Training outdoors is an opportunity to test our training and understand the application and to learn how to adapt. Israeli Military Krav Maga Self Defense is not a sport for tournaments but training to save our own lives and the lives of our close people. It requires us to acknowledge the ugly reality which stares at our faces on a daily basis and to train to defend ourselves. The basic funda is “Knowledge and awareness are powers and the only damn thing that stands between you and how easily things can go for a toss is your presence of mind and the basic tactics that you learn”.

Guruji Franklin Joseph has this unique way of creating a sense of ease about topics which are more or less taboo and very uncomfortable to acknowledge. This includes an unconventional sort of a sense of humour and involvement of fun elements in training which personally makes it easier for me to come to terms with some of the tougher aspects of the Krav Maga Self Defense training, particularly in terms of psychology.

So coming to the aspects of this particular outdoor training, we ran over rocks and mud and did the Krav Maga Self Defense combative training i.e punches, while realising the difficulty of terrain and learning how to adapt. Then we changed location to an area which was filled with dey leaves, insects, twigs, stones etc and did more combative where we had a taste of real time distractions, multiple opponents, slippery terrain etc. We did a few ground techniques where we learn how to fall back without injuring the spine, which is very important as there is a 90% chance of falling down in real scenarios. Just about anything can go for a toss.

Like always, we were reminded of another fundamental aspect of the Krav Maga Self Defense training “the solution lies in the problem itself”. We learn to use the very distractions and terrain to our advantage. It blew my mind as to how simple and effective it is in terms of applicability. To give an example, what we did as children, just play in parks and throw leaves and small stones at each other was a real skill. Just combining it with the punches makes it more or less life saving.

The best part of it was that we had fun while learning, and it is this kind of learning that stays for a long time. Where else can you just punch each other, roll on dry leaves and get them all over your hair, throw leaves and little stones and twigs at each other, actually intentionally fall and run all over the place, while laughing and having fun on a Sunday other than a Krav Maga outdoor training?

Thank you for this simple yet fun and effective Krav Maga Self Defense session Guruji Franklin Joseph. And to the ones I trained with. You have been wonderful training partners. Thank you. Looking forward for many more such opportunities.

Vidhu Mahana

Fitness Expert & Krav Maga Self Defense Warrior

Outdoor Training At Lalbagh Gardens:

One fine Sunday Guruji Franklin Joseph asked us to be at the Lalbagh Gardens, Bangalore to train a bit differently than what we do in our usual classes. It was not only a different setting, the weather was hot, the ground was rough and the things that we learn were out of the norm.

We started off with 2-3 steep hill runs followed by push-ups as a warm-up. There were a couple of Krav Maga Self Defense buddy drills to prime our bodies – buddy floor chest press and arm locked push pull. We were pumped!

Deep into the training now, we were rolling on the natural bed of mud and leaves, performing Krav Maga Self Defense punches while standing on irregular ground and practiced our regular tactics on these surfaces. All this was to simulate real life scenarios. Training in a studio or dojo is good, but when you are out there, you get a look and feel of how a simple change of terrain can make any well rehearsed tactics go haywire.

Guruji Franklin Joseph also had us learn how to take care of distractions while hitting an opponent. This was to simulate multiple attacker situations or anything that has you distracted while in a combat situation. Distractions were in the form of loose mud and dry leaves been thrown at us from all around.

To finish things off, we learnt one specific drill to defend ourselves when we fall on the ground. It was different from a regular “falling on your bum situation”. We had to learn how to fall on your upper back to save our tail bone and get ready to defend and hit while on the floor. This simulates situations where you’re pushed on the floor with force.

Overall, it was a complete brain opener for all of us. While we were used to practicing in the studio each week, someone somewhere out there might be planning an attack and they aren’t planning it in a studio setting. Such outdoor real world training days ensure that we stay connected with what’s the come.

Big thanks to Guruji Franklin Joseph for this opportunity to test ourselves.

