First time in South & Mid India in 2011, we are conducting  IKMF Krav Maga Israeli Self Defence Workshop & Test in Hyderabad. We invite all people to join us in this unique opportunity.

Ultimate Krav Maga India is proud to announce that we will be hosting a Krav Maga workshop conducted by Mr. Vicky Kapoor, an Indian legend, Chief Instructor of Military, VIP Protection, Police and Civilian Israeli Self Defense training in India in the city of Hyderabad invited by Mr. Ajit, local instructor of Krav Maga in Hyderabad

Krav Maga is a hand-to-hand self-defence system developed by the Israeli Defence Force and is widely considered to be one of the most advanced and effective forms of self-defence in the world today.

The workshops will include a basic introduction to Krav Maga and an introduction to Defense against Knife attack.

Space is limited so please book early!

Date: July 30th 2011 : Krav Maga Israeli Self Defence Workshop & Test in Hyderabad

Venue: Hotel Amogh, MLA colony, Hyderabad

Contact: Mr. Ajit Nathaniel 7702-897910 or email ajit(@)nathaniel.in

Time: 9:30 AM – 12 PM
Knife Defense
Cost: Rs 550.00 per person
Open Walk In: Anybody can walk in, any shape, any size, any strength. Especially good for small, big, young and old women.

Time: 1 PM – 3 PM
Knife Defense
Cost: Rs 550.00 per person
Open Walk In: Anybody can walk in, any shape, any size, any strength. Especially good for small, big, young and old men and women.

Time: 3 PM – 5 PM
Grading Test
Private: Only IKMF Hyderabad Students allowed

Workshop will include an introduction to Krav maga hand-to-hand self-defence and will cover topics such as:

• Why Krav Maga is different from martial arts & introduction to Mr. Vicky Kapoor
• Using your body correctly without using strength
• Hand-to-hand attack defence
• Knife attack defence
• Krav Maga strikes
• Simulations under stress

This hand-to-hand combat style packs in a lot of punches, literally. But more than that, it is an exercise that teaches one how to be on the guard in dark alleys. It started as a lethal combat training for the Israeli Army and is now a craze the world over in its fitness, aka boot camp avatar.

Move over karate as Krav Maga is the new ‘get fit-cum-self-defence’ fad in the town. And the list of takers is only going up, mainly, thanks to the chain-snatching and other incidents on the rise in different localities in the city.

Builds confidence

“I decided to join the classes after my bag was snatched outside a multiplex. My self-confidence levels plummeted and I wanted to get mentally strong. I came across Krav Maga in Delhi. It was a boon when the classes started in Hyderabad. A friend of mine had his laptop snatched in Gachibowli in broad daylight and he is learning Krav Maga too,” says Dhara, a lecturer.

A visit to Krav Maga instructor Ajit Nathaniel’s class in Jubilee Hills on weekends showcases a cross section of people – students, IT professionals, businessmen and home makers – taking keen interest in the boxing regimen, sprints and the works which leaves them tired and confident the same time.

Burn 800 calories

“Self defence is an attitude. Krav Maga is been taken up largely by people who want to learn self-defence or threat response. One also burns 800 calories in one session of the high intensity class. It is a down-to-earth, no-frills regimen for people focussed on self-defence and fitness,” says Ajit. While all military professionals in Israel are given combat training with hand-guns and special tactics, Krav Maga bare hands training is chosen for civilians, he says. In India, his organisation Krav Maga India headquartered in New Delhi, founded by Vicky Kapoor, trains the Prime Minister’s SPG, various law enforcement and special tactic groups such as Punjab Police SWAT team and more.

The significance of the combat training in present scenario is proven by the fact that Krav Maga found its way in the training programme for IPS probationers at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy here.

“One should be able to defend oneself. I did have an orientation towards Judo and Karate and joined Krav Maga one month ago. I find myself more alert and in a better shape to tackle any situation. Krav Maga is helpful for civilians to know self defence. My work takes me abroad and such training is useful,” says Nayan Choudhary, a software professional working with an IT firm in the city.

