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Article Written by Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph
Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph (alias ‘Dr. Safety’), a Social Entrepreneur founded and serves as Chief Instructor of the Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defense Academy in Bengaluru and Dharwad.
‘Dr. Safety’ a.k.a. Guruji Franklin Joseph also the CEO of the Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis and Combat Tactical Science Website”>Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis and Combat Tactical Science.

How Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defense Bangalore Israeli Self Defense studio started

The Bangalore chapter of Krav Maga Self Defense (Bengaluru) was started in November, 2007. Since the club did not had any official name, it was named ‘Franklin Joseph’ by Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph on March 30, 2012.

The story of its Founder, Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph, is in itself a representation of the core principles of Krav Maga Israeli Self Defense, which is to always fight, never give up and to prevail notwithstanding stress and setbacks.

Serious Injury ? Give up OR Create Something Huge?

Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph began training under the tutelage of Sir Vicky Kapoor, since 2004 which was when Krav Maga Self Defence (India) was first introduced in India. During a full-contact combat training in a Krav Maga workshop, Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph, sustained fracture to his chest and injures to knees forcing him to rest and recover. At the same time, due to downsizing in the company he was employed with, Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph had to resign from his Creative Director / Team Leader designation. Numerous parallel setbacks at home in the form of Guru Franklin’s mother’s demise due to a years old struggle with cancer and father’s head injury due to a home accident had made things worse financially and spiritually. At times, for days, Guru Franklin had to sleep empty stomach as he had no money to eat. Also having become immobile due to his chest fracture, Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph personal recovery was made possible due to his fiance Sharon & Krystal, his would-be-daughters and family friends Mahesh & Vijay who took care of him in his hours of need.

Birth of a Thought and the Struggle to Materialize it

However, due to the “never-say-die” attitude inculcated into him by his Krav Maga Self Defence (India) training, he turned his attention to developing a Krav Maga Self Defense center in Bangalore and get back on his feet. As a web designer, he began providing web designing services at a heavily discounted price to gain financial stability. Within no time, this was achieved and Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph got married to Sharon and adopted Krystal, even as he was yet to recover from his injuries completely. Braving incredible adversity and pain, Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph traveled on trains or buses every week to Bangalore from his hometown Dharwad, in spite of his injuries, just so that he could identify a place for the Krav Maga centre. The resources gained from his web design business and various loans provided for the equipment which he would need to start the chapter in Bangalore. Within no time, Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defense Academy , Bangalore became a reality and was officially added to the Krav Maga India family.

Learn from Others, Adapt and Improvise

Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph was now a certified senior instructor of Krav Maga and the Director of the Bangalore chapter of Krav Maga India founded by Sir Vicky Kapoor and affiliated to International Krav-Maga Federation, Israel. Under his leadership, Krav Maga Self Defense chapter at Bangalore conducts classes every weekend where practitioners train in Krav Maga Self Defense (India). In addition to traditional Krav Maga Self Defense (India), Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph unconventional and liberal approach to training has helped him borrow training concepts from Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai, Karate and Kung-fu in as much as Krav Maga Self Defense (India) classes include Body Conditioning using Truck Tyres and Bamboo Sticks, Rope Resistance Training, Strength Exercises using Sledge Hammers, etc.

Building Comrades rather than Clients

Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph students vouch for his passion towards teaching and his loyalties towards imparting training over everything else. “While the Krav Maga Self Defense (India) centre here helps feed my family, I consider my students as art of my extended family. I get personally involved with each and every one of my students and believe in helping them not only to train in Krav Maga Self Defense (India) but also to overcome traumas from past incidents, pain, fear and lack of fitness as the case maybe”. He is careful about picking and choosing his students, who are always eager to boast about their teacher’s support and encouragement, in as much as he takes them under his wing based on the level of dedication they bring to the table. Once there though, students receive his complete focus and support resulting them being groomed into disciplined warriors. He provides heavy discounts to students to help train in Krav Maga Self Defense (India) along with flexible affordable fee structure for adults.

Put the Practitioner in the Limelight

The Bangalore chapter of Krav Maga Self Defense (India), was officially named “Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence (Bengaluru, India) Academy “, with the launch of the website https://kravmagaselfdefensebengaluru.in which was conceived, developed and designed by Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph. It recently conducted a “Blind Fold Survival” workshop which received rave reviews from those who attended it. When asked what the workshop taught them, the students replied in unison, “to keep fighting, never give up and prevail under any circumstances” with Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph smiling in pride.

Final words from Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph, CEO of the Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis and Combat Tactical Science Website”>Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis and Combat Tactical Science says “I will rather have 10 dedicated Krav Maga Self Defense (Bengaluru, India) Practitioners, learning full contact dirty survival skills with safety as the first priority rather than having a class full of 100 students learning bull-shit Mujra (Cabaret) moves in the name of martial arts, black belt degree or instant certificates.”

Women / Girl Child Safety Awareness and Empowerment

One of Safety Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph passion is to make a change as a Social Entrepreneur. He has conducted various workshops on ‘Women Safety Awareness and Psychological Empowerment against Crime, Violence and Sexual Abuse’ at moderate fee of 228 per person where the focus is to Prevent, Avoid and Escape instead of fighting the attackers. He also envisions to extend these workshops working with Schools and College on ‘Girl Child Safety Awareness and Psychological Empowerment against Crime, Violence and Sexual Abuse’.

Responses by Krav Maga Self Defence Practitioner Kiran Divagar from Chennai

Kiran Divagar
Sir, Saw your article on how Krav Maga Self Defense Bangalore center was born.. Really inspiring.. I really appreciate you for ur never say die attitude and grit due to which you overcame ur obstacles in life and have managed dis far… Gr8 sir… I really am feeling inspired…

Krav-Maga Bangalore Frank yeah it’s is inspiring trust me when I was going through that tough period, so many time I quit and yet I came back and fought on. It’s did not look so interesting at that time. I hated every second of it. but in the bigger picture, I thought it will help those who are going through a rough patch of life, to know it’s not all that bad.

Kiran Divagar

Yes sir…

I suddenly found a source of confidence

Thanx a lottttttttt

I realised something sir.. Krav Maga Self Defense (India) really does instill a feeling to move towards the end and finish off anything tat we take up

Krav-Maga Bangalore Frank

yes dear it surely does

Kiran Divagar

Thanx a lot sir.. u rekindled the fire in me to achieve in life.. Really Sir.. Thanx a lot… Im glad to be a friend of you sir

Krav-Maga Bangalore Frank

welcome dear

Kiran Divagar

I wish to get settled in bangalore

If I do so.. Ill surely be in your classes regularly

Krav-Maga Bangalore Frank

I would really like that, my prayers with you 🙂

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