Israeli Krav Maga is one of the most effective forms of self defence.
Krav Maga literally means "Combat - Contact" or "Close Quarter Combat". The roots of modern Krav maga began in Czechoslovakia in the 1930's with Imi Lichtenfeld, an expert in boxing and wrestling.
Krav Maga is the unarmed portion of combat; defense against guns, knives, sticks, and hand to hand combat. It is a simple, user friendly style, designed to meet the needs of modern self defense. Unlike traditional styles it is constantly being revised based on lessons learned on the battlefield and in combating terrorists.
Cutting Edge
Israeli Krav International techniques are constantly being evaluated for their effectiveness.
Easy To Learn
Our first time students, lacking any previous training, are often surprised at how easy it is to learn. Krav Maga uses natural body movements to create techniques that are easy for the body to learn and retain and use in high stress situations. We use few techniques but apply them to many situations.
Experienced martial artists will have not trouble combining their existing skills into the Krav Maga method.
Certified by:
Sensei Itay Gil, 6th dan, former trainer of the Israeli Counter Terror Force, trainer of elite IDF units
Wingate Institute of Sports, Martial Arts Dept. Roni Kluger, 8th dan
ISC Control Points, Professor Arthur Cohen, 6th dan
World Martial Arts Masters Academy of Black Belts, Dr. Jerry Beasley 9th dan
World Black Belt Bureau, Master Kang Rhee, 9th dan
Training in the UK
Realistic Wing Chun are currently Level 1 instructors, we are certified to teach students Krav Maga. At present all gradings will be under the tutelage of the head instructor of IKI, Moshe Katz.
RWC will be offering training in Krav Maga from October 2010. At this moment we are bringing ourselves up to speed with KM training methods.
Our long background in Wing Chun means we can easily assimilate the straight forward combat concepts of Krav Maga.
For further information on training in Krav Maga please go to our contact page. We will try to answer all your questions.
Training in Krav Maga is available to everyone -
If you are military, law enforcement, security, education, health service or every day folk.
If you feel at risk in confrontational situations - learning Krav Maga could be the answer.
Who are Israeli Krav International?
The headquarters of Israeli Krav International are based in the town of Maaleh Adumim, just
outside of Jerusalem. The purpose of the IKI is to spread authentic, up to date, practical Krav Maga
to people who want to learn self defense.
Outside of Israel this achieved by IKI affiliated instructors who have been recruited to teach this system.
"One of the reasons that convinced us that training with the IKI was the right step was the openness and honesty of Moshe Katz.
Like the students we teach, we will be assessed throughout to make sure we are providing authentic IKI Krav Maga. Our final grading will
take place in Israel. We will have to more than prove ourselves. We are foreigners, teaching an Israeli self defense system
to non-Israeli's. We have to teach and understand the system better than the Israeli's do or we will not be good enough".
Bob Jamison Sifu, Wing Chun
Krav Maga Level 1 instructor
For those who train in IKI Krav Maga, they can be assured of one thing. The material they receive is cutting-edge and bang up to date.
If a drill fails in a real life confrontation - it is dropped immediately from the training manual. And every instructor is informed
of the reasons why such and such failed.
This means that any one training with the IKI is training in "real-time". No techniques are kept on board that don't work, just because
they are in the latest video or manual. If they fail under battlefield conditions, that's it they are gone.
What martial art systems make Krav?
Krav Maga is an eclectic mix of jujitsu, muay thai, boxing and wrestling. It's also fair to say, that any technique that works from any martial art
will be added to the mix. But don't go thinking Krav is just a motley collection of various punches, blocks, locks and takedowns. Far from it,
Every technique has to work. This means they have to be simple, straight forward, and easy to learn.
It's also fair to say each instructor of Krav will have a core martial art, therefore that arts particular bias will show through in the applications
of the Krav that is taught.For example if your Krav instructor is Muay Thai based, that style will be very prominent. Our core art is Wing Chun, so
much of what we teach will be based around Wing Chun and Jun Fan/JKD concepts.The core skills of Krav will remain.
Mind-set
One thing above all shines through in Krav training, that is the mind-set. It's this attitude of do-or-die. Defeat is not an option, it's not on the agenda.
If I am breathing, I am alive, therefore I will beat you!
How do we train that into people here in the West?
We are not under attack. There is no threat to our existence. Israel began in violence, and lives with it today. Here in the Uk we can't begin to understand
what the average Israeli fears. However, we can train like the Israelis. They breath, have legs, arms , same vital organs as we do. Therefore we can train as they do.
We will atain the same mindset through rigorous training, continual drilling, perfecting each technique until it is perfect, locked in the muscle memory.
And then we will do it all over again.
Training In The UK Testimonial
Bob and Gary Jamison 'Bob and Gary have impressed me with their passion for martial arts, their humility and their desire to offer their students the best. They offer traditional Wing Chun kung fu but also up to date realistic self defense training. With these goal in mind they have expanded their curriculum to include Krav Maga.
Check out their programs' Moshe Katz Chief Instructor, IKI www.your-krav-maga-expert.com/krav-maga-instructors-UK.html
