Level 6 Blog
New KMA Force Instructors
Jul 21, 2011 | KM Alliance Blog, Level 6 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
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
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
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
