Our number one core principle is “Don’t Get Hurt”. This might seem obvious but it has a number of different applications:

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Krav Maga is founded on a number of core principles that are going to be important to know as you’re going through your training.
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Our number one core principle is “Don’t Get Hurt”.
This might seem obvious but it has a number of different applications.
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First of all, don’t get hurt means avoiding a confrontation when you can. That means we have to build awareness to know and understand when a confrontation might be imminent.
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If you can’t avoid the danger, then you need to aggressive as you possibly can be to eliminate the threat. And therefore, you won’t get hurt that way.
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And finally, it means not getting hurt in training. So, we need to make sure that our training methods or drills are realistic but safe as well.
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– Michael Margolin, 5th Degree Black Belt