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.

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.

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...

Krav Maga Chennai Workshop by Mr. Vicky Kapoor ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Thanks to a Krav Maga session, PRINCE FREDERICK discovers that even the strongest have chinks in their armour Fight when you have to Krav Maga session in progress “The best way to deal with a conflict is to avoid it.” A philosopher’s recipe ...

The Telegraph, Kolkata Self Defense classes to stay safe. It’s 10.30pm. You have just come out from a late show at the multiplex and you have no husband, brother or boyfriend as a chaperone. As you walk through the parking lot, you are a little nervous to see the group of boys lounging near your car... A few self-defence skills couldn’t hurt anyone in this day and age. Enter, Krav Maga. A Hebrew word that means “contact combat”, the martial art is the latest fad to hit town.

[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.

CNN IBN Deepa Balakrishnan, CNN-IBN Bangalore: Three IT companies in Bangalore recieved e-mail threats of attacks last week. Following this Bangaloreans are training themselves in the elite Israeli form of self-defence called Krav Maga. Ashish Puri, a product manager for an IT ...

Yahoo India News New Delhi, Jan.10 (ANI): Under constant threat of terrorism and urban street crime, all military forces, security & law enforcement agencies, youngsters of India are opting for ”Krav Maga, an Israeli system of self-defence and combat tactics. In this system, students are instructed in state-of-the-art defensive principles that apply ...

Hindustan Times, Front page Bangalore IT Pros train in Israeli Survival Techniques SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS like Anoop Ramakrishnan, 24, and many others in the tech industry here are picking up new survival skills - not to endure the economic gloom, but to survive a terror attack or a hostage crisis. Following the recent terror attacks, techies are queuing up to be trained in anti-terror and hostage survival techniques being imparted as part of Krav Maga, an Israeli school of self-defence and combat tactics. They are being taught how to hold their nerve during a terror attack, ensure minimum injury, how to escape a fire, and avoid being trapped in a stampede during evacuation.

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.

Also check out # Krav Maga Course in Self-Defence, Evacuation And Hostage Crisis # Israeli Krav Maga S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons And Tactics) Courses The Israeli Defense Forces have the reputation & the experience of training special units, from Commandos to Anti-Terrorist Units. It is a well known fact that the Israeli forces have always managed to overcome any conflict of this nature and save their fellow citizens with the best possible outcome. Every incident, even the ones involving hostage crisis has been dealt effectively with almost no loss of lives of the innocent civilians caught in the situation.

Dear Friends, Cmdr. Avi Moyal, a very high level instructor from Israel will be conducting a seminar on Self Defense and Third party protection at ClubXCell. This seminar is open to all. This is a unique opportunity to train with with one of the living legends of Krav Maga. He is an expert in these topics and had served as a bodyguard to Madonna too. The details of the seminar are as follows:

Business Today Magazine Before you read on, a word of caution—this article contains fist-fighting, groin-kicking, arm-twisting and shoving. It might sound like an action sequence from a Quentin Tarantino flick, but it’s not—it’s a regular class of Krav Maga. And it’s rough stuff. A world away from jazzercise. “Krav Maga (Hebrew for ‘contact combat’) is a battle-tested Israeli system of self-defence,” says Vicky Kapoor, Regional Director, Krav Maga, India.

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Designation : (Director and Chief Instructor), IKMF-India Training qualifications: More than 34 years of experience in hand-to-hand combat training, Military Close Quarter Combat Tactics and specialist Law Enforcement tactics. Certified by IKMF, Israel, he became India's First Law Enforcement Instructor, SWAT Instructor, Civilian Instructor and Military Instructor. Managing Director of ...

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’.

Rights of a citizen in Self Defense Internet Article submitted by Krav Maga Practitioner Venkatesh Rammohan Section 96 of IPC Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence. Section 97 of IPC Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 99, to defend- First- His own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body; Secondly- The property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, or which is an attempt to commit theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass. Section 98 of IPC When an act, which would otherwise be a certain offence, is not that offence, by reason of the youth, the want of maturity of understanding, the unsoundness of mind or the intoxication of the person doing that act, or by reason of any misconception on the part of that person, every person has the same right of private defence against that act which he would have if the act were that offence.

