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Read more about the article Safety in Training (When Slow Beats Fast)

Safety in Training (When Slow Beats Fast)

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:September 29, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

In 1981, Imi Lichtenfeld (founder of Krav Maga) gave his first instructor-directed course in Netanya, Israel. The training took several weeks and was both detailed and rigorous. The goal of…

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Read more about the article Random Act of Violence at Los Angeles, CA McDonald’s

Random Act of Violence at Los Angeles, CA McDonald’s

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:September 20, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Please view this horrendous video (click on link) and let me unpack it all for you below. https://www.foxnews.com/video/6337419400112?fbclid=IwAR3i6R3qiIKimWnU2_ZiYzK02xXiDTojj46jfxbgGumLktkuxhJvmBKjnlc First of all, those who would rather video record then assist a…

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Read more about the article Car Jacking Defense Done Incorrectly

Car Jacking Defense Done Incorrectly

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:September 18, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

I recently saw the below video (see link) on Ring Neighbors. This incident happened in nearby Westport, CT this past weekend. And this video is a good example of what…

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Read more about the article Implementing training within your daily life

Implementing training within your daily life

  • Post author:Ed Petrillo
  • Post published:August 16, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

When I was training with the 75th Ranger Regiment on different shooting stances within multiple planes (standing, kneeling, prone), one of the cadre mentioned how he works on his kneeling…

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Read more about the article You’re Not You When You’re Attacked

You’re Not You When You’re Attacked

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:July 25, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Self-defense is a study not just of deconstructing a violent action and finding appropriate physical countermeasures, it is also learning what your body will and will not do during a…

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Read more about the article How not to look like a tourist while traveling

How not to look like a tourist while traveling

  • Post author:Ed Petrillo
  • Post published:July 12, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Having 3rd party awareness is paramount to your success in identifying if you are being targeted by suspected violent individuals. Headphones out when you are walking in public. The one time I…

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Read more about the article 3 Keys to Effective Combatives

3 Keys to Effective Combatives

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:May 31, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

The process of mastering any martial art or self-defense system always involves learning all of the respective elbows, knees, strikes and kicks included in the system. What I have discovered…

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Read more about the article Teaching Your Kids Self-Protection (Advice from a Mama Bear)

Teaching Your Kids Self-Protection (Advice from a Mama Bear)

  • Post author:Dannie Phillips
  • Post published:May 15, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

I had been training in Krav Maga for about 7 years before my husband and I adopted our two kids. My husband doesn’t train so I had often thought about…

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Read more about the article Effective Self-Defense Is Like A Chess Match

Effective Self-Defense Is Like A Chess Match

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:May 9, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

One of the privileges I have had is learning Krav Maga from the direct students of its founder, Imi Lichtenstein. They would tell me stories about how they would line…

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Read more about the article Train Self-Defense for “What is”

Train Self-Defense for “What is”

  • Post author:Gus Bottazzi
  • Post published:May 3, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Self Defense teachings can get caught up in the world of "what ifs?" Every situation can have a million variables that range from the size of your attacker, the levelness…

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