Krav Maga (IKMF) India

Hindustan Times, Frontpage Bangalore IT Pros train in Israeli Survival Techniques SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS like Anoop Ramakrishnan, 24, and many others in the tech industry here are picking up new survival skills - not to endure the economic gloom, but to survive a terror attack or a hostage crisis. Following the recent terror attacks, ...

Time Out Magazine Amrita Gupta finds out how one of the city’s self-defence coaches is training citizens to tackle the threat of terrorism. Ashish Puri, an employee at Cisco, is pragmatic about surviving a terror attack. “In a situation involving terrorists, regular self-defence skills won’t help, because the basic premise that the opponent will be afraid of getting hurt or losing his life becomes irrelevant,” he said. “It’s definitely not the time to be bold. Instead we need to be practical: look for exit routes, notice opportunities, know how to react.” To equip himself with the tools needed to remain practical, Puri, like several other Bangaloreans, has turned to Krav Maga, the Israeli system of self-defence and combat tactics. “Unfortunately now, problems aren’t only at the borders, they’re happening in our cities too, so civilians have to rally together,” he said, adding that large corporations should seriously consider corporate workshops on surviving terror attacks.

Times of India, Frontpage Leena Mudbidri | TNN Fighting Back First introduced in New Delhi five years ago, Krav Maga teaches Israeli self-defence skills against armed street attacks and muggings, home assaults, car thefts and attacks. It was introduced in Bangalore last year and over 75 citizens have enrolled for the course. Anti-terror training capsule, designed by New Delhi-based Vicky Kapoor, director and chief instructor of International Krav Maga Federation, India, is the first of its kind in India.

Good news for all Bangalore Krav Maga practitioners, Since 5th December 2007, we would have complete one year of IKMF Krav Maga in Bangalore. Thus, we are changing the class time duration, fees structure & giving new discount for regular practitioners.

MYCATPRESS MyCityBuddy.com That pretty much sums up what one knows about this new martial art form. But it seems to be the latest buzz, everybody wants to do it, everyone else is opening up a Krav Maga Center to train all those others who want to do it. There are reams of articles written about it and miles of TV programming on propagating it….But what is it?? Maybe the question to ask is how it helps you!

Marie Claire India Magazine If you are bored of your regular workout and yearn for something different, give Krav Maga a try. Its a great exercise, with a kick of self defense thrown in. by Tanvi Saraf, photos by Amit Sharma What does fitness mean to you? If its just 'the right curves', then probably already have an information overload on the options that will you get there. But if fitness to you means mental agility, a healthy aggression, toned muscles and the ability to take down any potential threat with a kick in the groin, then you will have to look at the techniques like Krav Maga.

On Sat. 27th September 08, the Director & Chief Instructor of Krav Maga India's Mr. Vicky Kapoor visited the Krav Maga India's Bangalore Chapter. Vicky Kapoor Workshop in Bangalore

Cisco Systems April 2nd, 2008 Starting from 28th March 2008, Cisco System, Bangalore has taken the initiative to start Krav Maga Self Defense training in its premises. Mr. Ashish Puri, one of the members of Gym Committee took the initiative to introduce it inside Cisco Systems. The classes timings are every Friday from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.