Chicago Krav Maga

Krav Maga Training – Common Questions

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:12:07 +0000

How is Krav Maga™ diffrent from other Martial Arts?
Krav Maga™ is not a traditional martial art. Although there are some similarities between Krav Maga™ and other martial arts.

The Krav Maga™ system was created with great importance placed on bringing students to a high level of skill in a relatively short period of time. It is considered to be a modern, highly refined, street fighting system, designed to be utilized against muggings, street attacks, and sexual assaults.

Special Characteristics are:

- Students are instructed in state-of-the-art defensive principles that apply to a variety of threatening attacks that occur during commonly documented street crimes.

- Students train from a position of disadvantage in real time and real speed.

- Defensive maneuvers are combined with simultaneous counterattacks until all potential danger is eliminated.

Unique training methods are employed to simulate violent street encounters. This is necessary to place students under extreme stress while performing Krav Maga™ techniques. Students learn to go from a passive to an aggressive state quickly. Krav Maga™ also teaches students to function with their attention divided; while fatigued; and when they are faced with a multitude of spontaneous attack scenarios.

Krav Maga, Common Questions

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:34 +0000

Where Did Krav Maga™ come from?
Krav Maga™ was developed in the 1940′s by Imi Lichtenfeld, who carefully refined the system during his career as Chief Instructor of Hand to Hand Combat for the Israeli Defense Forces. Faced with the task of preparing a wide variety of soldiers – from physically fit high school graduates to out-of-shape forty year olds – Imi developed a comprehensive system that relied on simple, instinctive moves rather than rigid techniques requiring years of training.

Krav Maga – Common Questions

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:09 +0000

What is Krav Maga™?
Krav Maga™ is the official self defense and fighting system used by the Israeli Defense Forces (I.D.F.), Israeli Police and Security Services, and numerous U.S. law enforcement agencies. Developed and refined during years of conflict, Krav Maga™ emphasizes easy-to-learn techniques that have been battle-tested in real, life threatening confrontations.

Self defense is the foundation of Krav Maga™. Students learn to defend themselves against hostile actions, to avoid injury, and to quickly overcome their assailant. Krav Maga™ defenses address a wide variety of aggressive acts, such as punches, kicks, chokes, bearhugs, headlocks, grabs, as well as defenses against multiple assailants and assailants armed with a firearm, edged weapon, or blunt object.

Hand to hand combat constitutes a more advanced and sophisticated phase of Krav Maga™ which teaches how to neutralize an opponent quickly and effectively.

Krav Maga™ is a modern method characterized by a coherent and logical way of thinking which builds up easy, natural, and practical techniques featuring simple movements of the human body. Krav Maga™ training simulates real life situations. It teaches people how to save lives and to cope with common street violence.

Krav Maga in River North Opened

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:16:27 +0000

We have had a great group of students try out Krav Maga at our new location in the River North. We are inside of Atlas Performance Training Center which is also the home of Atlas Crossfit. We could not have asked for better participants. Here is a look at a few of our ‘soon-to-be Krav Mag junkies.’ For more information on our schedule at 1030 N Larrabee click here.

Law Enforcement Class Card Option

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Krav Maga Illinois located in Highland Park is the only location that offers the law enforcement division of training for krav maga. Created by Krav Maga Worldwide, this class is tailored to the specific needs of a law enforcement officer. Although it is highly encouraged to also train in the civilian classes, KMI is now offering a punch card for officers who want to drop in for this life saving training. The Force Training Division classes are lead by Al Ramos, a Chicago Police Officer and fantastic instructor.

Multiple Attacker Class Added for May

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:51:04 +0000

POW, West Loop location for Chicago Krav Maga has added a multiple attacker krav maga class on Thursdays at 4pm. It will replace the boxing drills class for the entire month. Let us know if you are interested in participating. Click here to go the website and see the schedule.

Calcium, some facts

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:48:07 +0000

Calcium is the building block of our body. You will strengthen your bones and teeth with sufficient amount of calcium in your diet. Calcium also aids in the skeletal and cardiac muscle contraction cycles all of which are processes that our body goes through every minute of every day.

Here is a list of foods that offer a great sources of calcium.

Cooked Collard Greens- 357mg in 1 cup
Cooked Turnip Greens- 249mg in 1 cup
Cooked Kale- 179 mg in 1 cup
Tahini- 128mg in 2 oz.
Cooked Quinoa- 80mg in 1 cup
Fresh Carrot Juice- 57mg in 1 cup

Protect your kids! Krav Maga Drill

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:45:25 +0000

Here is a drill we have been doing at POW! in the west loop. You are in the park, sitting down and someone grabs your kids. Run to them and hurt the attacker!

Congrats to all Krav Maga Phase 1 Students

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:21:23 +0000

Sue recently hosted a phase I Krav Maga Worldwide test at her school. There was a full room of students. Sue and Jesse lead a great test and everyone did an amazing job. Here are some pictures from the test.

Are you getting enough protein after your Krav Maga training?

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:56:34 +0000

There are many people who do not realize the complete muscle recruitment of a krav maga class. Even if your krav maga training class does not integrate weight work, you should be replenishing your body with enough protein post-workout. If you can not get to real food, try using a supplement. If you are not sure whether you should be using casein or whey click on the link below. You will find that each of them have different benefits.

Katalin and Christy wrote a short story on the differences between casein and whey protein.