Standing Strong: Wrestling’s Impact on Krav Maga’s Grappling GameIntroductionContinuing our exploration of martial arts integration in Krav Maga, this post examines the influence of Wrestling. Known for its effective takedowns and control strategies, Wrestling provides essential tools for standing grappling in Krav Maga.The Wrestling AdvantageIn Krav Maga, we incorporate Wrestling’s emphasis on takedowns, balance, and control. These elements are crucial…
Ground Control: The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Influence in Krav MagaIntroductionIn our journey through the integration of martial arts in Krav Maga, our focus turns to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), a martial art famous for its ground fighting prowess. This post will explore how BJJ’s techniques enhance Krav Maga’s effectiveness on the ground, providing essential tools for real-world self-defense.The BJJ ConnectionBJJ’s mastery of…
Motivation, Confidence, and Courage are three important concepts that are often interchanged and misunderstood. Each of them has a significant role to play in achieving our goals and overcoming obstacles. While motivation and confidence are important, it is courage that enables us to get past and through difficult things.
KRAV MAGA INFO The Krav Maga System Krav Maga has a worldwide reputation as being an ideal means of defending one’s life or the life of a third party, whether the threat involves unarmed assailants, armed assailants, or multiple assailants. The Krav Maga system has received exceptional international recognition as the leading modern-day innovative and highly…
TOOL DEVELOPEMENTWhile developing an unarmed combative s arsenal, it’s important to understand that your ENTIRE body is comprised of useful tools. Training with no limitations, IE reality based personal protection, should encompass ALL of the tools available to you. However, bear in mind that not every strike is a debilitating knockout blow. For example, using…
If someone attacked your family, would you be an asset or a liability? If the unthinkable happened, and a criminal stood in front of you threatening to harm the people you love most, would you know what to do? We thought about starting this article with statistics on crime in East Texas, but this isn’t really about other people being…
The Roots of the Krav Maga system The founder of Krav Maga Imrich “Imi” Lichtenfeld (1910-1998) RIP.. Imi was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. His father Samuel was a professional wrestler, weight lifter and performed displays of strength in a circus. After his work in the circus, Samuel opened a wrestling club and…
Overcoming Fear: How Not to Freeze“Every man is scared in his first action…the real hero is the man who fights even though he’s scared. Some get over their fright in a minute under fire; others take an hour; for some it takes days; but a real man will never let the fear of death overpower…” -General George Patton There are people…
Preparing to Face Fear through Krav Maga Fear happens. It can shut you down, or you can train for its eventuality so that your body knows how to respond even when your heart is pounding and the stakes are high. East Texas Krav Maga uses principle based training to help overcome fear. When you have trained for the worst your mind…
Fear sucks, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. It’s a powerful motivator that can keep us alive. It motivates us to wear our seatbelts and avoid certain parts of town late at night. Fear management expert Tony Blauer says how you learn to cope with fear could be the most important thing you do, both in your…