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16MarBy Mr. Franklin Joseph2 Comments

Guru Franklin Joseph: What makes a Martial Arts good for Self Defense?

»» Author: Franklin Joseph [ Other Article by Franklin Joseph ] Krav Maga is all about fighting for survival, it's not sport or a martial art. [KravMagaSelfDefenseBengaluru.in] [Post] You will find many technical answers, here is my version Martial Arts is all about skills, fitness, agility, flexibility and years and years of hard core practice. Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Muay Thai etc., you see idols like Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Tony Ja fighting, we all aspire to move like that but nobody actually thinks about the years of hard work, sweat, pain and blood, they have invested in their training. What about people like us, who do not have no time to invest or are now too old or are has the possibility to be exposed to crime. We can deny all we want that bad things won't happen to us but t...

Times of India Newspaper: Hit back in times of terror

19JanBy Mr. Franklin JosephNo Comments

Krav Maga Press Coverage

Times of India Newspaper: Hit back in times of terror

Times of India, Bangalore Times Newspaper The Israeli army's self-defence tactics for civilians are a fave among IT professionals Did you watch helplessly as goons mugged you and took off with your valuables? Frustrated that you didn't know what to do as you were pinned to the ground? How about learning to fight back? Well, a bunch of city-based professionals have done just that and what's more, they are even equipping themselves with skills required during a terror situation. It is Krav Maga — Hebrew for contact combat — the Israeli military's effective, easy-to-learn system of unarmed self-defence and combat tactics that has caught their fancy. (more…)

Hindustan Times Newspaper: Bangalore IT Pros train in Israeli Survival Techniques

5JanBy Mr. Franklin JosephNo Comments

Krav Maga Press Coverage

Hindustan Times Newspaper: Bangalore IT Pros train in Israeli Survival Techniques

Hindustan Times, Front page Bangalore IT Pros train in Israeli Survival Techniques SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS like Anoop Ramakrishnan, 24, and many others in the tech industry here are picking up new survival skills - not to endure the economic gloom, but to survive a terror attack or a hostage crisis. Following the recent terror attacks, techies are queuing up to be trained in anti-terror and hostage survival techniques being imparted as part of Krav Maga, an Israeli school of self-defence and combat tactics. They are being taught how to hold their nerve during a terror attack, ensure minimum injury, how to escape a fire, and avoid being trapped in a stampede during evacuation. (more…)

Live Mint Magazine: Fighting terror the Krav Maga way

24DecBy Mr. Franklin Joseph1 Comment

Krav Maga Press Coverage

Live Mint Magazine: Fighting terror the Krav Maga way

Live Mint Magazine An Israeli hand-to-hand combat technique is finding more takein the wake of the Mumbai attacks. New Delhi: There were many in Mumbai on those three nights it was hostage to ten terrorists who would probably have prayed for knowledge of some sort of self-defence. The Israeli technique of Krav Maga or Hebrew for Contact Combat, teaches how to fight off an armed kidnapping or defeat a potential rapist and even counter terrorists. It's a technique that sharpens reflexes and reduces reaction time. The practical approach to a potentially violent situation, has suddenly seen more takefor Krav Maga. (more…)