Training under safety guidelines such as usage of shin guards and gloves makes Krav Maga stand apart. “We are accountable to an international organisation in Israel where we also undergo constant training as instructors and have our knowledge updated,” says Ajit as he is contemplating on opening a centre in Secunderabad as well soon.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/

HYDERABAD: Less of a martial art and more a system of hand-to-hand combat devised by the Israeli defence forces, Krav Maga isn’t for the weak-kneed. The system combines grappling and wrestling techniques with street fighting skills. You learn how to break the stranglehold of an attacker by going for his groin, face or knee. Unlike in martial arts where certain moves are not permissible, the focus of Krav Maga is crystal clear: beware of threats and deal with them as effectively as possible.

How is Krav-Maga different from conventional martial arts? “This is close combat, with no rules. It helps in real street fight, unlike judo or karate that do not allow an all-out fight against the opponent,” says Ajit N, city-based Krav Maga instructor. According to him, it is easy, effective and works in any situation. “You don’t have to be powerful. It just tunes your reflexes to down any opponent.”

“This form of martial art uses elements of physical fitness to tone muscles and help in coordination. You’re burning calories and we incorporate standard calisthenics, but the primary reason people come to us is for self-defence. Toning and losing weight is not the main goal but many women say they see results during the training,” says Ajit.

Krav Maga techniques are practised in simulated, ever-changing situations.

Krav Maga is very aggressive and dynamic in itself. Basically, you work up a huge sweat just doing the motions. You’re punching pads and being grabbed by people. “It’s as real as we can make it.This makes you more confident and capable of handling any situation that may require physical exertion and also helps in dealing with stress under pressure. It is mainly because you are trained to react beyond the normal,” Ajit explains.

The fitness advantages of programmes such as Krav Maga lie in the short, high-intensity explosiveness that occurs in muscle fibers.

“When you are building up kinetic force, you are developing really strong neurological pathways from your brain to your muscle, which helps instincts and reflexes. Any type of really short, intense workout helps elevate metabolic rate and burn more fat,” he says adding, that students practising Krav Maga expend 20 to 30 per cent more energy than during a less intensive activity such as step aerobics.

Source: http://expressbuzz.com/

Krav Maga classes in Hyderabad

Being bullied as a kid wasn’t fun. Neither is being mugged or eve-teased.

You so much want to kick the offender’s butt, but you hold back coz you’re unprepared.

Krav Maga, an Israeli system of ‘contact combat’ is just the thing you need to equip yourself with to tackle such situations. It’s all about riding out your reflexes and turning your opponent’s weak spots against him.

Ajit Nathaniel, an IKMF (Int. Krav Maga Federation) certified instructor at 360º Fitness says, this system of self defense is easy to pick up and is great under high stress situations as it’s based on your natural instincts.

Get into shape with intense power drill to build stamina and agility and the best thing about Krav Maga – it doesn’t matter what your body type is.

Practice real life scenarios like being mugged or attacked with a knife and put your body to the test. Eye gouge, rabbit punch, groin kick… the only rule here is to sustain the least damage yourself.

The classes are offered every Saturday and Sunday between 10:00 am and 11:00 am.

This is a weekend’s worth of ‘kick ass’ fun!

360º Fitness,
Croma Building, Road No. 36,
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
Ph: +91 – 77028 97910
For the history and details of Krav Maga, log onto www.kravmagaindia.in

Source: http://www.cluburb.com/

Sreenivas Janyala Posted online: Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 0259 hrs

Hyderabad : The changing security situation in the country has made training for the IPS probationers a lot tougher. From Krav Maga, an unarmed street fight perfected by Israeli soldiers, to scuba diving for steadier nerves, to guerrilla warfare in the jungles of Tamil Nadu, would-be officers are undergoing rigorous combat and survival techniques that were till now the forte of special forces. Special emphasis is being laid on improving intelligence gathering skills. The  will introduce Krav Maga when training for the 62nd batch of IPS regular batch starts. A module was introduced on experimental basis to the 61st batch that completed the course last week, but it turned out to be too intensive for the probationers as the training was given at one go. So the NPA would be assimilating it into capsules spread over the training period for the current batch.

“Krav Maga does not involve martial arts or taking postures. It is a street fight, very practical and drawing on the good elements of various forms of fights and self defense techniques. We are mixing Krav Maga with the traditional unarmed combat training. It makes them a lot more tough physically and mentally,” says NPA Director K Vijay Kumar.

