It always feels good to see our favourite heroes or heroines beat the daylights out of the bad guys, be it at the bus stop, in a dark alley, a busy highway or even at a restaurant. We even imitate their punches, kicks and smart dodges at home. But when we face a situation similar to what our heroes have in real life, almost always our nerves fail us or we grab the opportunity to show off the well rehearsed kicks and end up falling flat on our face. It's because the villain isn't someone who is a director's puppet but someone who has a real intention of inducing harm – mental or physical.

Have you ever wondered what’s the secret behind Jennifer Lopez’ slim figure, or speculated about the formula behind Kareena Kapoor’s fit body? Now you have the answer. It is the popular Israeli combat technique Krav Maga, blended with effective workouts, that is keeping these celebrities fit and trim. Not only the ladies, suave Abhay Deol has resorted to this combat workout to look fit in his upcoming venture.

What do you do when autodrivers abuse you roundly when you refuse to pay one-and-a-half? We get expert suggestions Use a book as a weapon: Krav Maga Frank J ‘Wolf’, Krav Maga practitioner: "First, don’t get scared. If you are, don’t show it because that would only encourage the harasser to get more aggressive. The idea is to get out of the spat without hassles. Have numbers of friends and family on speed dial." "Also make sure that you have something in your hand like a pen or even a magazine, so that you can hit the autodriver if he tries to attack you."

Business Standard There are people who grow and change and develop themselves throughout their lives with the help of other people, books, maybe some after-work classes in pottery or krav maga.

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.

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, contact us for information on the Civilian Instructor Course and ...

Hindustan Times Krav-Maga Less 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-willed. 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, ...

Here are top ten special forces in the world listed in a article. Interesting part is out of ten of these forces, the top first and third units officially mentioned Krav Maga training. :) In honor of a recent list of cheesy 80s actioners, here is a list for us James ...

Keeping in Shape At Solace, a 20,000-sq-ft gym in Calcutta, members can choose from yoga, body balancing, Krav Maga and salsa.

DNA Newspaper, Bangalore It’s never too late to learn a how to defend yourself — after all, the streets aren’t getting any safer You could be petite or small-built, but ...

Indian Express Newspaper 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 ...

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.

Krav Maga Practioner Sree Ram Often I have come across this sarcastic query, "Do martial arts really work in a street fight! Is it worth training at all!?" That may be asking like why maintain a fire brigade since it is idle most of the time. Any physical activity is beneficial in some manner.

It’s raining fitness clubs in India. Every month, there is a new chain of ‘the best fitness club’ making its foray into the country. Indian fitness companies are not too far behind either. Among these ‘world-class’ clubs, one name that still stands out rather prominently is Ozone Fitness & Spa. Wait. ...

Krav Maga Kolkata Mr. Vicky Kapoor, Chief Instructor of Krav Maga in India, visited Krav Maga Kolkata chapter and conducted test for all students of the local Krav Maga India instructor Mr. Ashish Roy.

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. 

Dressed in fatigues of a soldier is Frank, Bangalore’s Krav Maga practitioner. Krav Maga is a system of self defence created by Israeli military and combines the various forms of martial arts. It is highly dynamic and street oriented...

Live Mint Magazine Gender parity is desirable for individuals and countries, but ultimately likravving your life as a woman involves not just competing with the males but also cherishing those qualities which make both women and men gloriously different and therefore unique. Tomorrow, the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit will begin ...

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 ...

Abhay Deol surely knows how to make the best use of time. His differences with Sonam Kapoor on the sets of Aisha were discussed at length recently. Sources on the sets of the much-awaited film reported that the two young- actors got into a non-friendly ...

As a Security Professional, I was always looking out for methods which could be adopted by in house security personnel & also help in safeguarding the women employees. My search ended with Krav Maga.

Krav Maga Practioner: Gaurav Mhatre Age: 22 years. Participating in a brawl with a few tough only to have myself humbled, lately, did more than enough to motivate me on building up at least some kind skills in self defense. Prior to that incident I had always ignored my physical vulnerability. And ...

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 ...

Mr. Vicky Kapoor, Director and Chief Instructor of Krav Maga India will be conducting workshop in Chennai. 03 October 09 Saturday : Chennai Krav ...

Krav Maga, the military hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel, is flourishing at Calcutta’s Solace gym. Conducted twice a week, the gym also organises special classes for children on Sundays where they are taught self-defence moves...

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 ...

Sreeram Until January this year, martial arts were as alien to her as Martians are to humans. Now, she is a card-carrying follower of the Krav Maga system. Following my persuasion, she began ...

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: With the PM hinting at fresh strikes from across the border, security concerns have once again taken centrestage. Post 26/11, the security industry was inundated with myriad demands. In what can be termed as a step further, private security guards in the country will now get trained in close combat along the lines of the Israeli defence forces.

Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI: The Delhi police have set up a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team as part of their renewed counter-terror measures. Created some months ago in the wake of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, the team has been participating in mock security drills being carried out ...

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 ...

Krav Maga levels are divided into 4 sections: Practitioner Levels (1-5) ; Graduate Levels (1-5) ; Expert Levels (1-5) ; and Master Levels (1-3). There is not much correlation to Belt Levels, however, with regular training it takes around 2-3 years to get G1, 5-7 years to get Expert1. Unit 1: ...

Manoj Sharma New Delhi, June 27, 2009 Israeli self-defence The setting is somewhat similar at Ultimate Tactical and Combat studio in Saket. It offers Krav Maga - an Israeli form of self-defence and combat tactics - training, engaging young women, clad in black, in hand-to-hand combats. In Saket, portraits of the famed Israeli ...

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 ...