Krav Maga Weapon Defenses. David Kahn

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СКАЧАТЬ of this book is to practice each technique as presented. You will find that each technique either builds upon a previous technique or complements a technique yet to be presented. You will find that the Israeli krav maga system relies on a few core movements that are highly adaptable to the myriad variables when confronting weapon removal and disarms.

      Krav maga is designed to work for anyone regardless of athleticism, skill, size, or gender. Krav maga’s popularity is in large part attributable to its practicality, simplicity, easy retention, and brutal effectiveness. We train groups of responsible civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel, all of whom have limited training time. We are able to teach them the proven techniques in this book in a condensed training period.

      For example, one officer who had never taken any defensive tactics training beyond the basics he learned at his academy was skeptical toward krav maga’s efficacy, took a six-hour handgun disarm seminar, and came away marveling at his newfound capabilities. In another large krav maga course I taught, a U.S. special forces operator, who later admitted to taking the course to disprove krav maga’s methodology, also came away thoroughly convinced of the efficacy of krav maga’s weapon disarms. He wondered why with his many years of top-tier training he had not been exposed to these simple yet formidable combat-oriented building blocks. Similarly, civilians with extensive martial arts background have also come away as krav maga converts, having learned that the same krav maga defense can be used to counter four different outside attacks to the head: a hook punch, an edged-weapon overhead stab, edged-weapon hook stab, or an edged-weapon slash.

      Our krav maga trainees come away with a lasting knowledge to defend against weapon attacks that can be performed under stress. Of course, no book is a substitute for hands-on learning with a qualified Israeli krav maga expert instructor, but I hope to impart some of the more important principles and core tactics to hone your weapon defense skills. Most important, when locked in an armed confrontation, you must believe you will survive regardless of the injuries you might sustain in defending your life. There is a fine distinction between confident and over-confident. Do not mistake the latter for the former. If faced with a threat—not an imminent attack—if the circumstances do not favor disarming the assailant and you can comply or run away, do so.

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      Krav maga’s evolution focuses only on street-proven tactics. If a technique should fail, Grandmaster Gidon either removes it or modifies it. Unlike other traditional self-defense systems, krav maga does not insist on implementing a particular strength, whether it is kicking, punching, or throwing, etc., to solve the problem. In other words, krav maga adapts to the nature and necessity of defending a particular weapon and family of related threats or attacks by relying on a few core weapon-oriented principles and tactics. Current Grandmaster Haim Gidon has modified several weapon defenses, which founder Imi Lichtenfeld formally approved in the mid-1990s. When applicable, these modified defenses are distinguished in the text from the first generation krav maga techniques.

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CHAPTER 1

       Control Holds Reviewed

      Prior to covering krav maga (means contact combat in Hebrew) weapon defenses, we need to revisit a few of krav maga’s control holds, two of which are known as cavaliers. Cavaliers are designed to use your powerful hip muscle groups and bodyweight to torque an opponent’s wrist to take him down while establishing strong control over the weapon for removal. There are three types of cavaliers frequently used in krav maga. Cavaliers are preceded by retzev combatives against the assailant, including full-force strikes to the groin, neck, eyes, and other vulnerable opportunistic targets. Control holds are used in krav maga to remove blunt and edged weapons and, sometimes, firearms from the assailant’s grip.

Cavalier #1

      This powerful takedown places enormous pressure on an opponent’s wrist, forcing him down to the ground while placing strong control of the weapon. If necessary, you can follow up with a strong kick to the head, midsection, or groin along with an armbar or wristlock to remove the weapon.

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       Figure 1.01a

Figures 1.01a–d. After administering combatives, for Cavalier #1, secure your opponent’s right hand while you are positioned behind his right shoulder and to his side. If you are securing your opponent’s right hand for the takedown, place your right hand on top of his right hand or “knuckles to knuckles.” Your left hand then secures his right forearm just below the wrist. Do not grab the opponent’s wrist because the grab hinders your desired objective of applying maximum torquing pressure to the wrist. Try to keep your elbows as close to your body as possible to best control the weapon and keep it away from you and directed toward the assailant.

       Figure 1.01b

       Figure 1.01c

       Figure 1.01d

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       Figure 1.01e

Figures 1.01e–h. The wrist is flexible, but few people are flexible when applying simultaneous inward and side pressure. Think of the cavalier as driving your opponent’s pointer finger toward his sameside shoulder. To apply the torquing pressure, as illustrated, take a one-hundred-eighty-degree rear step with your left leg (tsai-bake). If the opponent continues to present a threat, you may use a heel stomp to his head or body depending on your perception of his continued ability to resist.

       Figure 1.01f

       Figure 1.01g

       Figure 1.01h

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