KRAV MAGA

Krav Maga has been military secret classified until 1964 in Israël,The GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) has officialy adopted this method of self defense since November 1994.

• Krav Maga has been settled in the 40's by Imrich Lichtenfeld who improved it during his career as a hand to hand combat chief instructor in the israeli army. Tsahal as well as israeli security units are officialy using Krav Maga as a hand to hand, and self defense method.

• When practising Krav Maga we want what works. We keep what is efficient, and easy to do. Estheticism is not important, the real difficulty is to learn the most simple and logical.
• Krav Maga is a mix up of different combat sports. Nothing is forbidden.

• Some martial arts have emphasized the difficulty to do some techniques. On the opposite, Krav Maga, looks for simplicity: to rule out superfluous moves. The hardest is to do the most simple.This is the purpose of training. Krav Maga is continuous search for logic and effectiveness.
• The purpose of the student is to have out superflous moves and keep what is essential. In order to do so (or at least, to get close to it) you must develop objectivity, eliminating (uncontrolled) emotions. During training periods, box wearing is compulsory. We work bare-foot as well as with shoes on (shoes make a real difference).
• Krav Maga uses the colour belts degree system, from white to black.
• At present, Krav Maga is tought in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland and USA. Several special units practise Krav Maga. FBI, GIGN and police forces around the world.