This video shows in detail the proper hand position for all the 360 Degree Defenses (Outside Defenses). Also, it explains several reasons why a proper hand position is important for these defenses. Finally, it shows two drills you can use to improve your hand position while practicing these defenses.Transcript: “Hello, this is Randall and Glenda with KravMagaTraining.com. And with this…
When students first learn the Arm Bar From Guard, the trouble they have the most with is using their legs properly while executing the technique. This video will show you how to use both legs properly in order to get the correct angle to apply the arm bar, as well as how to use your legs to maintain and finish…
by Amy Horn I recently sat down with an old friend Mike who is a police officer in Miami. We were discussing crime (a natural progression when in a conversation with a police officer) and he told me a few stories of street incidents he had been called to. This included things like nighttime muggings, a sexual assault on a…
“Use of Force” law has applications in both in civil and criminal contexts. Established principles give civilians the right to apply force to the person of another and to engage in violence for the sole purpose of defending one’s own life or the life of a third party from physical harm, great bodily injury, and/or even death. What Is Force?…
Winning the Fight of your Back Class Owner/Lead Instructor Krav Maga Worldwide(TM) Official Training Center Pompano Beach, Florida In 1964, the day after Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory in the 1964 U.S. Presidential election, a cartoon ran that to this day teaches us something about advice. The cartoon, drawn by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, Bill Mauldin (October, 29, 1921…
Many police officers believe that they don’t need to learn self-defense because they can rely on their firearms, pepper spray or Tasers if attacked. Any police officer who believes this is overlooking two critical points: 1) most of the time attacks are so sudden that you don’t have time or space to respond with a weapon, and 2) there…
Are you (or someone you know) in an abusive relationship? Click here to download and print the handout version of this article Abuse has many faces. Recognize any? If he pushes, punches, chokes, kicks, Burns, bites, spits, shoots, or stabs you… That’s PHYSICAL ABUSE. If he engages in unwanted touching, sexual name-calling, uses violence with sex, is unfaithful, or forces…
By Susan Bartelstone Personal Safety and Crime Prevention Specialist How to Help Safely! Someone sent me a video clip of a segment from the TODAY show called “Protecting Your Kids.” The clip showed several simulated abduction scenarios in which a security specialist played the role of a child abductor and a seven-year old girl posed as the potential abductee. The…
by Mike Stewart Make sure your car is locked and your windows wound up. This sounds ridiculously obvious but make sure you secure your car carefully wherever you are parked. Research shows loads of people leave their doors unlocked and/or their windows open a large proportion of the time. Check all your entry points are secure – are all the…
While it’s difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs. These thieves are more easily thwarted if you employ some of these simple security precautions: Plan to “burglarize” yourself. You’ll discover any weaknesses in your security system that may have previously escaped your notice. Lock up your home, even if you go out…