Times of India Newspaper "Twist and turn ...straight punch" — an instructor barks out these orders in a room full of women learning to kick and punch their way out of trouble. It's a place where young female professionals are undergoing training in Krav Maga, the lethal Israeli martial art. With an alarming rise in crime against women professionals, many firms have started offering self-defence training courses to their female employees.

Hindustan Times Newspaper [caption id="attachment_2584" align="alignright" width="235" caption="Hindustan Times Newspaper"] [/caption] Let’s face it — it is easy to tire of workouts. Running on the treadmill every day or following the same weight-training routine for a few months can become boring. It also ceases being challenging when your body gets used to it.

Krav Maga Chennai is holding a Self Defense Special Session for Women which will introduce women to Krav Maga unique tactical solution with respect to women facing bigger and stronger attackers. The workshop will specially introduce anti-sexual harassment and assault scenarios.

Krav maga Practitioner: Dinesh Kambli Age: 30 yrs I first heard about Krav Maga from Ajit sir and Paul Devassy. I would like to thank them and the Mumbai Krav Maga team to have given me ...

Saranya Chakrapani CHENNAI: As racial attacks are becoming nightmarish for the families of students in Australia, Sreeam says, “The Government of India can pressurise the Australian government to put an end to these attacks, but ...

June 12, 09 By V. Vishwanath 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 ...

Chennai, June 5: When under attack, there are no rules. You can bite, scratch, poke and even aim a kick on the groin — absolutely anything to get away in one piece. These are the instructions given by experts from the Krav Maga federation to students and young professionals planning to ...

Self-defence techniques learnt in a dojo can prove useless in a street fight. This is the first thing Vicky Kapoor tells anyone flaunting his titles in martial arts. Street fights are not governed by rules. While you tackle two attackers, three ...

Self-defence techniques learnt in a dojo can prove useless in a street fight. This is the first thing Vicky Kapoor tells anyone flaunting his titles in martial arts. Street fights are not governed ...

Times of India Bangalore : Women have been pulled, punched and abused in front of a paralysed public in the heart of town over the last 10 days. It didn't matter what you wore: salwar kameez or a spaghetti top. Random violence had made Bangalore ask urgently: `How do ...

[caption id="attachment_2549" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Hit back at the times of terror"] [/caption] Times of India, Bangalore Times Newspaper The Israeli army’s self-defence tactics for civilians are a fave among IT professionals Did you watch helplessly as goons mugged you and took off with your valuables? Frustrated that you didn’t know what to do as you were pinned to the ground? How about learning to fight back? Well, a bunch of city-based professionals have done just that and what’s more, they are even equipping themselves with skills required during a terror situation. It is Krav Maga — Hebrew for contact combat — the Israeli military’s effective, easy-to-learn system of unarmed self-defence and combat tactics that has caught their fancy.

UTVi News Desk MUMBAI: In the times, when there may or may not be any security, self defense is the best defense and UTVi turns it attention to Krav Maga, which is an Isreali self defense. Krav Maga, when translated literally means contact and ...

The Hindu Newspaper June 14, 2008 At a Krav Maga class, Nandini Nairlearns that the best defence is attack Beware! I might not be armed, but I’m dangerous. I’m just back from a Krav Maga class. It is the official self-defence system of the Israeli Defence Forces. ...

Times of India Newspaper They Are Taking Self-Defence Lessons To Fight Attackers Sinchana B A Bangalore: The number of aggressive crimes against women in the city is on the rise, a case in point being the spate of home-alone murders. Along with strict policing and home security, self defence has also become necessary. With this view, several institutes in the city have begun self-defence classes specially tailored to suit the safety needs of women. These programmes focus on making women more alert and aware of their surroundings and impending danger. According to victims of attacks and self-defence trainers, the most common mistake that women make is to think, ‘it cannot happen to me’.

Krav Maga Practitioner :: Gillan Divecha Pepper spray or OC (Oleoresin Capsicum), is a chemical compound that aggravates the sensitive membranes of the nose, throat and the eyes - where it could result in temporary blindness. Pepper Spray is widely used by security personnel for riot / crowd control and by individuals for personal protection. Pepper Spray has also seen success as a mode of defense against attacking dogs and wild bears. In “An Appraisal of Technologies of Political Control” published by The European Parliament Scientific and Technological Options Assessment, it is said that : "The effects of pepper spray are far more severe, including temporary blindness which last from 15-30 minutes, a burning sensation of the skin which last from 45 to 60 minutes, upper body spasms which force a person to bend forward and uncontrollable coughing making it difficult to breathe or speak for between 3 to 15 minutes."

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.

Krav Maga Practitioner : Anoop Ramakrishnan March 11th, 2008 Learning KM has been one of the major decisions that I have taken in life and I can safely say that, it has been the best decision of all. One may ask, is a military based martial art relevant to a common man?? The answer is a big YES. How?? I shall tell you that. With a lot of untoward incidents happening all around us, the issue of safety has become paramount. Everyday we come across a few incidents that have resulted in loss to property or even worse, loss to life. A lot of those could have been avoided/minimized, with the knowledge of self-defense. That is where KM comes in handy, in real scenarios (more than any other martial art).

Mid-day By: Your Life Team December 29, 2005 Krav-Maga is a Hebrew word that means “contact fight” and refers to the self defence system adopted by the Israeli army and security forces. Developed by Imi Sdeor, it incorporates wrestling, boxing and gymnastics. Change is inevitable “The best ...

Express India Karn Kowshik April 14, 2004 (New Delhi): If you are a woman walking down a Delhi street, chances are you’ll soon end up running from eve-teasers. Vicky Kapoor offers the Capital’s women an alternative — Krav-Maga, Hebrew for ‘‘contact fight’’. Krav-Maga is an ...