Krav Maga Alliance Blogs
Affiliates Participating in Wounded Warrior Project Fundraiser
The Krav Maga Alliance and it’s affiliates are joining to fund raise for the Wounded Warrior Project! Everyone is putting together interesting and top notch seminars on or around November 5th. Look for an affiliate in your area to get involved and contact an one near you for more details! Affiliates Participating: Simi Valley Krav [...]
Oct 21, 2011 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
New KMA Force Instructors
Jul 21, 2011 | KM Alliance Blog, Level 6 Blog | Comment
Instructor Cert in Dallas, Texas
Huge group, great energy, great effort!
Jun 6, 2011 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Congrats to the Crew at Chester County Krav Maga!
Here’s a new group of Yellow Belts from Chester County (Philadelphia). Great work, guys!
May 7, 2011 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Could you survive an armed street assault? Get home safe!
What would you do if you were attacked coming from your car or work place to your car? Get away safe and alive!
Feb 26, 2011 | KM Alliance Blog, Level 6 Blog | Comment
KM Alliance Open Policy
I’d like to state plainly to everyone that KM Alliance has established the Open Policy. In fact, it’s one of the founding principles of the organization. The Open Policy simply means this: affiliates have a right to be involved in other organizations. In fact, we encourage it. From our point of view, school owners have [...]
Jan 13, 2011 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
Krav Maga Is Child’s Play
Check out our Next Generation Krav Maga kids listening intently as Miss Erica explains the lesson.
Dec 8, 2010 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
Italy Seminar – Instructor Training, Verbal Self Defense, and High Stress!
Last week, we ran several different seminars in Verona, Italy. First, John Whitman trained with black belts Nicola Provolo, Giorgio Pannitto, and Bruno Corali. Then John trained a fantastic group of Italian instructors and certified them in Level 2. Finally, Vivian Cannon, one of the few female black belts in the U.S. ran a seminar [...]
Nov 23, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
In case you think we don’t test our techniques…
This is John Whitman testing the initial movement of Gun Defense on the Ground with someone on top, at point blank range. Although it’s not a real firearm (we’re crazy, but we’re not stupid), it fires paint or rubber pellet rounds at high velocity, and when they hit you, it hurts.
Nov 15, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Next Gen Krav Maga Kids Cert Completed!
KM Alliance just hosted another Next Generation Krav Maga Kids Instructor Certification at our headquarters. Thanks to Deb Floch and to everyone who participated!
Oct 25, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Costa Rica Demos
Here’s a picture of the Costa Rica crew that has become part of the Krav Maga Alliance family. We’re going down there in March for some great training!
Oct 22, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
KM Alliance Adds 2 New Countries
We’d like to welcome affiliates in two new countries to the Krav Maga Alliance. We now have members in Andorra and Costa Rica. Thanks for being part of the team!
Oct 7, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Bas Rutten Fight Certification in October
We are hosting a Bas Rutten Fight Club Instructor Certification at our headquarters! We’re holding it midweek, from October 19-21. Krav Maga Alliance affiliates receive a special discount. John Whitman is going to get certified, along with other KM Alliance instructors. Come join us!
Sep 28, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Beach Cities Krav Maga Seminar
What a fantastic seminar at Beach Cities Krav Maga! Thanks to Beau Durocher and his fantastic instructors and students. If you get a chance to visit them, you won’t be disappointed.
Sep 26, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Trial By Firearms 2
Trial By Firearms 2 is here! Sign up now for your spot in the most exciting combination of Krav Maga and firearms training anywhere. This weekend features a new, enhanced trip through the infamous Sim House, where you’ll face hand to hand combat and firefights using Simunition. You will get out alive…but not unchanged! Returning [...]
Sep 18, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Fighting Injured!
Check out our next Training Theme — Fighting Injured! Learn to continue fighting after losing use of a hand, arm, foot, or leg. These training drills allow you to practice — in a safe environment — while simulating potential injuries. Learn to keep fighting when the fight goes bad!
Sep 16, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Seminar in Huntington Beach!
Sep 15, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Trial By Firearms Registrations Are Ready!
Trial By Firearms 2 is ready for registrations! Go to the events page to sign up. To enhance everyone’s experience, we are limiting this Trial By Firearms to 35 people. Returnees from the first Trial By Firearms get more time in the Simunition House! To register and/or get more information, please go to the Events [...]
Sep 14, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Great New York Seminar!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the gun defense seminar at Top Gun Karate in Manhasset, New York. If you haven’t visited the school, you should definitely check it out. The lead instructor, Tony Morrison, is top notch, and his staff and students are fantastic. Great job, everyone!
Sep 13, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Testing the Success of Our Certification Courses
As we wrap up the first year of certification courses under the KM Alliance banner, I want to take a moment to assess the past and anticipate the future, primarily to ask: has it been successful? The answer, so far, has to be a definite “yes.” With the exception of one course (which I posted [...]