Gajarao Bhupal, IPS from Kakinada, who completed training at the NPA in November, says Krav Maga training boosted his confidence to a different level. “I am confident that I can now take on somebody with my bare hands. Scuba diving and rock climbing were also introduced for the first time. We were able to do things that we never imagined were possible,” Gajarao says.

Tafseer Iqbal from Dhanbad, who, too, completed his training in November, says that unlike judo or karate where you need time to take positions, Krav Maga is based on street-smart reflexes and is vital for close combat situations and much more suitable for urban law and order situations.

With the threat of Left-wing extremism and terrorism, guerrilla, jungle warfare and counter-terrorism has also become essential for the IPS officers. The probationers now undergo training with Tamil Nadu’s Special Task Force in the jungles near Coimbatore. “This is over and above the existing attachment with Greyhounds in Andhra Pradesh where they learn guerrilla and jungle warfare tactics,” says Vijay Kumar.

A tougher regimen awaited the probationers who were introduced to rock climbing and mountaineering at Mussoorie cliffs which is a test of physical strength, nerves and will power. For steadier nerves and to prepare them for operations in water and improving survival skills, scuba diving has been brought in. The training was given at the academy itself this time as circumstances did not allow it to be conducted at Goa. The NPA has reintroduced river rafting at Rishikesh under the watchful eye of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. “We revived adventure sports to build team spirit and cooperation,” says Vijay Kumar.

One important component is restructuring of the 10-month training period. After undergoing nine months of training, probationers can choose one area of specialisation which can be as varied as Krav Maga to rock climbing to yoga.

If there is one martial arts that does not require perfect fitness, upper body strength, and ability to learn complex nitty gritties, it is Krav Maga. The Israeli based technique is useful under a sudden violent attack and stressful attack when our minds shut down. Krav maga is a practical and tactical system that teaches how to prevent, deal and overcome all kinds of violent attacks” says Frank J., senior instructor of the Hyderabad institute in Abids.

On its suitability to youngsters, Frank says that its techniques are easy to learn and retain and help improves fitness while training. Also KM is performed naturally and intuitively using body reflexes so it can be learned in a lesser time than other combat techniques. The technique that originated in Israel is growing in popularity in India, especially among the youth. “We have more than 12 centers around India, cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai etc. What strategies the instructors following to popularize the techniques amongst youngster in Hyderabad? In 2008 Mr. Vickram (Vicky) Kapoor Director and Chief Instructor of Krav Maga has organized a series of workshops in Hyderabad to a select group of individuals and corporate staff members. Now I am regularly coming to Hyderabad to teach Krav Maga in a simple training center in Sujata High School, Chapel Roads in Abids. We will introduce Krav Maga in others locations of Hyderabad soon says Frank, the senior instructor.

Krav Maga adapts to the fitness level of the beginner. The learner also understands that since the tactics & techniques are based on reflex actions, its easy for his/her to learn and retain under pressure of the assault. Lastly the modern methodology of training Krav Maga breaks away from the usually boring monotonous method of conventional martial arts or fitness training program as it incorporates a lot of games & drills along with realistic scenarios which gives the student a feel of the real thing and once he uses the techniques to get out of the problem, he learns to appreciate and respect the techniques of and it helps him/her to grow confident.

What is unique about Krav Maga? The techniques lends itself to modern pattern of training, incorporating of games along with drills, realistic scenario based training, techniques adaptable to fitness level, inculcating open mindedness in upgrading itself as well as teaching methods.

Elaborate on the technicalities involved and tactics
fighters need to employ during self-defence? Frank says “The idea is to survive & escape. We are not there to prove who is better or exact revenge. Every techniques is based on this idea. There are no ground rules. So anything goes, from throwing mud into his eyes, smiling and talking to him to await a better opportunity to defend, biting his arm or poking his eyes etc…”

Says one of his trainee, “Nearly every technique of Krav Maga starts and ends with hitting the vital & venerable target areas like groin, chin, knees etc. if the blow is taken under surprise, we are trained to respond with 5-8 blows aiming to these vital spots within few seconds and escaping from the location to avoid further attacks.” In mounting organized and calculated attacks, Krav Maga is helpful to a great extent in physically and psychologically hurting the assaulter. An assaulter plans or observe his attacker prior to the attack. He
will stands where he will give maximum surprise element in his attack.
He is not looking to fight his opponent hence he will use maximum
violence to overcome the victim or use a weapon as a threat factor to
shock the victim into submission. And he will use any unfair method
like having multiple attackers to stabbing or shooting to get to what
he requires.

