Krav Maga Practitioner : Venkatesh Rammohan

March 12th, 2008

Having led a fairly active life in my early years with hours of cricket, running, table tennis, football, volleyball, hockey and motor sports- my physical activity levels had come down over the years and was limited to irregular visits to the gym, occasional treks and inter-corporate cricket matches.

I was on the lookout for some sort of activity that would give me a good physical workout and be fun at the same time.

During one of those idle browsing sessions on the Internet, I came across Krav Maga (KM). One thing led to another and I landed up on the Krav Maga India website. Whatever I read on the website and noticed that Krav Maga was starting soon in Bengaluru in September. I shot off a mail expressing my interest with my contact details. Nothing happened for a while and I had forgotten about the whole thing when I Got a call from (the Instructor for KM Bengaluru) informing me about the classes. I signed up immediately and have been a regular for 4 months now.

Krav Maga training is very intense with a lot of cardio interspersed with a lot of sparring, full contact drills with protective padding. Emphasis is on solid techniques, speed, awareness of situations and intuitive reactions.

Today, I can feel the change in myself. I look and feel a lot fitter, I’m a lot more confident of protecting myself on the streets. The practical nature of the training means it will be instinctive in the event of a dangerous incident!

In fact, I sometimes wince when I think of the kind of damage I could possibly inflict on an attacker on the street and that has made me a lot less aggressive on the road.

I would strongly recommend Krav Maga to the guys and gals out there. Give it a shot. Krav Maga is a highly effective system, powerful and simple to understand. But just remember, it’s not for the faint hearted!

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