IBN CNN New Delhi, May 04, 2007 Forget aerobics and other mundane ways to stay fit. Heard about Krav Maga? Krav-Maga, a martial arts form, is the latest in self-defence and personal protection, and what's more, it keeps you fighting fit.

Business Standards Q&A: Vicky Kapoor, Director, International Krav Maga Federation Aabhas Sharma / New Delhi April 19, 2008 Krav Maga, a martial arts form, has recently caught the fancy of fitness freaks - from Omar Abdullah to Shweta Nanda. Aabhas Sharma asks instructor Vicky Kapoor to demystify it. How different is Krav ...

Krav Maga Practitioner : Gillan Divecha March 10th, 2008 "Enter The Dragon" gave me my initiation to the world of Martial Arts when it played at packed cinemas back in 1977. I was ten then. Even when it sometimes airs on cable, I still find myself sitting through a good bit of the movie, quite possibly to the end.

Bangalore Mirror Newspaper KRAV MAGA It is an eclectic self-defence and military handto- hand combat system developed in Israel. Today, it’s become one of the most energising forms of martial arts and, therefore, fitness. Originally developed to neutralise real life situations during war time, this form has transformed into something that teaches ...

Trendy.in Bangalore Website January 28th, 2008 Desperate Housewives? Nah, you go for Fear Factor. At the Hallowe’en Ball, you dress up as Catwoman. And your party purse essential is not perfume but pepper spray. Sign up for Krav-Maga. The Israeli self-defence technique equips you for every sudden-danger sitch — and gives you a super-toned bod in the bargain.

Expect trouble. So, you’re alert on dark streets and deserted subways? But what about cheerful shopping malls? Or friendly coffee shops? Or happening beach parties?

Hindustan Times / Yahoo News By HT Sunday September 10, 10:42 AM Remember Bob Marley's famous song "Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights, Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight?" Well, if you know Krav Maga you will really never have to give up. So quite ...

Hindustan Times Newspaper Varanasi, February 25, 2007 To RAISE  awareness about Israeli combat system, Krav-Maga (the self-defence technique preferred and popularised by the Israeli defence forces), a two-day training camp was organised at Gandhi Bhawan in Town Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Head instructor/chairman of the International Krav-Maga Federation (Israeil), Eyal Yanilov ...

Express India Karate and kalaripayattu are passe. A Delhi woman has kick-started the craze for Krav-Maga, the martial art practised by Israeli soldiers Namita Kohli New Delhi, February 22, 2007: She can kick butt like Jennifer Lopez in the 2002 film Enough. Or throw a punch like Sandra Bullock in Miss ...

Youth500.com Sept 2006 Self-defence has become of primary importance in today's world. We are all familiar with techniques such as karate, tai-chi but there is a new kid on the block, Krav-Maga, the Israeli defence system. Check it out here. Source: Youth500.com

The Hindu Friday, Apr 21, 2006 It is far more than just a self-defence system. And now "Krav-Maga", which is popular among Israel's elite forces and is practised in 45 countries across the world, is making a foray into the Capital through a seminar on "Safety and Krav-Maga" ...

Times of India This Israeli self defence technique is the latest buzz word in fitness in the city. Started a month ago and instructor Himanshu Sharman is teaching a full class Already at planet fitness.” it helps builds awareness, confidence, self control, movement and physical fitness since ...

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 Nitya Rao Mumbai, Monday , December 26, 2005 He’s been a platoon commander in an Israeli terror demolition unit. Even worked as a private bodyguard to Madonna and Michael Jackson. So when Israeli self-defence trainer Avi Moyal starts to demonstrate what he calls the ‘‘bear ...

News Announcer Delhi is unsafe for women and the growing statistics on crimes against women prove just that .carrying pepper sprays and knowing at least the basics of self defence are what most women are arming themselves with. Introducing Krav Maga a tried –and tested, effective fighting and combat skill that ...

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 (New Delhi): Vicky Kapoor (Vikram) can be called India's best-known martial arts exponent. He conducts kick-boxing classes at his personal studio in Delhi, but that's just one of his many specialties. Kapor has trained in karate, judo, aikido, taekwondo and ...