Krav Maga

Last week my husband and I signed on for a new adventure. We went to a Krav Maga class, and ended up signing up for the program. Krav Maga is a self-defense and military hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel. It emphasizes maximum threat neutralization. It came to prominence following its adoption by various Israeli Security Forces. The class is broken up in to two parts. The first part is an intense aerobic workout consisting of timed drills of jumping jacks, push ups, crunches as well as punching and kicking. After the half hour aerobic workout the class is split in to levels, and each group works on learned and new skills. The part I found most interesting was holding the target pad while someone else hit the pad. The force, even with the pad, of a punch or elbow hit is amazing. I think it is very important in self defense to know what it feels like to be hit, so you can expect it to a certain extent. This was for me was the most intimidating part of the class, but I think in the end it will be the most important. We also worked on getting out of a choke hold. For me, this was the first time experiencing anything like this class, and all though a little scary I already feel more confident. I look forward to my second class this week, and to getting in to a routine.