To combat this level of threat, the defender practices these attacks
under carefully controlled and organized attacks to give maximum
exposure to the realist attacks as safely possible in training. Under
these real-time attacks, the students learns to appreciate the
battle-tested and practical techniques of Krav Maga which over-powers the assaulter physically and psychologically damage ten folds.

How useful do women (esp. employees working in night shifts needing to travel in the night) find learning Krav Maga? Many women still think that they required the same or more upper-body
strength as a man who will attack them in order to defend themselves.
Second they are so psychologically traumatized by the concept of
assault that they freeze in fear during any attack. Krav Maga uses
natural strength of women hips and empowers them to defends against
any stand-up and ground assaults. Plus to overcome the fear of
attacks, it uses realistic scenarios training drills to build the
confidence of the women and show them that they can defend against
most of the assaults with practice and techniques of Krav Maga.

Hyderabad

March 18: Employees of corporate and BPO firms are learning martial arts such as Krav Maga of Israel and Ninjutsu of Japan to deal with possible terror attacks. Security personnel of information technology companies are also picking up Krav Maga, which has become popular among police forces across the world.

Increasing attacks on women employees of BPO firms are another reason for their taking to martial arts. Experts say that Krav Maga is not just meant for self defence but will also enable learners to stay fit. “Some instructors are arriving on March 23 to conduct more classes,” said Mr Frank J. Wolf, the civilian instructor for Hyderabad of Krav Maga International Federation.

Krav Maga is based on natural human reflexes and uses everything possible for self-defence, said Mr Vikram Kapoor, the Indian chief of Krav Maga International. “We have already conducted three corporate workshops in Hyderabad for IT sector to teach self defence,” he added. “It is useful in close combat.” He added that all possible scenarios had been envisaged during the training. “We have taught them how to defend themselves in a night cab,” Mr Kapoor said.

Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/

One of our senior instructors from Krav Maga India is coming to Hyderabad every week to take two evening classes.

Morning Batch: 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM (1 hour) every Monday & Tuesday.
Fees: Rs 2700 per month (4 weeks) or 8 hours which every comes first.

Evening Batch: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (2 hours) every Monday & Tuesday.
Fees: Rs 2700 per month (4 weeks) or 8 hours which every comes first.
Fees: Rs 3700 per month (4 weeks) or 16 hours which every comes first.

Address: Sujatha High School at 5-9-170 Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad

These time & days might change depending on the attendance of practitioners, hence its very important you call and pre-register yourself.

Please call 9886769281, Frank, the instructor to pre-register yourself for these sessions, or for any queries, email him at ‘Frank(at)KravMagaHyderabad.com’

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Good news for Hyderabad Krav Maga Enthusiasts, Mr. Vicky Kapoor, Director & Chief Instructor of Krav Maga India (IKMF) is coming to Hyderabad for a four hours Krav Maga session for two days each. Please [cref contact contact us] if you wish to enroll for this two session.

Krav Maga Hebrew קרב מגע “close combat” is an Israeli military’s effective, easy-to-learn, battle tested system of Self Defense & Combat Tactics. It’s trained in real life scenarios with ‘no rules’ & reflex based tactics best to retain in sudden voilent shock of any disadvantageous attacks like inside a car or restrictive clothes etc. Mr. Vicky Kapoor is the Chief Instructor / Regional Director of Krav Maga India.

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The seminar was held in the ‘Sujatha High School’ at 5-9-170 Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad. I, on the behalf of whole of Krav Maga India family wishes to extend huge thanks to Mr. Jaiprakash, the founder of Sujatha group of schools in Hyderabad for his very cordial, warm welcome and his tremendous support in helping Krav Maga get established in Hyderabad.

If you wish to enroll in regular Krav Maga class in Hyderabad, please email us your pre-registration details.