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FRANKLIN JOSEPH

Social Entrepreneur, C.E.O. & Specialist

Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis & Combat Tactical Science

Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph is a Social Entrepreneur, Founder and C.E.O. of Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis & Combat Tactical Science (I.I.S.T.A.C.T.S.), Dharwad. The main organization - I.I.S.T.A.C.T.S. have various projects that focus on empowering the men, women and children to prevent, avoid or escape from crime, violence, sexual harassment and sexual abuse. Some projects are Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy, Power To Women Corporate Workshops & iTeachiPower.in Girl Safety Empowerment & Girl Self Defence Wellness Education Workshops for Schools and Colleges.

Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy, Bengaluru, Hubballi & Dharwad

In 2007, Mr. Franklin Joseph migrated from Delhi to Karnataka & founded Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy. He recently started Krav Maga Self Defense in Hubballi Dharwad too. In these academy, apart from learning Israeli Military Krav Maga Self Defence tactics, these one-of-a-kind unique life saving skill-set exclusively incorporated by Specialist Guruji Franklin Joseph are added to your training.

Pro-active Combat Science
Guerrilla Hit & Run Deception Strategy
Neuro-Behavioral Crisis Management
Warrior Mindset
Fear Counterinsurgency
Pro-Failure Conversion Technique
Psychological Anti-Stress Conditioning
Pre-Conflict Situational Awareness
Post-Battle Quick Response
Violence De-Escalation Techniques

Stealth & Evasive Tactics
Verbal Modulation Instructions
Crime Radar Deterrence Manoeuvre
Emotional & Critical Balance
Criminal Profiling
Rope & Hammer Combat Fitness
Tyre Bone Rugged Drills
Body & Mind Pain Conditioning
Decrypting Pre-Crime Sequence
Battle Strength Training etc.

Mr. Franklin Joseph started his Krav Maga training in 2003 under Mr. Vicky Kapoor, Chief Instructor of Krav Maga in India. He was internationally certified as a Senior Civilian Maga Self Defence Instructor (2003 batch) and was the Regional Director of the International Krav Maga Federation ('I.K.M.F.') at Bangalore from 2007 onwards till 2012. He had also trained under and was certified by the Grandmaster Avi Moyal, Chief Instructor, I.K.M.F., Israel and has attended countless workshops by Krav Maga legends & stalwarts like Grandmaster Eyal Yanilov, Chief Instructor, K.M.G., Israel, Master Shlomi Moyal, Master Gabi Noah and Master Amnon Darsa etc. Now, he founded & run an independent organization - Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy in Bengaluru, Hubballi and Dharwad.

'Guruji' and 'Dr. Safety' are honorary alias given to him by his Krav Maga Self Defence practitioners. He also added Ninja Kubaton Pressure Points Self Defence Tool in his Krav Maga capsules to help promote its unique and amazing tactics.

Franklin Joseph Power To Women Self Defense Corporate Workshops

Mr Franklin Joseph has conducted 400+ Power to Women Corporate Self Defence Workshops. These corporate women Self Defense workshops have been conducted PAN India from Jaipur to Hyderabad or Delhi to Bengaluru or Chennai to Kolkata etc. Lot of women who have learned Women Self Defense have shared their point of views on the training, hardships & rewards of learning from Guruji Franklin Joseph & Krav Maga Self Defense along with other elements uniquely & exclusively added in their training.

Many a times, Mr. Joseph has been invited as a guest lecturer on Girl-Child Self Defense in various universities and colleges like Indian Institute of Management - Bengaluru, National Institute of Technology - Trichy, S.I.E.S. College of Arts Science and Commerce - Mumbai, S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology - Chennai, Mithibai College & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology - Mumbai, Christ University & Jain University - Bengaluru etc.

Krystal Joseph & Franklin Joseph iTeachiPower.in Girl Safety Empowerment & Girl Self Defence Wellness Education Workshops

Franklin Joseph founded iTeachiPower.in - Girl Safety Empowerment & Girl Self Defense Wellness Education Workshop for schools & colleges. Ms. Krystal Joseph is the C.E.O. of iTeachiPower.in and is also the youngest Instructor of Krav Maga & iTeachiPower.in in Karnataka. Together we have conducted some online & workshops in various school & NGO like Unacademy, The Baale Mane, Kendriya Vidyalaya, D.V.B School etc.

