If you are interested in 1) Learning and teaching Krav Maga to civilians for self defence or 2) Want to learn for your own protection or 3) Train with instructors from Israel in an intensive course and increase your knowledge of this system, given below is the information on the Civilian Instructor Course and other useful courses. Please read the whole post.

Master Eyal Yanilov will be conducting a seminar on Krav Maga in Varanasi on 20th and 21st of February, 2010. To attend the seminar, please contact our Krav Maga Chief Instructor of India, Mr. Vicky Kapoor at

The Hindustan Times Newspaper New Delhi, December 14, 2009 [caption id="attachment_2564" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Abay Deol learning Krav Maga"][/caption]Abhay Deol is learning Krav Maga, an Israeli form of martial arts that Akshay Kumar is well versed with. 

Times of India HYDERABAD: Terrorism has made life unimaginably tough for the latest batch of IPS probationers what with new combat techniques being introduced into the training schedule. The latest addition for budding police officers at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is "Krav Maga" an Israeli hand-to-hand combat ...

Motorists Join Self-Defence Classes — From Karate To Krav Maga — To Cope With Violence While Driving Chennai: You’ve heard of self-defence instructors modifying lessons to cater to women. Now, you’ve got martial art ...

Mumbaiites are practising their lethal moves in the latest martial arts that have caught their fancy, and how! Clearly, they’ve found a handy way to deal with rising stress levels, work pressures, sexual harassment and their fitness issues with popular techniques like these... Krav Maga Push-ups, squats, ...

New Delhi has India’s highest frequency of crimes against women, including rape, but the females are fighting back.' The police say the number of attacks is declining, but there are still hundreds of cases ...

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 ...

Vicky Kapoor, director and chief instructor of the Krav Maga India, an organisation that teaches the Israeli self-defence form, says that “anybody from five to 55 can learn the moves if they aren’t suffering from serious heart or joint problems or abnormally high blood pressure”. At the organisation’s Delhi centre, older students get a separate set of strength training and stamina building exercises until they are ready to push the limits.

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 ...

Krav Maga Practioner : Mr. Gaurav Shorey 14th May 2009 - Day 1 It was the journey we had awaited for the past several months, after hearing stories from Mr. Vicky Kapoor our beloved teacher (Sensei : Mentor/Teacher in Japanese) about his experiences in the land of the origin of Krav Maga, ...

March 19th, 2009 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 ...

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 ...

NDTV.com Vasanthi Hariprakash, Neha Kidwai Saturday, January 10, 2009, (Bangalore) A private company in Bangalore is now offering training for ordinary citizens to combat terror. The trainers say that special skills and techniques, imported all the way from Israel, are being used. They are ...

Karate and Tai chi take a backseat as this Israeli form of hand-to-hand combat prepares Chennaiites for the real world 5 reasons why Krav Maga could work for you YOU belong to the low-carbs and six-pack set. Great, but how much of your gym work is going to help you save yourself from a sudden violent attack, an assailant or road rage? Imagine being assaulted by hoodlums when getting back home in the middle of night. You’ll require more than just washboard abs and yoga stretches to get through unarmed and unharmed. Krav Maga, a street-smart self-defense technique favoured by the Israeli military, promises to bail you out. It is as much about self-defense as it is about fitness and the good news is that it has come to Chennai.

The Asian Age By Asit Jolly Chandigarh Jan. 5: The Punjab police is now seeking to better its anti-terrorist skills by re-training its commandos in advanced martial arts and equipping them with state-of-the-art weaponry. Police commandos on chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s 1,000-man security detail in Chandigarh, as well as others at the Punjab Armed Police academy at Jalandhar, were recently given live demonstrations of Krav Maga, a Czechoslovakian-Israeli unarmed combat technique employed by special forces across the world. Staged by experts from the International Krav Maga Federation (India), the demonstrations were a precursor to identifying physically and emotionally suited personnel to undertake advanced courses supervised by Israeli instructors.

“Hi all, we have a New Year present for all the Chennai Krav Maga Israeli Self Defense enthusiasts who wrote to us over past few years. Chennai has a very deep roots in martial arts, I personally lived and trained many years in Chennai. And now since we have a IKMF Krav Maga Chennai chapter, I am sure Chennai Krav Maga practitioner's will be an valuable accet in our Krav Maga family. I would urge all future Chennai students to give feed backs, write articles and submit photos to your IKMF blog & Websites. Best of Luck and hope you all will be present at my workshops conducted soon in Chennai. Mr. Vicky Kapoor , Director & Chief Instructor, IKMF, India” Krav Maga IKMF in Chennai : Fees, Time Table and Address Website :http://www.kravmagachennai.com Local Instructor: Mr. Sree Ram Call him at 0 93400 06600

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.”

Live Mint Magazine An Israeli hand-to-hand combat technique is finding more takers in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. New Delhi: There were many in Mumbai on those three nights it was hostage to ten terrorists who would probably have prayed for knowledge of some sort of self-defence. The Israeli technique of Krav Maga or Hebrew for Contact Combat, teaches how to fight off an armed kidnapping or defeat a potential rapist and even counter terrorists. It’s a technique that sharpens reflexes and reduces reaction time. The practical approach to a potentially violent situation, has suddenly seen more takers for Krav Maga.

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.

We, "Security and Protection Training school consultation company" (S.P.T.S) hereby authorize Mr. Vikram Kapoor from Ultimate Tactical & Combat Pvt Ltd and IKMF-INDIA company to be our country representative in India and have a joint venture to train and teach all the subjects related to security.

Tehelka Magazine April 2nd, 2008 The Israeli Defence Forces have a gift for the world. Sanjeev Bery takes a closer look at the spread of Krav Maga martial arts in India Israeli's Arms sales may capture the headlines, but they aren’t the nation’s only export to India. In south Delhi’s upscale Saket neighborhood, a small but growing number of residents are learning Krav Maga, the hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defence Forces. A big man with a gruff demeanor, Vicky Kapoor is the one responsible for bringing Krav Maga to India. He describes the martial art in clipped phrases: “Combat fighting — a system which is quick — easily retained.” Kapoor himself came to Krav Maga after decades of experience in karate, judo, and other martial arts. “What I saw was that Krav Maga is the most practical self-defence system,” he says.