Krav Maga means ‘close combat’ or ‘contact combat’ in Hebrew and this hard and effective set of hand to hand fighting techniques originates with a man called ‘Imi sde-Or’ who was involved with training the Israeli military. It is the official hand to hand combat training for the Israeli armed forces and it is also popular with various military and police organisations all across the world including the British S.A.S and the American F.B.I.

Krav Maga is all about preventing and neutralising incoming violent attacks and dealing with the aftermath …

Self defense is commonly defined thus: ‘the act of defending oneself, ones, loved ones and property’. Self defense starts with being able to recognise danger or potential threats to your person or those around you. The ideal method of self defense is not to put yourself in dangerous situations in the first place i.e. avoid an attack or a fight any way you can.

If you come up against thugs, muggers or hardened criminals let’s say on the street, they will often have an unfair advantage over you. Most people …