Few of the objectives of iTeachiPower.in Girl Safety Empowerment & Girl Self Defense Wellness Workshop are

Empower the girls with Krav Maga Self Defense based on reflex-action science
Recruit the best toppers as an instructor within the establishment
Train the staff, Certify the institution & establish a GIRL SAFE ZONE
Future Plans – Networking, Mentorship & Advance Training Boot Camps

Franklin Joseph's Award, Achievement, Recommendations & Clientele

In 2017, Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy was granted 'Best Service Excellence Award 2017' by Luxury Travel Magazine, London, United Kingdom.

Mr. Franklin Joseph has imparted his training as an Assistant Instructor with National Security Guard (N.S.G.) or Black Cat Commandos.

He was also the Senior Krav Maga instructor training the I.P.S. & I.A.S. probationers officers in S.V.P. National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He has also trained Krav Maga Self Defence to women personal of the Hubballi-Dharwad Police.

United States of America Department - O.S.A.C. organization's Indian Women Safety Report 2014 stating a recommendation -"Franklin Joseph is a good Self Defence instructor that also focuses on psychological empowerment in his workshops".

Mr. Joseph was honorarily awarded a plaque for his commitment towards women entrepreneurship and economic empowerment by Government of Karnataka in ThinkBig 2016 Women Entrepreneurs Convention Exhibition.

Among Franklin Joseph prestigious clients include Government of India Indian Railways, Defence Research Development Organization (D.R.D.O.), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (H.A.L.) and Bangalore Commissioner of Police along with Vanitha Sahayavani N.G.O.

Franklin Joseph workshops have been conducted in more than 100 corporate PAN India clients - NASSCOM, TATA, Amazon, L&T, Wipro, HP, APC, HSBC, Dell, TNT, Amazon, GE, COLT, Alcatel-Lucent, Harman, Syngene, Titan, P&G, Ebay Paypal, Cisco, Qualcomm, Dupont, Yahoo, 3M, ABB, Dupont, HCL, Deutsche Bank, ITC Group, Accenture, Cognizant, Monsanto, Tavant, NIIT, NESS, Infosys, Goldman Sacs, Thomson Reuters, Total etc.

Experiences that forged Franklin Joseph's spirit

Mr. Franklin Joseph was born into the slums of New Delhi, India, and from an early age, he was unwillingly exposed to some elements of sexual abuse and violent crime. After surviving 22-25 years in street violence and abusive circumstances, he gradually converted his bad experiences into positive knowledge. Today many of his projects have their base in what he learned from his grass-root level experience from crime, violence & abuse from his past merged with cutting edge scientific knowledge & skill set he has acquired since then.

In his TEDx talk video, he showcases his dark humour, skills and knowledge of 'Combat Science' with a jaw-dropping opening line "I See Dead People" indirectly referencing to the fact that lack of preparation against crime could be a fatal mistake. He is voluntarily self-retired after 11 years of working in the IT industry as a Creative Director, Project Manager, Senior Website Designer and Search Engine Optimization Specialist.

He also worked as a freelancer with Mr Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2014 for 7 years when his quest to educate others to help them understand and deal with crime and violence was born.

Franklin Joseph's Modern yet Radical Approach

Mr Franklin Joseph, in essence, represents the changing face of self-defence especially women self-defence education. He is among the pioneers who have recognized just as crime is dynamic, changing and adapting, so too should crime prevention methodology and fighting tactics. He has tirelessly, and often at a great personal sacrifice to his financial growth or his family life, overcome enormous hurdles to advance the cause of helping improve safety for men, women & children. No matter what the cost, he is clear that he will achieve his mission of a safer world through proper education, training and a holistic approach to self-defence.

Press, TV & New Media presence of Franklin Joseph

Mr. Franklin Joseph has been featured in various articles or videos showcasing his goal of a safe world, free of abuse and crime, especially for girl-child and women. Some media names are Times of India, Hindustan Times, Bangalore Mirror, DNA, Deccan Herald, The New Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle etc., Magazines like Tehelka, 080 Bangalore, Bengaluru Pages, LiveMint.com, GlobalPost.com, TimeOut Bengaluru etc., TV shows and News Channels like ZeeTv, CNN-Ibn, NDTV 24×7, TV9 News, Swarna Channel, Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, Times Now etc.