Krav Maga Grading System Although Krav Maga is not really like many martial arts as it is fundamentally a self-defense system, there are many aspects to it, and as such, they are divided into groups of increasingly complex maneuvers. Each group requires the student to master the specific defenses for…

Krav Maga literally means “Combat – Contact” or “Close Quarter Combat”. The roots of modern Krav maga began in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s with Imi Lichtenfeld, an expert in boxing and wrestling. He was influenced by his father, Shmuel, a detective and Defensive Tactics instructor with the local police force.…

Krav-Maga is not simply another martial art even though there are the same kicks, punches, grips, and holds that can be found in other combat sports. Neither is it a mixture of various martial arts or sports where certain techniques considered adaptable to self-defence have been combined. Its main characteristic…