Sep 4, 2010 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
Level 2 Certification Rocked!
Thanks to all the instructors who came for Level 2 training! 20 people came from all around southern California, and from Texas, Georgia, and New York, to get certified in Level 2 of the Krav Maga curriculum with us. Thanks for making the weekend such a great training experience!
Sep 1, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Next Generation Krav Maga Kids Certification Oct. 23-24!
We are hosting a Next Generation Krav Maga Instructor Certification at our Los Angeles headquarters on Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24. Next Generation Krav Maga is our kids certification course that includes Krav Maga, Fitness, and Life Skills! Attendance is limited to 10 people, and the course is already half-full. Certification includes marketing materials, lesson [...]
Aug 24, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Next Generation KM Kids Program
We just participated in the second trial run of the Next Generation Krav Maga Kids Instructor Certification program. We are excited to be adding this to our list of recommended Krav Maga Alliance programs!
Aug 11, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Defense v. Downward Stab Off Angle
Knife is always difficult. In the best of circumstances, controlling the knife is extremely hard. This angle makes it even harder. Two approaches are shown here, but you should ALWAYS consider defending and countering, then breaking away and running or looking for a shield or weapon. This was discussed during the lesson, but missed by [...]
Jul 18, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
The Alliance, Year One
The Krav Maga Alliance has grown much faster than we anticipated. It really started as an informal training program for close friends. When I parted ways with Krav Maga Worldwide, where I’d been president for 8 years, I kept getting asked for training by people who’d known me as one of the top instructors. As [...]
Jul 1, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Impaired Vision Week
This is our next themed training week. Look for some unique training coming to a Krav Maga Alliance school near you!
Jun 25, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Trial by Firearms
On the weekend of June 4-6, 2010, Krav Maga Alliance hosted the first Alliance Gathering, which we called “Trial By Firearms.” It was co-hosted by our local affiliate, Krav Maga Las Vegas, and American Shooters, a group of ex-operators who also happen to be fantastic firearms instructors. I do not mean to diminish the experiences [...]
Jun 10, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog, Level 6 Blog | Comment
Level 3 Certification May 2010
We ran a Level 3 certification in May 2010. The whole group was excellent. They were very technical, energetic, and excellent teachers. They also took a pounding in the fighting portion of the course. Congratulations, everyone!
May 27, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Great Training In Austin
We just conducted a 2-day seminar in Austin, Texas, with the great people at Fit and Fearless (www.fitandfearless.com). The first day focused on basic self defense and non-compliant attackers. We created drills where the defender starts from a neutral position and defends against some sort of attack such as a choke, bearhug, etc. Once the [...]
May 10, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Gathering: Trial By Firearms June 4-6
Come to the Gathering: Trial By Firearms, June 4-6, 2010 in Las Vegas. Join the Krav Maga Alliance, Krav Maga Las Vegas, and the firearms instructors at American Shooters for a weekend of high intensity Krav Maga training, handgun training, and stress drills that involve hand-to-hand combat and firearms. Learn to operate under intense pressure [...]
Apr 5, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
Where Our Training Is Headed
If you want to see where Krav Maga Alliance is headed in terms of training and preparation for a violent encounter, go to the Video Demos and look under Drills. We are not just talking about learning some basic firearms; we are talking about stress drills that incorporate Krav Maga and live firearms. Click on [...]
Mar 27, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
The Newness Factor
Thumb down and forward. That’s all it took to release the strap and draw the weapon from its holster. Thumb down and forward. But I couldn’t do it in the roughly 1.7 seconds it took for the attacker to cover twenty-plus feet. I had to abandon the weapon and go right to Krav Maga’s regular [...]
Feb 27, 2010 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
Hand Position During Front Kick
Hand Position During Front Kick: Up or Down? I want to talk about hand position during a front kick. Normally, I am reluctant to get so far into the minutiae of a technique. We are in danger of becoming too “martial arty” and dogmatic if we discuss exact positioning, except in those rare instances where [...]
Feb 4, 2010 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
Hands, Body, Feet
When analyzing my own Krav Maga training, I often think of the mantra “hands, body, feet.” That is the order of movement for many techniques in the system (except, of course, kicks), and for practically ALL the weapons defenses. The hands move first; then the body defense is made, then the feet move. These movements [...]
Feb 1, 2010 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
KM Alliance in Australia
We are proud to announce that Krav Maga Alliance now has an affiliated school in the city of Brisbane, and another instructor across the country in Perth. Last week, we conducted an Instructor Certification, two civilian seminars, and a seminar for law enforcement and military personnel. All participants did a great job. The instructor group [...]
Jan 23, 2010 | Level 6 Blog | Comment
Knife on the Ground
There’s a new video on the Weapons Defenses about defending a knife while the attacker is in full mount. This is a terrible position to be in, and the defense is difficult under real stress. Check it out! Just go to Video Demos and look under Weapons Defenses.
Jan 10, 2010 | KM Alliance Blog | Comment
