extricate yourself from grabs, holds, chokes, pulls, and other dangerous situtations
Chapter 8 Your personal krav maga
Build your fitness and fighting skills with regular practice
Chapter 9 The krav maga combative training plan
Hone your skills, improve your fitness, and become a kravist
Appendix Resources
About the author… (más)

No matter what it says on the cover, no book is going to teach you any martial art. The only way to truly learn a martial art is the hard way: train with someone good. Also despite any system’s reputation, or what the devotees of that style tell you, no one style is completely superior to the others. If that were the case, there’d only be one martial arts style practiced today.

What David Kahn presents in this book, Krav Maga: The Contact Combat System of the Israeli Defense Forces, is more of a look at the underlying philosophy of the style and some of the foundation techniques than comprehensive manual for the style. It will give you some feel for the types of moves expected and does provide some training exercises that will help any martial artist. If you are beyond the beginning level in any self defense form, you can benefit from some of the techniques shown here. More advanced students with backgrounds in more than one style may also recognize that Krav Maga is a mixed martial arts form and uses techniques borrowed from many styles.

According to Kahn, the founders of Krav Maga tried to make the moves instinctive and flow from natural responses. In reviewing the techniques presented, they all do indeed seem to follow natural movements, but there is an emphasis on power. Kahn stresses that Krav Maga is not magic, you must work at it and incorporate regular exercise into the training routine. The final two chapters are devoted to this topic and are a good guide to developing your own fitness routine.

Reading this book is not going to make you into a black belt, not even if you practice the moves daily. This book will help you decide if this style is a possible choice for your life style and what you want out of knowing self defense. Like Krav Maga itself, the language of the book is very clear, concise and devoid of anything superfluous. The illustrations help explain the style very well. Any discussion of the philosophy behind the style is confined to coping with an attacker and does not veer off in any mystic direction. Altogether, this adds up to an excellent introductory book for anyone interested in Krav Maga.… (más)