Class Descriptions

Ground Fighting

In krav maga our preference is to defend ourselves from a standing position, however there may be times whether at our choosing or not that the fight will be taken down to the ground and therefore we will be forced to defend ourselves from a disadvantageous position. Our ground fighting class is designed to teach students how to street fight effectively from the ground while focusing on getting the fight back to a standing position as soon as possible. This class uses techniques from greco-roman wrestling, brazilian jiu- jitsu , judo and kino-mutai a filipino self defense system specializing in biting and eye gouging to create a highly effective street fighting ground system.

We recommend training in gi pants and a rash guard for this class. Wrestling shoes, five finger shoes or barefoot only.

Krav Beginner

This class will teach students the foundation of their self-defense training; these fundamentals are the building blocks that all future training will build off of.

Students will learn:

  • How to get into a proper fight stance and the importance of a neutral stance
  • Proper movement and footwork
  • Basic combatives; straight punches, palm heel strikes, hammer fist, elbow strikes 1-7, front kicks, groin kicks, knees etc.
  • 360 defense
  • Inside defense
  • Basic choke defenses
  • Headlock defenses
  • Ground positioning
  • Retzev- a Hebrew word meaning continuous combat, students will learn aggression and a warrior spirit
  • Students should expect to spend 3-6 months learning level 1 Krav Maga

Krav Intermediate

Students who have successfully passed their level 1 certification or students with instructor approval are eligible for intermediate Krav Maga.

This class will build upon the fundamentals students learned in beginner Krav Maga. These classes are more intense than beginner classes and students are expected to perform at a much higher level of proficiency. Intermediate students will learn:

  • Advanced striking combinations adding the use of hook punches, upper cuts, head butts, sidekicks etc.
  • Defending against opponent’s kicks
  • Bear hug and grab defenses
  • Introduction to ground: how to properly fall, forward roll defend chokes and headlocks from the ground, transition positions, arm bar attack and key lock from side control
  • Introduction to basic gun defense
  • Inside defense against knife and punch
  • Intermediate training program takes approximately 1 year for diligent students to graduate from.